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BUSINESS STRATEGY

Centime | July 23, 2021

Centime, a Boston-based fintech company, announces a collaboration with First National Bank of Omaha (FNBO) to help small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) gain visibility and control over their cash flows, enabling them to thrive and grow. As part of the collaboration, FNBO will incorporate Centime's new AI-driven Cash Flow Control solution into its business online banking services. Centime developed a cash flow control solution to help SMB businesses thrive over 18 months in c...

TECHNOLOGY

Cross River | November 02, 2021

Cross River Bank, a technology-driven financial services organization that provides core infrastructure and embedded financial solutions, today announced the acquisition of Betterfin, a transformative financial platform that enables small business owners to access a wide range of financial products and solutions, capital markets data, and manage their own lending and cash flow processes. Following the closing, Betterfin is wholly owned by Cross River’s parent company, CRB Group, Inc. Finan...

BUSINESS STRATEGY

KKR | September 02, 2021

KiotViet, a leading merchant platform for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Vietnam, and KKR, a global investment firm, today announced the signing of definitive agreements under which KKR will participate as the lead investor in the US$45 million Series B funding round of KiotViet (“the Company”), with participation from its existing investor, Jungle Ventures. KiotViet aims to drive the digital transformation of MSMEs, a key segment that accounts for app...

FINANCE

Autobooks | October 22, 2021

Autobooks, the emerging leader in embedded invoicing and payment acceptance for financial institutions, today announced that the Central Trust Bank, a $20 billion Missouri state-chartered trust company headquartered in Jefferson City, has elected to embed the Detroit-based fintech's small business services suite into their digital banking platform. This partnership will enable The Central Trust Bank's small business customers to send digital invoices, accept payments onlin...