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FDIC Approves Square For Banking License

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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ( FDIC ) gave the green light to an application from the FinTech firm Square to create a de novo industrial bank in Utah, the agency said on Wednesday (March 18). Square Financial Services will originate commercial loans to the retailers that use Square for payments. Square, Inc.

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GPS Capital Markets For Sale, Sources Say

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Corporate foreign exchange brokerage GPS Capital Markets is reportedly up for sale, unnamed sources told PE Hub. As of last year, the company employed 63 people, reports said, citing Utah Business data. As of last year, the company employed 63 people, reports said, citing Utah Business data.

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Podium Lands $125M To Expand Contactless Payments Over Messaging

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Other investors included Sapphire Ventures, Alkeon Capital, Recruit Co., Headquartered in Lehi, Utah, the company offers a variety of messaging solutions that help local companies connect with their neighborhood customers. IVP, Accel, Summit Partners and GV. Podium has raised $92.6 The platform is used by 45,000 businesses in the U.S.,

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Subscription Business Models Lead B2B VC Funding

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Venture capital appears to be picking back up in the B2B technology startup community. This week saw an impressive $324 million in combined funding for a range of B2B FinTechs and other solution providers, including alternative lenders looking to support small businesses as they manage working capital instability. eFileCabinet.

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Corporate Cards Flex Their Rewards Muscles To Support Business Growth

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Divvy, based in Utah, offers businesses an integrated spend management platform connected with a corporate card offering. The firm's CEO Blake Murray said Divvy is focusing on helping businesses manage spend by combining access to capital via cards, and financial software. Divvy Lands $165 Million For Spend Management Tech.

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Surprise Outcomes Edition: Cybercrime, Student Loans And CAN Capital

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But the world is full of unexpected costs — just ask the team at CAN Capital. CAN Capital, the small business online lender, has announced that its CEO is on a leave of absence. Starting in 2010, CAN Capital began offering term loans that required borrowers to make payments daily, irrespective of whether they made sales that day.

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Funding Lands T&E Firm TripActions $4B Valuation

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Corporate travel and expense (T&E) management solutions provider TripActions led this week’s B2B venture capital roundup with its announcement of new funding that propelled its valuation to $4 billion. Lulalend lends directly to SMBs that can apply online, with an automated approval process accelerating access to capital.

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