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The targeted approach to cloud and data CIOs need for ROI gains

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Our digital transformation has coincided with the strengthening of the B2C online sales activity and, from an architectural point of view, with a strong migration to the cloud,” says Vibram global DTC director Alessandro Pacetti. It’s a change fundamentally based on digital capabilities. But there’s an even more essential area for Pacetti.

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

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It’s also emerged as something of a consolidator in the space: In 2016, SumUp acquired one of its bigger competitors , the Rocket Internet-backed Payleven, which helped expand its footprint to a wider set of markets. PayPal confirms that it is buying payments startup iZettle for $2.2B in an all-cash deal.

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Indonesian insurtech startup Fuse gets $25M Series B extension to expand further in Southeast Asia

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The startup also has B2C and B2B2C (micro insurance and financial institute), which provides digital small-ticket size insurance products, distributing insurance products cost-effectively to end customers by partnerships with e-commerce channels like Tokopedia. .

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Cybersecurity training startup Hack The Box raises $10.6M Series A led by Paladin Capital

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Haris Pylarinos, Hack The Box co-founder and CEO said: “Everything we do is geared around creating a safer internet by empowering corporate teams and individuals to create unbreakable systems.”. ” Hack The Box competes with Offensive Security , Immersive Labs , INE and eLearnSecurity (acquired by INE).

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What to expect from AI in the enterprise in 2025

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Avoiding irrelevance The transformative nature of the current wave of AI products threatens the business models of many enterprises in the same way that the internet undermined and then displaced companies like Blockbuster, Borders, and HMV. We can expect to see similar but perhaps not so dramatic examples appear in 2025.

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Billie, a buy now, pay later specialist for the B2B market, raises $100M on a $640M valuation

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London’s D awn Capital, a specialist in B2B startups, led the round, with internet giant Tencent and Klarna also participating; previous backers Creandum, Speedinvest, Picus and GFC are also in the round. . A logical question might be why B2C giants in the BNPL space are not doing more B2B business directly.

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Socure raises $100M at $1.3B valuation, proving identity verification is hotter than ever

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The startup’s predictive analytics platform applies artificial intelligence and machine-learning techniques with online/offline data intelligence (from email, phone, address, IP, device, velocity and the broader internet) to verify that people are, in fact, who they say they are when applying for various accounts.