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How Payroll Partakes In The Back-Office API Ecosystem
B2B Payments // March 18, 2019

An application programming interface (API) ecosystem isn’t only for the banking sector. Increasingly, the corporate back office has embraced API connectivity to achieve seamless data integration across various financial platforms. In the payroll function, APIs have elevated executives’ focus on the role payroll data plays...

Namely Hires New CEO, Raises $60M In Funding
Investments // August 06, 2018

Human resources (HR) and benefits software platform Namely has found a new CEO — and $60 million in venture capital (VC). According to New York Business Journal, Elisa Steele is the New York-based company’s new CEO, replacing Matt Straz. Steele was previously president and CEO...

ADP Strikes Acquisition Deal As SMB Hiring Remains ‘Erratic’
B2B Payments // August 02, 2018

Moody’s Analytics and payroll provider ADP released their latest small business hiring data on Wednesday (August 1), with analysts describing the current trend as “erratic.” Reports in CNBC said small businesses (businesses with fewer than 50 employees) added 52,000 jobs last month — up from...

Investors Have Eyes For B2B FinTech With Gusto, Judo Investment Rounds
Fintech Investments // August 01, 2018

Two small business FinTech startups announced Tuesday (July 31) that they have secured big venture capital funding rounds this week. U.S. payroll startup Gusto announced $140 million in Series C funding provided by late-stage investors. Portfolios managed by MSC Capital, Dragoneer Investment Group, Y Combinator...

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Investors Have Eyes For B2B FinTech With Gusto, Judo Investment Rounds

August 01, 2018
Two small business FinTech startups announced Tuesday (July 31) that they have secured big venture capital funding rounds this week. U.S. payroll startup Gusto announced $140 million in Series C funding provided by late-stage investors. Portfolios managed by MSC Capital, Dragoneer Investment Group, Y Combinator Continuity Fund and T. Rowe Price Associates led the investment, […]