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BlueVine Secures $102M To Build Out SMB Banking Services
B2B Payments // November 19, 2019

Small business online lending platform BlueVine announced a $102.5 million funding round and plans to expand its presence in the small and medium-sized business (SMB) banking market. In a press release Tuesday (Nov. 19), BlueVine revealed ION Crossover Partners led the series F equity financing...

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Affirm Powers POS Credit On Shopify

July 22, 2020
With the buy now, pay later (BNPL) movement on the rise, Affirm will be working with Shopify so its U.S. merchants can offer a BNPL payment option to their customers, the two companies said in a release. Affirm’s program essentially provides buyers of a wide range of products with a short-term loan that can be repaid […]