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With fresh capital, Symend aims to build a better debt collection system

TechCrunch

According to a September 2021 survey from Bankrate.com, 42% of U.S. A 2016 whitepaper from the Association of Credit and Collection Professionals International found that debt rose from $150 billion to over $600 billion in the previous five years. trillion, $2.36 trillion higher than at the end of 2019. had a delinquent debt problem.

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A tale of two surveys: Fintech VCs change tune on investment landscape

TechCrunch

In mid-February, we published a survey of 10 fintech investors with questions on topics such as what areas they are excited about and their outlook for the future. Here we are, not even six months later, and the vibe from the responses of our latest survey — this time of eight fintech investors — is a very different one.

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8 investors weigh in on the state of insurtech in Q3 2022

TechCrunch

We’re widening our lens, looking for more — and more diverse — investors to include in TechCrunch surveys where we poll top professionals about challenges in their industry. If you’re an investor who’d like to participate in future surveys, fill out this form. We have certainly moved beyond Insurtech 1.0,

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12 famous ERP disasters, dustups and disappointments

CIO

Panorama Consulting Solutions, which regularly surveys businesses on the outcomes of their ERP projects, shows in its 2022 report that 81% of projects met ROI expectations a year or more after go-live. million year-on-year drop in gross profit for the quarter following the go-live was primarily due to the ERP problem.

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Approaching Rails Legacy Systems Chapter 2: Become a Git Historian

MagmaLabs

In the previous chapter , we reviewed our project’s anatomy. In this chapter, we are using Git and other tools related to it to find out more about our Rails Legacy System. In Software Development, a legacy system is outdated computing software that is still in use. Are the System Use Cases documented? Click To Tweet.

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Zylo, a SaaS management platform, raises $31.5M

TechCrunch

According to a recent survey from Workato, 57% of IT teams have received directives from the C-Suite to reduce their overall SaaS spend. It creates a system of record for SaaS in an organization, showing how a company’s portfolio, licenses and pricing stack up against industry benchmarks. Image Credits: Zylo.

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Cloud PC preps Grant Thornton for hybrid future

CIO

Grant Thornton’s partnership with Microsoft began when the firm scuttled its Mitel VoIP phone systems in favor of Skype for Business in 2016, just as Swift took over as CIO. While Swift intends to keep a document management system on-premises, Grant Thornton will continue to expand its cloud footprint. Navigating the pandemic.

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