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B2B Payments
Southeast Asia Tips The B2B FinTech Funding Scales
February 28, 2020

With more than $1 billion raised — and more to come — this week became the most lucrative for B2B FinTech venture capital funding. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

B2B Payments
AP Automation Braces For Open Banking, Globalization
February 28, 2020

As B2B FinTech firms continue working to break down silos, and ease the numerous friction points of the B2B payments process for both buyer and seller, the opportunities for data integration are vast. Purchase, invoice and transaction data are invaluable to the journey of digitization...

B2B Payments
How Bookkeeping Capitalizes On Young, Digital-First SMBs
February 28, 2020

An entrepreneur who opens a coffee shop or launches a FinTech startup isn’t in business to crunch numbers and file taxes. Yet, the burden of financial management, from tedious data entry to compliance challenges, is a nonnegotiable part of starting a small business (SMB). Get...

International
Coronavirus, Olympics And What’s Next For Sporting Events Worldwide
February 28, 2020

The era of the incredibly enabled home entertainment system has had an interesting effect on the world of events. On the one hand, it is a convenient and comfortable substitute. Why pay a high price for a ticket to the big game, and sit in the nosebleed seats...

Merchant Innovation
Metromile CEO: Why Auto Insurance Is Ready For A Digital Lane Change
February 28, 2020

Car insurance even predates Henry Ford, yet a truly disruptive auto insurance provider hasn’t emerged in more than a century. Metromile CEO Dan Preston tells Karen Webster how his metered-model company is looking to disrupt the $288B auto insurance industry with smart tech, a new...

Digital Banking
BBVA’s Four-Step Guide To Digital-First Transformations
February 28, 2020

The banking industry is undergoing a sea change in the new decade, with online and mobile banking growing ever more popular among customers, and challenger banks and FinTechs disrupt the market with new technologies. Many banks are embracing digital-first technologies to stay competitive, leveraging tools...

Merchant Innovation
Sphere, VisitPay Debut Text To Pay For Healthcare
February 28, 2020

Sphere, a leader in end-to-end payment solutions, will team up with VisitPay, which works with medical patient payment and security, to improve patient payment processes. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Morgan Stanley Looks To Add To Asset Management Unit, CFO Says
February 28, 2020

Morgan Stanley‘s acquisition of electronic trading platform E-Trade may not have satiated its appetite for deals, the company said, according to Bloomberg. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Acquiring
Great Hill Partners Acquires Insurance Payments Startup One Inc
February 28, 2020

Insurance-leaning digital payments solutions vendor One Inc has been acquired by growth-oriented private equity firm Great Hill Partners, according to a release on Wednesday (Feb. 26).  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...