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Refurbed Raises $57 Million to Promote Sustainability in Europe
November 07, 2023

Refurbed, an Austria-based online marketplace that sells refurbished electronics in Europe, raised $57 million in a Series C round. The platform will use the capital to expand its marketplace offerings, strengthen its presence in core markets and enhance user experience, according to a Tuesday (Nov....

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Enable Raises $120 Million for B2B Rebate Management Platform
November 07, 2023

San Francisco-based B2B rebate platform Enable has closed a successful Series D funding round, raising $120 million and achieving a valuation of $1.12 billion. The funding round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation by Menlo Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Insight Partners and Sierra...

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Nestlé Invests $100 Million in Food Delivery Startup Wonder
November 07, 2023

Food and beverage giant Nestlé invested $100 million in food delivery startup Wonder. The capital comes with a partnership that aims to combine Nestlé’s expertise in food production with Wonder’s advanced kitchen equipment services, CNBC reported Tuesday (Nov. 7). The companies plan to sell the...

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Twinco Capital and BBVA Spark Join Forces on Trade Finance
October 27, 2023

Supply chain FinTech company Twinco Capital has secured an additional 50 million euro ($53 million) facility with BBVA Spark, a banking unit for high-growth and innovative companies, to help small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in emerging countries access trade finance. These SMBs are the companies most...

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YouTrip Raises $50 Million to Expand Multicurrency Digital Wallet
October 26, 2023

Singapore-based multicurrency digital wallet provider YouTrip raised $50 million in a Series B funding round. The firm will use the capital to launch new products and features, invest in technology and expand into new markets, YouTrip said in a Thursday (Oct. 26) blog post. “The...

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BNY Mellon Launches White Labeling Service for Liquidity Management Solutions
October 23, 2023

BNY Mellon has introduced a White Labeling service for its LiquidityDirect platform. This service enables financial institutions to offer their clients liquidity management solutions, including short-term investments, the bank said in a Monday (Oct. 23) press release. LiquidityDirect, which handles nearly $15 trillion in annual transaction flow for over...

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Dealflow Raises $700K to Move From Invoicing to Financial Automation
October 20, 2023

Danish startup Dealflow hopes to move beyond its invoicing roots after raising $700,000. The company will use the capital to help support a vision of developing an artificial intelligence (AI) “worker” to automate finance, according to a company blog post. “We’re already moving hundreds of...

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Samsung Invests in Skipify’s Digital Wallet Expansion
October 19, 2023

Frictionless commerce company Skipify says it has landed new funding from Samsung’s investment group. The company says the investment by Samsung Next, announced Thursday (Oct. 19), will let Skipify accelerate the development of its digital wallet. “We invested in Skipify because of the potential this seamless and native checkout experience could bring...

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Blockchain, Smart Contracts and DeFi Help Modernize B2B Transactions, Interactions
October 19, 2023

Web3 has a branding problem. Far from being simply synonymous with crypto, decentralized finance and blockchain will do much to transform industries that have been mired in paper, in invoices, fragmented and friction-filled when it comes to payments. And, as Austin Noronha, managing director of...