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Freelancer Banking App Lili Nets $15M For Expansion

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The new capital will be used to help Lili boost its ever-growing expansion and add to its product and engineering teams and boost customer adoption, the release says. The company offers users real-time, expense tracking tools for taxes and financial insights.

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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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Neon Lands $300M In VC Funding For Brazilian Expansion

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Brazilian digital bank Neon is gearing up for another big wave of expansion after landing hundreds of millions of dollars in venture capital funding. The MEI Fácil platform provides tax and payments products. Founded in 2016, Neon Pagamentos on Wednesday (Sept. Neon says its user base now tops 9.4

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Bitcoin Daily: HM Revenue & Customs Demands Crypto Traders’ Info; Blockchain Lender Raises $18.3M In Series A Round

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The British tax authority wants cryptocurrency exchanges to share customer names and transaction data in order to track down unpaid taxes. While the HMRC declined to go into detail, saying it could jeopardize the assessment or collection of taxes, it confirmed that the request is within its jurisdiction.

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Bitcoin unifies CEOs who agree on little else: It's 'dangerous'

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Yale University’s Chief Executive Leadership Institute surveyed 87 corporate leaders last week on aspects of the economy and politics, from the U.S. tax bill to recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Virtually nothing on the list brought them closer to consensus than hating the cryptocurrency.

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Surprise Outcomes Edition: Cybercrime, Student Loans And CAN Capital

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The experts estimate that the United States government spent millions trying to enforce it and deprived the states of billions in tax revenue — all without managing to make any significant change in American alcohol consumption. But the world is full of unexpected costs — just ask the team at CAN Capital.

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Fundbox, Tipalti Tip The B2B Payments VC Scales

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A summer lull in B2B venture capital appears to have given way to an impressive start to the fall season. Operating out of New Zealand, Hnry offers gig economy workers tax administration technology that has just caught the attention of investors to the tune of $1.35 said this week. ZenBusiness.

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