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FinTech Innovation Eases B2C Sellers’ Entrance Into The B2B World

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There’s a huge opportunity [in B2B payments] for businesses that have traditionally focused on the consumer,” David Disque , president of Corporate Spending Innovations (CSI), said in an interview with Karen Webster. While an attractive proposition, the shift into the B2B world can’t happen at the flip of a switch. Connectivity is key.

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Coast Capital On Weathering The Pandemic And Planning For The Future

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CUs’ production units could not afford to miss deadlines with members’ financial needs at stake, said Nancy McNeill , senior vice president of Operations at Coast Capital Savings Federal Credit Union. McNeill said Coast Capital, like numerous other CUs, has seen robust growth in the number of members who have gone digital during the pandemic.

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eWallets Don’t Make Money, Says Mandiri Capital Chief

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The CEO of PT Mandiri Capital Indonesia, the venture capital arm of PT Bank Mandiri, said the only way digital payment platforms can ever make money is by acting as a sort of portal into other services, otherwise it’s “just a cash-burning exercise,” according to reports. Many companies see the cash loss as a necessary way to grow.

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What Innovators Can Learn From Netflix

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But the one thing that might work is taking a page from the innovation playbook that Netflix seems to have written and followed over the last 22 years. A combination of forces — Netflix’s own content and technology innovations and advances in hardware and software — helped them consistently attract more eyeballs.

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Serent Capital Starts New Fund; Bullish On B2B Payments Category

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Like many venture capital companies in the payments space, Serent Capital has had a busy year. 15 with the announcement of the launch of its fourth fund, Serent Capital IV — at $750 million. 15 with the announcement of the launch of its fourth fund, Serent Capital IV — at $750 million. That was followed on Dec.

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The Innovative ‘Green Shoots’ Growing Out Of COVID-19’s Scorched Earth

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In the global world of eCommerce, said Wang, digital trends that had already started to emerge in the market – around decentralized work, remote communications and pushing global remittances, for example – are now mission-critical in the age of COVID-19. An Opportunity for Innovation . As a result, the company’s sales reached 44.73

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SVB crash opens door for treasury management innovation

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The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank presents an innovation opportunity for fintechs in treasury management as more bank clients look to multibank strategies to ensure security in their capital.