Fintech News

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

” This new phase is characterised by a strategic pivot towards business-to-business (B2B) models, diversified distribution channels, and a heightened focus on underwriting performance. and the ascendancy of B2B models, especially in embedded finance. Ushering in Insurtech 2.0 Insurtech 2.0

FinTech

Fintech News

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

” This new phase is characterised by a strategic pivot towards business-to-business (B2B) models, diversified distribution channels, and a heightened focus on underwriting performance. and the ascendancy of B2B models, especially in embedded finance. Ushering in Insurtech 2.0 Insurtech 2.0

FinTech

PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2020

Lots of firms that jumped into the underwriting game over the past decade of economic growth are finding out these days that collecting the money isn’t a joke at all. The good news for Fundbox as an underwriter of small business loans is that the firm managed to avoid falling into that trap in recent years.

Innovation

PYMNTS

MAY 25, 2018

No B2B transaction occurs in a vacuum. Every interaction — from negotiating contracts to making payment to extending credit — is connected, but the complexity of B2B commerce creates many opportunities for disjointed, friction-filled experiences on both sides.

B2B

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

It’s also a useful way to describe the competing interests and mindsets of buyers and suppliers when making decisions about innovating the B2B payments and procurement process. Palpable friction – widespread and deep – exists between those starkly different halves of the B2B realm. The Platform Model.

B2B

PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2020

In an interview with Karen Webster, Brandon Spear, president at MSTS , said the stark differences between B2C and B2B payment speeds boil down to a case of having too many cooks in the kitchen. As he told Webster, when it comes to B2B, “more often than not, there’s not just a single person who’s involved in the purchasing process.”

B2B

PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2018

Some companies struggle to let go of paper and legacy infrastructure, but venture capitalists (VC) this week are focusing their support on B2B startups looking to pull the enterprise up from the past, and propeling them into the future of technology. Check out the rundown of investments below, including the firm that secured a $1.8

B2B

CB Insights

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Freelance-focused startups on the B2C and B2B side (covered below) are positioned to scale as the gig economy grows over the next few years. SMBs and SMEs are typically underserved by banks because they generate less revenue for banks and are riskier to underwrite. Key takeaways. Sector breakdown & growth drivers.

Online and Mobile Banking

CB Insights

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Companies in this subcategory (1) provide technology to enable insurers across the value chain (underwriting, distribution, claims, etc.), Companies in this subcategory (1) provide technology to enable lenders across the value chain (underwriting, monitoring, distribution, administration, etc.), Payments, billing, and money transfer.

FinTech

PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2020

Yet, the vast majority of small firms in India remain underbanked, according to SOLV CEO Nitin Mittal, who recently told PYMNTS that opportunities to drive B2B eCommerce in India are not only vast, but open doors to support digitization and financial inclusion for SMBs. Addressing The Digitization Gap. Alternative Financial Data.

Financial Inclusion

PYMNTS

APRIL 19, 2016

In a press release , linked2pay noted that this payments gateway is geared toward both B2B and B2C merchants and can be used across ACH and credit card transactions. Chargent has been live since 2009.

ACH

PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2017

Together, FedEx Cross Border and BlueSnap’s Powered Buy Platform are offering businesses – and through them, global shoppers – the languages, currencies and payment types they expect in the online marketplace, empowering those businesses for B2B and B2C sales.

Cross-Border

Fintech News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Here are the finalists for the SFF 2024 awards: Category #1 Corporates – Emerging Fintech Finalists Fluid Financial Pte Ltd Fluid is a Singapore-based B2B Buy Now Pay Later solution, helping suppliers (both traditional and marketplace platforms) to finance buyers’ purchases at the point of checkout.

AI

CB Insights

OCTOBER 24, 2018

While POS installments is not a new business, the combination of consumers’ aversion to credit cards and more effective underwriting algorithms has created fresh momentum in the market. Divido works with over 1,000 partners, enabling them to offer B2C and B2B finance to customers at checkout. Top players.

Credit Cards

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

PYMNTS breaks down all the latest B2B funding rounds below. What started out as a B2C fashion eRetail company has now morphed into a firm targeting companies in the retail supply chain with back-office solutions. Today, the company said, its B2B operations account for 70 percent of the firm’s net revenue growth.

Small Business

Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 19, 2015

Alternative loan underwriting models. Tags: Enterprise, underwriting, credit, lending, analytics, API, Life.SREDA (investor). Here are the deals by size from Oct 10 through Oct 16: . Payment processer. HQ: London, England, UK. Latest round: $3.3 billion IPO. Total raised: Unknown (carved out of Royal Bank of Scotland in 2010).

Underwriting

CB Insights

DECEMBER 4, 2019

B2B e-commerce transactions are expected to reach $9T globally, with $1.8T Amazon is looking to replicate the network effects of its consumer arm with SMBs, as having more Amazon Business customers will improve its ability to connect B2B buyers and sellers to transact directly, unlocking cost savings.

Online and Mobile Banking

PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2020

B2C software firms may see higher customer churn, for example, while in the B2B SaaS arena, price negotiations are common. Further, he said, as the lines between B2B and B2C SaaS blur, what matters less is how a subscription agreement is negotiated between software vendor and customer.

Finance

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

That is the crux of the dilemma playing out on the new real-time payments rails arena as it relates to the B2B side of the payments ecosystem. Businesses now see the value and competitive opportunities in many C2B, C2C and B2C real-time payments use cases. Real-Time’s Receivables Dilemma.

Real Time Payments

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Today, B2C payments are so much further ahead than B2B when it comes to digitization. The future of B2B payments will continue to evolve and transform as technology, data, and automation help bridge the gap, and accelerate efficiency,” Baysal said.

Innovation

PYMNTS

MARCH 7, 2016

Yes, the sobering reality of having to really make money has become an unwelcome wake-up call for those who masked the real value of their business with the never-ending piles of VC cash that just kept underwriting losses and kicked the revenue can way down the road.

Online and Mobile Banking