Startup Check-In

Startup Check-In
AvidXchange Deepens Strong Relationship With Software Provider SWK
July 30, 2018

While AvidXchange, Inc. has traditionally had a partner referral program in the past, the startup has elevated four of its top strategic partners to reseller status. As a result, these partners now have access to wholesale pricing and can sell AvidXchange to their customers. SWK,...

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nanopay: Proposed Canadian Payments Act Changes May Spur Innovation
July 30, 2018

For many companies, 2018 is a year of regulatory change: In Canada, for example, there are proposed changes to the Canadian Payments Act that could result in the creation of a non-bank associate member role for Payments Canada. The move is significant, as the only...

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DadeSystems: Integrated Receivables Can Enhance Treasury Offerings For Banks
July 30, 2018

Payments are the livelihood of any business, but the payments landscape has evolved from simpler times. Ten, even 15 years ago, businesses were paid predominantly by check, though that has since changed. “Corporations are being faced with a plethora of payments types that they’re having...

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Modo: Interoperability Can Help eCommerce Merchants Work With Wallets
July 30, 2018

It’s not always easy to tell the difference between the meaning of integrations and interoperability: Integrations are systems connected in the same way, while systems that are interoperable work together, but remain different. If Modo’s founder and CEO, Bruce Parker, sent you an email, for example,...

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Tipalti Launches Partnerships To Extend Value And Drive Customer Satisfaction
July 27, 2018

Tipalti’s mission is to automate the entire payables process, and, to extend value to its clients, the company partners with other firms that offer complementary services along the way. Tipalti, for example, can help clients with many steps in the tax compliance process. It can...

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Chef’d Halts Operations After Burning Through Cash
July 18, 2018

Chef’d, a the meal-kit operator, has halted its business operations after using up all its cash and failing to line up more of it. The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter, reported that during the past few months the startup, which was...

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Emailage: Prudent Fraud Prevention Is Key To Canadian FinTech Startups
July 10, 2018

Emailage, the online fraud prevention startup that uses email addresses to assess risk, is expanding its operations in the Canadian market. The company recently brought Julien Phipps onboard as a senior business development director. Phipps said that the expansion is “an opportunity for us to...

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Nanopay: The Financial Future Is Banking With FinTech Firms, Not Against Them
June 29, 2018

Since 1990, CIAB FEBRABAN has been one of the biggest IT conferences in the financial sector, this year attracting more than 23,000 visitors, which included industry experts, CEOs of top banks, entrepreneurs and policymakers. Among those visitors was Laurence Cooke, CEO of the startup nanopay....

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AvidXchange: Crossing The Western Frontier
June 28, 2018

What do Charlotte, NC, and Salt Lake City, Utah, have in common? A lot, if you ask AvidXchange CEO Michael Praeger — which is why the startup saw both locations as a great home base for operations in those respective parts of the country: Charlotte for...