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based eCommerce firm, is hoping its new bePayd service will help invoices get paid faster, particularly in the trying times of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a press release. The new service will allow invoice payments to go through almost immediately. Proactis , a U.K.-based
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were preoccupied with, well, other things, which probably accounts for the absence of U.S. But never fear: Europe and Asia pulled through with several rounds landing at alternative lending, eInvoicing and B2B eCommerce players. Arex, an invoice financing platform, swooped in first this week with $3.27 Accounts Receivable.
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