| Integrated Payments: Beyond The Buzzword âIntegrated payments.â Software platforms like to offer it and their customers like to use it, but what does it really mean, to offer â and enable â integrated payments for SaaS businesses? WePay co-founder and chief strategy officer Rich Aberman went beyond the buzzword in a recent podcast with Karen Webster â and explained why just integrating payments into software is no longer good enough. |
| Logistics Outshines Blockchain In B2B Venture Capital This Week The hot topics in B2B venture capital these days are often cutting-edge technologies like blockchain and data analytics. Indeed, these spaces secured significant funding in this weekâs B2B venture capital roundup. But itâs a lesser-discussed market that grabbed the largest investment of the week: logistics. In total, companies landed more than $255.6 million, an impressive way to start the year for the B2B startup space. |
| | Payments Regulation | | Australiaâs Late Payments Fight Shows The Limits Of Government Intervention FinTechs and regulators are working around the globe to raise awareness of the issue of late B2B payments. In Australia, policymakers are growing more vocal against large corporates that use their small suppliers as a mode of quick financing, leading to tens of thousands of dollars owed to SMBs. Government intervention is a critical start to combatting the issue, says Wayne Debernardi of the Australian Institute of Public Accountants. But, he says, government efforts can only go so far. |
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