More than $874 million in fresh funding landed at B2B startups this week across a range of market segments and geographies. An Egyptian firm landed the MENA region’s largest-ever seed round, a California company proved U.S.-based alternative small business lending isn’t dead with investors and...
The state of Ohio has decided to end its support for bitcoin tax payments, state Treasurer Robert Sprague announced this week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
To service Main Street businesses, it’s an obvious advantage for a financial institution to actually be on Main Street. For community banks and credit unions, their physical proximity to the small businesses they’re servicing is often pointed out as a major advantage these smaller players...
Payments technology firm Payoneer has introduced a new cross-border service that includes functionality for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), the company announced Thursday (Oct. 3). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
Australia’s federal Labor Party has issued calls to scrutinize late payment practices that it has said are “unfair” to small and mid-sized firms. Separately, a study of the construction industry finds that a majority of subcontractors would offer discounts, if they could be assured of...
The state of New York is taking a closer look at the payroll technology industry amid the fallout from the collapse and scandal of MyPayrollHR, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday (Oct. 3). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
U.K.-based Notion Capital has announced the launch of its newest fund, Notion Capital Venture Fund IV, which will focus on investments in the B2B Software as a Service (SaaS) industry. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Though fraud technology has evolved to combat the monster of payments fraud, there is a growth threat for banks that innovators are also paying attention to as financial institutions (FIs) increase their appetite for such tools. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
Dama Financial, a financial services provider that collaborates with banks to provide services to the legal cannabis industry, is collaborating with Helix TCS on a B2B eCommerce platform for the marijuana sector. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
