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Peering Beyond The Bank To Fill SMBs’ Financial Admin Needs
B2B Payments // February 25, 2021

By now, the surge in FinTech competition and regulatory initiatives designed to spur innovation in the financial services market have made it clear: legacy banking often fails to live up to the rising expectations of small business customers. Michael Nuciforo, co-founder and CEO of Australia-based...

The Virtual Corporate Card Value Proposition Expands
B2B Payments // February 17, 2021

With more financial service providers positioning corporate cards in the market, interest in value-added functionality is on the rise. In addition to business users demanding functionality like automated spend data capture and expense management, the latest solutions to enter the business payments landscape often embrace...

Today In B2B: BNP Paribas Boosts Biz Payment Visibility; Spence Labs Debuts Cannabis B2B Payments...
B2B Payments // February 16, 2021

Today in B2B payments, BNP Paribas launches a solution to enhance corporate transaction visibility, while Spence Labs launches a B2B payments solution for the legal cannabis market. Plus, Arch Insurance strengthens the payment experience of business travel insurance, Thrive plans a new small business banking...

Thrive To Debut New SMB Banking Solution
B2B Payments // February 15, 2021

Thrive is almost ready to launch a new small business banking account for Australian small- to mid-size businesses (SMBs), according to a report from AltFi, which will help make banking and accounting easier. CEO Michael Nuciforo described the service as a “CFO in your pocket.”...

Quick Reads
OpenAI Backer Thrive Capital Plans $3 Billion Fundraise Amid Tech Downturn

January 07, 2024
Venture firm Thrive Capital is reportedly preparing to raise at least $3 billion amid a downturn in tech funding. The planned fundraising, the subject of a Sunday (Jan. 7) report by the Financial Times (FT), would make Thrive — a major investor in OpenAI — one of few large growth funds pitching investors for more money. Sources tell the FT […]

Thrive Market Expands Its ‘Digital Whole Foods’ Onto Android

April 07, 2016
An online-only grocery store has expanded its potential base of health food shoppers. TechCrunch reports that, yesterday (April 6), Thrive Market launched a version of its app — previously only available...

Will Thrive Be The Supermarket Killer?

January 06, 2016
“Whole Foods-type products at Costco-like prices.” That’s how Thrive Cofounder and Co-CEO Nick Green, speaking to Fortune, describes his company. Launching late in 2014, Thrive Market is an online-only retailer...