article thumbnail

Embedded Finance Tops B2B Tech Funding For The Week

PYMNTS

Investors continue to fuel the growth of the B2B technology startup community with another busy week in funding. In total, investors placed nearly $600 million for firms in the B2B payments, T&E, financial management and other B2B spaces. B2B payments FinTech Qolo has announced a $3.8 In total, Qolo has now raised $6.8

B2B 67
article thumbnail

Connecting B2B SMBs To Financing When Traditional Lenders Pull Back

PYMNTS

For small- and medium-sized businesses in B2B industries like construction and manufacturing, the need for alternative funding products like asset-based loans and factoring could see an increase amid supply chain disruptions and B2B payment delays.

B2B 52
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

B2B FinTech Accelerates Product Rollouts To Support SMBs

PYMNTS

The B2B FinTech ecosystem seems to agree. Although connecting SMBs to capital is essential, it’s not the only challenge that B2B FinTechs are tackling with their newest offerings. Linked Finance Launches New SMB Loan. Optimum Finance Eyes Accountants for SMB Finance. In the U.K., In the U.K.,

B2B 67
article thumbnail

B2B Fraudsters Find New Twists In Old Scam Favorites

PYMNTS

Fraud never sleeps, and the corporate finance department cannot afford to stay behind on the ever-changing strategies of fraudsters. New scrutiny has hit a Pennsylvania public transport authority, SEPTA, with sources telling The Philadelphia Inquirer that allegations of fraud have led to involvement by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

B2B 62
article thumbnail

GE Capital Exits Trade Finance With MUFG Acquisition

PYMNTS

16), MUFG Americas and GE Capital said MUFG Union Bank will acquire GE Capital’s supply chain finance platform for an undisclosed sum. The company said it expected industrial businesses to account for as much as 90 percent of its earnings by 2018, up from 58 percent in 2014. In an announcement on Wednesday (Jan.

Finance 60
article thumbnail

Partnership Bridges Trucking Industry To Invoice Finance

PYMNTS

In what the companies said is a first for the industry, InMotion Global and Triumph Business Capital are partnering to introduce financing options for business fleet customers, linking travel management software with corporate lending. “Online FinTech lenders have raised service-level expectations, even in trucking,” he said.

Finance 44
article thumbnail

B2B Startup Investors Go After The Niche Markets

PYMNTS

While there were no mega-deals in the B2B startup funding realm this week, it was still a busy time for companies and investors, with many funders targeting companies operating in less common markets. Targeting the freight brokerage and transportation management industry, Arrive Logistics , based in Texas, secured $25 million from investors.

B2B 43