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Marin Software: A Basement Bargain Ripe For Growth Or Acquisition
( Seeking Alpha) MRIN is a Software as a Service (Saas) provider that enables cross-channel advertising management. For example, many companies might advertise on both Facebook and Google. Without a SaaS solution that Marin provides, they have to track each platform individually through each publisher’s software ecosystem.
BetterCloud announces Series E in-take funding of $60 million
( HR Technologist) BetterCloud, the management and security policy frameworks developer for multiple SaaS services has announced that it has received a fresh funding in-take. The Series E funding is pegged at $60 million and brings the total capital in-flow at $106.9 million, since its founding in 2011.

Insite Software Announces Significant New Customer Growth
( MarTech Series) … rate of new customer acquisition has more than doubled since the launch last summer of InsiteCommerce Cloud, its fully-hosted, SaaS-based eCommerce solution. … The additional funding will provide additional working capital as Insite continues to expand its engineering as well as sales and marketing investments.

Sage investors cautious after sales downgrade
( Investors Chronicle) Shares in Sage (SGE) closed the day 8 per cent down, after the accounting softwaregroup cut its sales guidance for the full-year by one percentage point to 7 per cent. This stemmed from “inconsistent operational execution” during the six months to March.

5 major retail bank marketing trends for 2018
( CUinsight.com (press release)) The financial industry’s spending on marketing technology has been rising in recent years. Currently, marketing technology comprises about 22% of the average bank’s budget, according to the ABA. Marketing technology enables retail banks to track the customer journey and gain insights into their ROI.

Zuora Closes Debut With $2B Valuation
( PYMNTS.com) “Zuora’s core platform is a SaaS solution that includes billing, commerce, finance and revenue recognition, which solves the complexities of subscription billing that … Employers and human resources administrators urge their employees to participate, in order to reduce healthcare costs and boost workplace productivity.

Russia is banning access to Telegram
( Android Central) The order was filed by Roskomnadzor (AKA The Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media) and was approved by Russia’s court on April 13. Speaking to TASS News, Judge Yulia Smolina said –.