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Young B2B FinTechs Secure Their Seed Rounds

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While 2021 has kicked off with a bang in the venture capital arena — with several high-value investments on the books — this week's B2B VC roundup is all about the seed rounds. Young B2B FinTechs secured some of their first investments in areas that include small business accounting, alternative lending and financial management.

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B2B Payments, With Tokens And Smarts

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As Meredith noted, blockchain can be seen as “an interconnected system” that can help alleviate some of the complexity of the treasury and trade (in a B2B focus) functions of a firm. To that end, said the executives, the Smart Token can be used to manage receivables and payment terms tied to those receivables.

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Today In B2B: Intuit Closes Credit Karma Buy; Vaccine Supply Chain Scams

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Today in B2B payments, IBM uncovers a business email scam targeting the vaccine supply chain, while Intuit finalizes its Credit Karma takeover. Plus, SellersFunding expands its solution across borders and Penta expands its accounting offering. Penta Offers Digital Accounting, Receipt Services.

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How Travel Streamlines Payments In A Complex Web Of B2B Connections

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However, that’s only the beginning of how silos in the travel sector can trip up these B2B relationships. According to Duane Overgaard, VP and GM of Connectivity for hotel distribution company DerbySoft , market fragmentation creates bottlenecks in B2B transactions throughout the travel arena.

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Neutralizing The Clash Of The B2B Buyer And Supplier Titans

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It’s also a useful way to describe the competing interests and mindsets of buyers and suppliers when making decisions about innovating the B2B payments and procurement process. There’s also the age-old, seemingly inevitable push and pull of managing accounts receivable and accounts payables.

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Nordstrom Streamlines B2B Gift Card Sales With CashStar

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Nordstrom is broadening the scope of its B2B gift card operations by teaming up with prepaid card company CashStar. Using CashStar Business, Nordstrom is now offering Gift Cards for Business, a program that helps its business partners order Nordstrom gift cards and manage accounts. In an announcement Tuesday (Nov.

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Marg ERP Eyes Partnerships To Fuel SMB FinServ Strategy

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Marg ERP, an India-based FinTech connecting small businesses to inventory management, accounting and enterprise resource planning (ERP) technology, has announced a partnership initiative to expand its SMB financial services footprint. Reports in the Financial Express said on Monday (Dec.

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