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SumUp raises $895M in debt to double down on its B2C payments business

TechCrunch

SumUp , a London-based startup that helps businesses power revenues through card payments — by way of physical readers, online payments, invoices and other services — is itself powering up in a big way.

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Talent Hack raises $4.7M for its B2C fitness platform, Spaces

TechCrunch

Rather than creating its own front-end, curated platform, however, the New York-based startup’s Spaces is designed to offer a B2C platform for fitness instructors and studios. Talent Hack is one of a large (and growing) number of companies looking to make fitness more accessible in a world where the gym just isn’t an option for many.

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When should your B2C startup enter a new market?

TechCrunch

Contributor. Share on Twitter. Jim Mann is director of acquisitions at Thrasio , a consumer goods company reimagining omnichannel commerce and consumer products. The toughest questions most entrepreneurs face will involve international expansion. Whether to, when to, where to and how to expand all involve a wealth of complex considerations.

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Taking a page from the B2C book to improve B2B product user experience

CIO

When you think of B2B products, chances are you don’t picture the seamless, intuitive user experience that comes alongside the best of B2C products. While B2B user experience focuses on providing in-depth content and adaptability, the B2C user experience delivers ease of use and, in the best cases, customer delight.

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

TechCrunch

They were already growing more quickly than most B2C marketplaces that predated them, and when COVID shutdowns hit, many companies scrambled to shift all purchasing online. With all of these considerations, it’s no wonder B2B e-commerce has been slower to digitize than B2C.

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Selling insurance is hard, but that’s not bad news for insurtechs

TechCrunch

Anna Insurtech faceoff: B2B vs. B2C When I reached out to investors recently for our latest insurtech survey , I was curious to know how the economy was affecting insurance purchase decisions and whether this made B2B companies more appealing to VCs than their B2C peers. But is it actually the case?

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What is Azure AD B2C?

Perficient

Azure Active Directory Business-to-Consumer (commonly called Azure B2C) is an important business solution for systems that need to authenticate end users to a web/mobile application using a white-labeled experience. Azure AD B2C provides an easy identity system as a service with pay-as-you-go pricing options. Who uses Azure AD B2C?

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