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RapidCanvas raises USD $29 million in Series B round
Manufacturing

RapidCanvas raises USD $29 million in Series B round

The funding lifts RapidCanvas's total backing to USD $52.5 million as it expands its AI engineering team and pushes more client projects into production.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month
Shoe Station cuts hiring time with Fountain platform
Human Capital Management

Shoe Station cuts hiring time with Fountain platform

The footwear retailer has cut time to hire from 14 days to six, easing the burden on store managers across 422 locations.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last month
ApprovalMax launches bill pay workflow for QuickBooks
Xero

ApprovalMax launches bill pay workflow for QuickBooks

US finance teams can now approve and pay vendor bills in one system, reducing manual handoffs and tightening audit trails for QuickBooks users.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
Marklo raises USD $5 million for Shopify marketing platform
Artificial Intelligence

Marklo raises USD $5 million for Shopify marketing platform

The new funding will help Marklo expand its beta and product team as Shopify brands seek faster campaign planning with fewer staff.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
Transport & logistics firms boost AI spend despite gaps
Supply Chain

Transport & logistics firms boost AI spend despite gaps

Most transport and logistics operators plan bigger AI budgets next year, as 90% say returns have met or exceeded expectations despite readiness gaps.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
Ripple launches 24/7 treasury tools for businesses
Financial Systems

Ripple launches 24/7 treasury tools for businesses

Corporate finance teams could cut manual treasury work and earn returns on idle cash overnight, weekends and holidays with Ripple's new tools.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
Teens drive culture more than young adults, study says
Amazon

Teens drive culture more than young adults, study says

Teen-led content reaches young adults four times as often, upending marketers' assumptions about where online trends begin.

By Regine Laguilles • 4 min read • Last week
Mercury launches payroll service for business customers
Fintech

Mercury launches payroll service for business customers

Existing customers can set up the service in under 15 minutes, as Mercury folds wage payments, tax filing and benefits into one platform.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
PostCrewly launches free sample social content for SMEs
Social Media

PostCrewly launches free sample social content for SMEs

Small business owners can now trial branded social posts before paying, as the service targets time-poor SMEs with ready-made content.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week
Only 5% of organisations say data is AI-ready
Digital Transformation

Only 5% of organisations say data is AI-ready

That shortfall is already hitting projects, with 37% of firms pausing, scaling back or abandoning AI initiatives because of poor data quality or availability.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last week
Armada launches hospitality platform with competition
Recruitment

Armada launches hospitality platform with competition

The new service aims to ease restaurant hiring by giving workers and operators a fuller picture before they commit, starting in Atlanta.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Visa launches tools for supplier analytics, fraud & AI
Artificial Intelligence

Visa launches tools for supplier analytics, fraud & AI

Better fraud controls and AI-led invoice payments are now available to business customers as Visa expands its commercial payments tools.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
Walmart Business expands TreviPay invoice payments
Risk & Compliance

Walmart Business expands TreviPay invoice payments

Eligible buyers can now use net 30-day terms and approved spending controls in stores and online, after a wider rollout from the pilot.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
Identity Digital bids for 216 new internet suffixes
Crypto

Identity Digital bids for 216 new internet suffixes

The filing could open fresh branding options for businesses and creators if ICANN approves the first major expansion of internet suffixes since 2012.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • Last month
Xero teams with Bookkeeper360 on embedded payments
Fintech

Xero teams with Bookkeeper360 on embedded payments

Small businesses using Bookkeeper360 can now access Xero and Melio payment tools inside one branded workflow, without separate systems.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month
ZyG launches score to spot breakout eCommerce brands
Artificial Intelligence

ZyG launches score to spot breakout eCommerce brands

Only 0.2% of eCommerce businesses reach USD $100 million in annual sales, prompting ZyG to fund tests for 500 promising brands.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
Ramp raises USD $1.85 billion in new funding round
Fintech

Ramp raises USD $1.85 billion in new funding round

The new cash injection lifts Ramp's valuation to USD $60 billion as it broadens its finance tools and AI offerings for businesses.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Last month
Flex expands app to cover mortgages & household bills
Fintech

Flex expands app to cover mortgages & household bills

The update targets cash-flow pressure by letting users manage housing, transport and utility bills in one app, including mortgage payments.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
Grafana adds knowledge graph to link telemetry & users
DevOps

Grafana adds knowledge graph to link telemetry & users

The update is designed to help engineers trace faults from infrastructure issues to affected services and customers, cutting time to resolution.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month