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B2B marketplaces will be the next billion-dollar e-commerce startups

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Startups involved in B2B e-commerce such as Faire and Mirakl have burst out of the gates in 2020. The B2B e-commerce industry has broad reach, encompassing everything from commerce infrastructure and payments technology to procurement and supply-chain solutions. Even before the pandemic, B2B marketplaces were expected to generate $3.6

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Paystand banks $50M to make B2B payments cashless and with no fees

TechCrunch

This is why Paystand is surfing the next wave of fintech, driven by blockchain and decentralized finance, to transform the $125 trillion B2B payment industry by offering an autonomous, cashless and feeless payment network that will be an alternative to cards, Almond said. All B2B startups are in the payments business.

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Are B2B SaaS marketers getting it wrong?

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“Solutions,” “cutting-edge,” “scalable” and “innovative” are just a sample of the overused jargon lurking around every corner of the techverse, with SaaS marketers the world over seemingly singing from the same hymn book. Which terms come to mind when you think about SaaS?

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Berlin-based B2B BNPL platform Mondu raises $43M Series A led by Valar in the US

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Thus, the buy now, pay later business model is now expanding into this B2B world at a rate of knots. But in Germany, B2B Payments company Mondu has emerged as a significant entrant to the market. Mondu’s BNPL for B2B solutions for merchants and marketplaces offers the main payment B2B payment options and flexible payment terms.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks.

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Berlin’s Monite raises $5M Seed for its embedded B2B payments platform

TechCrunch

Given companies can often use both manual processing and sometimes even more than one external tool to manage B2B payments, this is an obvious area in which to improve efficiency. A good example of this trend is Toast , which historically started as a POS for restaurants, but later realized it could incorporate other kinds of B2B payments.

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Affirm spinout Resolve raises $25M in Insight Partners-led round to grow B2B buy now, pay later offering

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Resolve , which specializes in “buy now, pay later” capabilities for B2B transactions, announced today that it has raised $25 million in equity funding. Since launching as a spinout from Affirm in 2019, Resolve says it has seen “overwhelming” demand for its B2B buy now, pay later (BNPL) billing offering for business purchases. .

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The Problem with Product Market Fit (and What to Use Instead)

Speaker: Daniel Elizalde - Product Executive and Advisor

Unfortunately, most B2B companies go through the innovation journey using abstract terms and intangible metrics, such as “trying to reach product market fit.” To increase your chances of success, you need to drive your team through a series of clear, actionable milestones that demonstrate you are going in the right direction.