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B2B Payments
Open Banking FinTech Bud Lands $20M
February 05, 2019

Open Banking-as-a-service FinTech Bud has announced $20 million in Series A funding, the company said in a blog post on Sunday (Feb. 3). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

B2B Payments
Xeeva Secures AI Patent For Procurement Spend Analysis
February 05, 2019

Procurement technology firm Xeeva has announced a new patent pertaining to enhanced spend analytics, the company said in a recent press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

B2B Payments
Data Integration: The Key To Successful B2B eCommerce
February 05, 2019

B2B commerce has a reputation for being slow to digitize and lagging behind the B2C eCommerce space, but considering analysis that forecasts U.S. B2B eCommerce to reach $9 trillion this year – more than twice that of B2C eCommerce – that reputation may need a...

B2B Payments
ING Bridges Dutch SMBs To Funding Options
February 05, 2019

Dutch bank ING is linking its small business (SMB) customers to alternative lending marketplace Funding Options, the firms said on Monday (Feb. 4). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Fintech Investments
ARK Investment FinTech ETF Tracks Amazon, Square, PayPal
February 05, 2019

ARK Investment Management has launched its first FinTech-focused exchange-traded fund. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this...

Deep Dive: How mPOS Helps Supermarkets Compete
February 05, 2019

Supermarkets around the world may seem to have locked-in consumer bases — groceries are a necessity, after all — but the reality is far more complicated.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Payments Innovation
Integrating Payments Into The Workflow — And The Workforce
February 05, 2019

The workforce skews tech-savvy, younger ... and remote. The way we pay and get paid is ever-more intuitive, cued by Uber. So it is — or should be — with corporate expense management, says PEX Founder and CEO Toffer Grant. Embedding payments into workflows via “implied approval” can save...

Investments
Slack Skips IPO; Plans Direct Listing
February 04, 2019

Slack, a popular workplace messaging app, said it has confidentially filed with regulators in the United States to list its shares, according to a report from Bloomberg. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Retail
Charlotte Russe Closing 95 Stores After Chapter 11 Filing
February 04, 2019

Charlotte Russe, a retailer aimed toward young women’s fashion, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...