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From Blockchain To Farming, Newly-Funded Startups Embrace Data Analytics

PYMNTS

This week’s B2B venture capital breakdown is an impressive blend of startups and, together, they’ve raised more than $279 million. But there is a clear common thread among the B2B startups that secured fresh funding this week: data analytics. Blockchain.

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How Bookkeeping Capitalizes On Young, Digital-First SMBs

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An entrepreneur who opens a coffee shop or launches a FinTech startup isn’t in business to crunch numbers and file taxes. As Daher explained, the product connects small business owners to services like budgeting and forecasting, financial metrics and analytics, and producing a pitch deck for an investor meeting.

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How Federal Debt May Impact Banking

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However, because bank capital has an average expected life of 15 to 20 years, bank managers must gauge and react to secular changes that will impact their business model. However, the common thinking is that increasing federal government debt leads to higher interest rates over longer periods.

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Data Dive: The Uncertain Future Edition, MoviePass, Credit Cards And Seattle Taxes

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And Helios & Matheson Analytics — the parent firm of MoviePass — remains concerned about a cash crunch. But Ted Farnsworth, head of Helios & Matheson Analytics, said the firm actually does have enough cash to survive and thrive. We’ve got 17 months’ worth of cash without further raises of capital,” the executive said.

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Small Biz FinTech Leads Week’s B2B Funding Roundup

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With more than $200 million in venture capital funding landing with B2B FinTechs this week, investors had their eyes set on a variety of pain points in corporate finance. Meanwhile, logistics, data analytics, and business travel technologies also won over investors. Lendingkart.

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CRE risk management: Navigating hazards and opportunities

Abrigo

WATCH Takeaway 1 Banks and credit unions are critical sources of capital for businesses in their communities, so how institutions assess CRE credits matters. Takeaway 3 Loan-level stress testing can help assess repricing risk, while capital stress testing helps clarify the impact of CRE loan losses on capital.

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SME Optimism Waning In Election Season, Says Capital One

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The latest findings from Capital One’s Spark Business Barometer found a significant decline in small business optimism this year compared to their sentiments this time last year, reports said on Monday (May 2). Capital One did uncover good news, however. The economy may be in recovery, but small businesses in the U.S.

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