Software news and trends

Klearly Raises $6.2 Million for SoftPOS Solution for Hospitality Businesses
Investments // January 15, 2025

Dutch FinTech Klearly raised 6 million euros (about $6.2 million) in a seed round to grow its software point-of-sale (SoftPOS) product for hospitality businesses, mobile vendors and other small businesses. The company’s embedded payment product allows merchants to use any existing Android or Apple terminal...

Cyberattackers Turn to YouTube Comments to Hide Malware
Cybersecurity // January 14, 2025

Cyberattackers are reportedly using Google and YouTube search results to target people seeking pirated/cracked software. Scammers are posing as “guides” on YouTube, claiming to offer software installation tutorials, DarkReading reported Monday (Jan. 13), citing research from Trend Micro. These cyber criminals direct their victims to video descriptions or comment sections, whether...

Float Financial Raises $49 Million to Expand Business Finance Platform
Investments // January 13, 2025

Float Financial has raised 70 million Canadian dollars (about $49 million) in a Series B funding round to expand its business finance platform for Canadian businesses. Together with a credit facility of 50 million Canadian dollars (about $38 million) the company announced in February 2024,...

Pipe17 Raises $15.5 Million to Scale AI-Powered Composable Order Operations Platform
Investments // January 10, 2025

Software company Pipe17 raised $15.5 million in a Series A funding round to support its efforts to build and scale its infrastructure for artificial intelligence-powered composable order operations. The company’s AI-powered Order Operations platform integrates systems and synchronizes data flows to support omnichannel selling and...

Interviews & Exclusives
Bridging the Gap: Connecting Small Businesses to the Broader Business Ecosystem

December 13, 2024
No business wants to get paid slower. No one wants to park their financial operations with a larger company. And no one wants to pay more fees for banking and financial products. Yet, that’s the situation many small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) find themselves in. Their business ecosystem is often limited to what they know […]

Recent Funding Rounds Signal PayFac’s Rising Star

December 05, 2024
Platforms are rapidly forging their own ecosystems — matching supply and demand, buyers and sellers, sometimes on a global scope. In other cases, they serve specific verticals — for example,...

CEO Interview: Squire Creates New ‘Operating System’ for Neighborhood Barbershops

December 02, 2024
There’s no shortage of business model innovation enabled by SaaS technology. It makes entering new markets easier. It makes data more accessible, a critical feature in the age of GenAI....

AI Gives Account Analysis a 21st Century Makeover

December 02, 2024
There’s a change underway in treasury management at financial institutions. As money and assets increasingly operate across and within digital-first contexts, treasury professionals are turning to account analysis as a...

Quick Reads
AccountsIQ Acquires Expense Management Firm ExpenseIn

January 15, 2025
Cloud-based accounting software firm AccountsIQ acquired expense management software company ExpenseIn. “Both AccountsIQ and ExpenseIn have a shared vision for innovation and growth, and we’ve had an increasing number of joint customers in recent years,” AccountsIQ CEO Darren Cran said in a news release Wednesday (Jan. 15). “This acquisition bolsters our position as a leading […]

Klearly Raises $6.2 Million for SoftPOS Solution for Hospitality Businesses

January 15, 2025
Dutch FinTech Klearly raised 6 million euros (about $6.2 million) in a seed round to grow its software point-of-sale (SoftPOS) product for hospitality businesses, mobile vendors and other small businesses....

Cyberattackers Turn to YouTube Comments to Hide Malware

January 14, 2025
Cyberattackers are reportedly using Google and YouTube search results to target people seeking pirated/cracked software. Scammers are posing as “guides” on YouTube, claiming to offer software installation tutorials, DarkReading reported Monday (Jan. 13), citing research...

Float Financial Raises $49 Million to Expand Business Finance Platform

January 13, 2025
Float Financial has raised 70 million Canadian dollars (about $49 million) in a Series B funding round to expand its business finance platform for Canadian businesses. Together with a credit...