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Looking Beyond Digitization To Optimize AR

Looking Beyond Digitization To Optimize AR
Looking Beyond Digitization To Optimize AR
February 07, 2020  |  B2B Payments

As enterprise digitization initiatives permeate beyond IT departments and into corporate finance functions, executives are exploring new approaches to modernizing the ways they manage money....

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Blockchain-Powered B2B FinTech Roars Back With VCs
Blockchain-Powered B2B FinTech Roars Back With VCs
February 07, 2020  |  B2B Payments

It’s been several months, if not years, since blockchain was the darling of tech startup investors, but this week proved the technology still has a...

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How Patreon Overcame Its Subscription Struggles
How Patreon Overcame Its Subscription Struggles
February 07, 2020  |  Subscriptions

Complex payment plans and hidden processing fees on content sharing platforms can send subscribers looking for services elsewhere — something Patreon learned the hard way...

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Companies Find Work-Arounds To US Tariffs On Items From China
Companies Find Work-Arounds To US Tariffs On Items From China
February 07, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

Under the current administration’s trade policies, Chinese imports come with prohibitively high tariffs, approximately $370 billion or so each year. Several U.S. companies are consequently...

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Tinder Owner Looks To Competitor About Possible Takeover
Tinder Owner Looks To Competitor About Possible Takeover
February 07, 2020  |  Partnerships

Match Group Inc., the dating service that owns Tinder, has approached a rival, Meet Group Inc., about a possible takeover, according to Bloomberg. Get the...

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Free Trading App Robinhood Sets Sights On Britain
Free Trading App Robinhood Sets Sights On Britain
February 07, 2020  |  Mobile

Robinhood, the investment app that upended its market by elimination of commissions on stock trades is bringing its brand of disruption to the United Kingdom....

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On-Demand Platform Moteefe Secures $5M Funding
On-Demand Platform Moteefe Secures $5M Funding
February 07, 2020  |  Investments

Specializing in on-demand production of merchandise, Moteefe, an e-commerce platform, has obtained $5 million in Series A funding, according to published reports Thursday (Feb. 6)....

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Investor Interest Wanes In PropTech After WeWork Debacle
Investor Interest Wanes In PropTech After WeWork Debacle
February 07, 2020  |  Investments

The decline of WeWork over the last year has had ripple effects, depressing investor confidence in the entire brand of property technology (PropTech), to which WeWork...

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