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FreshBooks Acquires FastBill to Boost Growth in Canada

FreshBooks Acquires FastBill to Boost Growth in Canada
FreshBooks Acquires FastBill to Boost Growth in Canada
October 07, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Cloud-based financial software platform FreshBooks, which is headquartered in Toronto, announced on Thursday (Oct. 7) that it will acquire the German FinTech FastBill, according to...

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Grocery Roundup: Aldi Goes Cashierless; Jokr Adds Alcohol
Grocery Roundup: Aldi Goes Cashierless; Jokr Adds Alcohol
October 07, 2021  |  Retail

Self-service is evolving beyond the kiosk. Essen, Germany-based global discount grocery chain Aldi announced Friday (Oct. 1) that it is testing out computer vision checkout...

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Now Closes $29M Financing Deal to Pay SMBs’ Outstanding Invoices, Scale
Now Closes $29M Financing Deal to Pay SMBs’ Outstanding Invoices, Scale
October 07, 2021  |  SMBs

Now, a FinTech, has received $29 million in financing from a new credit facility and an additional equity investment led by Brigade Capital Management and...

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Klasha Snags $2.4M for African Cross-Border Commerce
Klasha Snags $2.4M for African Cross-Border Commerce
October 07, 2021  |  Investments

San Francisco-based cross-border technology company Klasha on Thursday (Oct. 7) announced it has raised $2.4 million in seed funding that it plans to use to...

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PYMNTS’ Merchant Index Finds Main Street SMBs Taking Different Paths to Recovery
PYMNTS’ Merchant Index Finds Main Street SMBs Taking Different Paths to Recovery
October 07, 2021  |  SMBs

Big wins for small business seem harder to come by as global enterprises dominate the news and our everyday lives, but small and medium-sized businesses...

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Instacart Acquires Catering Software Company in Push to Compete With Restaurant Aggregators  
Instacart Acquires Catering Software Company in Push to Compete With Restaurant Aggregators  
October 07, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The bring-it-to-me economy is expanding across all of consumers’ food needs. Restaurant-cooked meals and raw groceries make up a relatively limited portion of all food...

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Till Payments Raises $80M for Worldwide Growth
Till Payments Raises $80M for Worldwide Growth
October 07, 2021  |  Investments

Australian FinTech Till Payments announced Thursday (Oct. 7) it wrapped up a $110 million AUD ($80 million) round of Series C fundraising that it plans...

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Blackhawk Network, Magstar Bring Expanded Digital Payment Acceptance to Retailers
Blackhawk Network, Magstar Bring Expanded Digital Payment Acceptance to Retailers
October 07, 2021  |  Digital Payments

Global payments provider Blackhawk Network and Magstar Inc., an enterprise resource planning (ERP) software company for mid-sized retailers, have joined forces to create a solution that allows...

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From Pallets to People: Fast B2B Digital Payments Retain Best Products and Top Talent
From Pallets to People: Fast B2B Digital Payments Retain Best Products and Top Talent
October 07, 2021  |  B2B Payments

With workforces dispersed around the country and the world, and work arrangements increasingly skewed toward temps and contractors, the need for businesses to be able...

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