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Lull Hits B2B FinTech Venture Capital Funding

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A lull in venture capital funding has only a few B2B FinTechs this week securing new investment rounds. Just this week, RTP Global announced a a fund, with the venture capital firm planning to deploy that cash for early-stage technology companies in areas like FinTech and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS).

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Data: London FinTechs Netted $3.6B In VC Investments So Far In 2020

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London's FinTech sector has been going strong this year, even in spite of the pandemic, with $3.6 billion in venture capital investments between January and September 2020, according to a press release from London & Partners emailed to PYMNTS. New York City is also high up there, with $2.2

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Instant Pay Startup Clair Notches $4.5M To Help Gig Workers

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New York City-based FinTech startup Clair has raised $4.5 We are thrilled to be one of the only sources of free capital for America’s hourly and gig workers,” Nico Simko , co-founder and CEO of Clair, said in a statement on Friday (Oct. The funding was led by Upfront Ventures.

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B2B FinTech Firms Brace For Growth With New VC

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Growth of FinTech funding seems unstoppable, with the latest analysis from Hampleton Partners finding enterprise financial services and integration, online financial services, enterprise financial software and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) risk management as some of the hottest spots for investors this year.

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Today In Payments Around The World: Checkout.com Lands $450 Million In Series C; Pakistan Rolls Out Instant Digital Payment System

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In today’s top payments news around the world, Checkout.com has brought its valuation to $15 billion after the closing of a $450 million Series C funding round, while Pakistan has debuted a government-run instant digital payment infrastructure. Plus, Delivery Hero is launching an early-stage venture capital (VC) firm.

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London B2B FinTechs Win Big As Market Preps For Disruption

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More than $30 million in venture capital stuck around the U.K., We break down all the B2B FinTech funding rounds below. We break down all the B2B FinTech funding rounds below. This week the company announced two new solutions as well as $6.5 This week the company announced two new solutions as well as $6.5

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B2B Tech Startups Land Backing To Modernize The Enterprise

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More than $25 million in new funding landed at B2B FinTech startups this week, making it one of the slower VC roundups for the B2B landscape this year. It's a business model that secured the backing of FINTOP Capital, which led the round, while PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel and Palantir Technologies and Founders Fund also participated.