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AP Automation Braces For Open Banking, Globalization

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As B2B FinTech firms continue working to break down silos, and ease the numerous friction points of the B2B payments process for both buyer and seller, the opportunities for data integration are vast. It’s one thing to enable two B2B FinTech platforms — like an accounts payable and accounting platform — to share data with each other.

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A New B2B FinTech Unicorn, And More Funding Ahead

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As corporates continue their modernization and digitization efforts, opportunities for emerging startups to disrupt the status quo and improve business operations are expanding, with FinTech as a bright spot in the startup pool. Take a look at how more than $198 million in fresh funding landed in the B2B FinTech space below.

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Wealthfront FinTech Rolls Out Debit Account Capability

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With the Wealthfront mobile app, customers with direct deposit can get paid up to two days early, as well as set up direct deposit for other payments like a tax refund or company expenses. The demand to move to digital financial services has been greatly accelerated by recent events like nationwide shelter-in-place orders due to Covid-19.

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Investors Target B2B FinTech Firms That Multitask

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There are some B2B FinTech segments that are mainstays with investors. This week, though, investors revealed their appetite for B2B FinTech firms that can multitask. The company, according to reports , secured the funds through a joint venture with BTG Pactual, Latin America’s largest financial institution.

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The Biggest Banking, Regulatory Challenges For Today’s Entrepreneur

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But analysts from Bank of America, Square, Navcom and the National Association for the Self-Employed warn that challenges for some SMBs have reached new heights, too. This week’s B2B Data Digest is all about small businesses in America, their financial hurdles and their outlook for the future.

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Today In Payments: Brazil Central Bank Shuts WhatsApp Payments; Visa’s SMB Hub Launches With PayPal, Freshbooks

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Mnunchin: US Tax Day May Be Pushed Back. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he is weighing extending the tax deadline beyond the already elongated July 15 deadline, so as to help those affected by the pandemic’s economic turmoil. Previously, Zopa has offered car and personal loans. open banking.

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AltFin Shines As Investor Interest In B2B FinTech Continues

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and India drove a surge in FinTech venture capital funding in 2017, and Accenture Financial Services Senior Managing Director Julian Skan pointed to the B2B business model as a significant presence in this trend. Total venture capital across the global FinTech market between 2010 and 2017 hit a combined $97.7 For markets like the U.K.,

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