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B2B Startup Investors Go After The Niche Markets

B2B Startup Investors Go After The Niche Markets
B2B Startup Investors Go After The Niche Markets
June 21, 2019  |  B2B Payments

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...

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The Competitive Advantage Of Commercial Card Acceptance
The Competitive Advantage Of Commercial Card Acceptance
June 20, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Commercial cards account for only a portion of corporates’ overall spend, as checks stick around and ACH gains ground. However, their market share is on...

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Newly Funded B2B Startups Tap The Power Of Data
Newly Funded B2B Startups Tap The Power Of Data
June 07, 2019  |  B2B Payments

This week’s B2B Venture Capital roundup is all about data. With a total of $388 million raised this week, newly funded startups are deploying an...

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Russian eCommerce Giant, MegaFon, Alibaba Team For New Venture
Russian eCommerce Giant, MegaFon, Alibaba Team For New Venture
June 05, 2019  |  Partnerships

Russian eCommerce giant Mail.ru, mobile company MegaFon and Alibaba have announced a joint partnership for a new venture called AliExpress Russia JV, according to reports. The...

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Finding A New Way To Sell Flower Bouquets
Finding A New Way To Sell Flower Bouquets
June 05, 2019  |  Retail

Getting a foothold in the flower business is not easy for any entrepreneur. The $60-billion-a-year industry is dominated by a few incredibly well-known incumbents, most notably...

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Trulioo Teams With Refinitiv To Bring 5B Consumers Into The Financial Mainstream
Trulioo Teams With Refinitiv To Bring 5B Consumers Into The Financial Mainstream
June 04, 2019  |  Financial Inclusion

Call it the curse of innovation, perhaps. It’s that tendency (seen often in payments and commerce) to always think years, or a decade or two,...

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GoDaddy On Going Big And Connecting SMBs With Marketplaces
GoDaddy On Going Big And Connecting SMBs With Marketplaces
June 03, 2019  |  eCommerce

Sell on a marketplace or sell in one’s own digital shop? It is a discussion — and, more recently, a robust debate — with those...

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Mastercard Targets SMB Travel With APAC Commercial Card
Mastercard Targets SMB Travel With APAC Commercial Card
May 29, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Mastercard is rolling out a commercial card product designed for small businesses across Asia Pacific in a new collaboration with United Overseas Bank (UOB), an...

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