The business-to-business (B2B) marketplace has, through the past few years, been getting a digital makeover. And the emergence of platform models, with payments and financing embedded into the platforms themselves — changing the dynamics between buyers and suppliers — has been attracting investor interest and...
Breef has added payment infrastructure to its online marketplace that connects brands and agencies. With this new Breef(Pay) offering that is powered by business-to-business (B2B) flexible payments platform Tranch, brands can use a buy now, pay later (BNPL) approach to meet their marketing needs, Breef said in...
PartsTech has raised $35 million to expand its B2B marketplace for the auto repair industry. With the money raised from this Series C funding round, led by venture capital (VC) firm OpenView, the company plans to enable auto repair shops to source all the parts and...
TreviPay and Mirakl have partnered to offer a centralized financing, invoicing and payment solution for marketplace businesses. The strategic partnership brings together TreviPay’s global B2B payments and invoicing network and Mirakl’s software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution that helps enterprises manage their marketplace and dropship business, the companies said in a...
October 26, 2022
When it comes to corporate procurement, managing tail spending — smaller purchases that make up the bulk of transactions but only account for a small fraction of a company’s total expenditure — can be notoriously hard to keep a tab on, especially for large enterprises. Let’s take the example of Africa’s largest mobile network operator, […]
August 28, 2019
Each year, roughly 1.3 billion tons of produce is wasted, globally — discarded into landfills unconsumed. This wastes not just the fruit or vegetable in question, but also all the...
May 21, 2018
Sometimes, the job — and the revenue stream — depends on an autorefractor, or cosmetic lasers. Labs need freezers, warehouses need forklifts and oilfields need mud buckets. And that’s where...
October 15, 2024
Ghost has raised $40 million in a Series C funding round to continue expanding its members-only business-to-business (B2B) marketplace that connects brands and retailers and facilitates the buying and selling of surplus and wholesale inventory. The company will use the new funding to “build on our momentum and capitalize on a number of compelling product […]
June 05, 2023
Breef has added payment infrastructure to its online marketplace that connects brands and agencies. With this new Breef(Pay) offering that is powered by business-to-business (B2B) flexible payments platform Tranch, brands can use...
May 18, 2023
PartsTech has raised $35 million to expand its B2B marketplace for the auto repair industry. With the money raised from this Series C funding round, led by venture capital (VC) firm...
April 25, 2023
TreviPay and Mirakl have partnered to offer a centralized financing, invoicing and payment solution for marketplace businesses. The strategic partnership brings together TreviPay’s global B2B payments and invoicing network and Mirakl’s software-as-a-service (SaaS)...
