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Payroll Startup Hourly Raises $7.15M In Seed Round
Payroll Startup Hourly Raises $7.15M In Seed Round
December 18, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Hourly — a FinTech startup that helps with workers’ comp insurance, time-tracking and payroll for small businesses — has raised $7.15 million in a Seed...

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Giving Truckers Better Loans Can Lower Carbon Footprints: Here’s Why
Giving Truckers Better Loans Can Lower Carbon Footprints: Here’s Why
December 11, 2019  |  Loans

Of late, California’s emissions standards have become a source of some controversy as the state’s ability to set emission standards for cars and trucks that...

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NYC’s Payoneer Acquires optile To Bolster Payment Technology
NYC’s Payoneer Acquires optile To Bolster Payment Technology
December 11, 2019  |  Partnerships

New York City digital payment platform Payoneer is set to acquire the Germany-based open payment orchestration platform optile, Payoneer announced in a press release on...

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How Truckers Keep On Transacting
How Truckers Keep On Transacting
December 09, 2019  |  Real-Time Payments

America’s 3.5 million truckers face serious delays when they can’t easily pay for fuel and cargo-unloading services. Carrying cash isn’t always safe, and payments acceptance...

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Credit Unions Find Opportunity In Payments Disruption
Credit Unions Find Opportunity In Payments Disruption
December 09, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Credit unions are underdogs in a financial services space still dominated by major traditional banks, particularly when it comes to small business (SMB) lending and...

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PayPal’s Schulman: Why Payments’ Biggest Innovations Are Yet To Come
PayPal’s Schulman: Why Payments’ Biggest Innovations Are Yet To Come
December 09, 2019  |  Innovation

“Do you see PayPal as a tech company, or as a financial services company?” Dan Schulman still vividly remembers the first question he was asked...

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MessageXchange Launches PEPPOL-Certified eInvoicing In Australia, New Zealand
MessageXchange Launches PEPPOL-Certified eInvoicing In Australia, New Zealand
December 08, 2019  |  B2B Payments

MessageXchange has announced that it is the first PEPPOL-certified eInvoicing Access Point service provider in Australia and New Zealand. Earlier this year, Australia and New...

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Trucking Payments Tools That Are In It For The Long Haul
Trucking Payments Tools That Are In It For The Long Haul
December 06, 2019  |  Accounts Payable

The growing significance of the gig economy is changing how businesses handle their payments. Corporations recognize that paying freelancers for ad hoc projects is a...

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Trade Credit: When ‘Status Quo’ Means It’s Time For A Change
Trade Credit: When ‘Status Quo’ Means It’s Time For A Change
December 06, 2019  |  B2B Payments

For Eyal Shinar, CEO of Fundbox, understanding the burden that cash-flow bottlenecks and delayed invoice payments have on B2B companies came through personal experience. His...

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