CFO Talks

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Members’ Spotlight: Charles Westermeyer In this edition of CFO Club Africa’s Members Spotlight, we are introducing Charles Westermeyer , a seasoned financial professional and the current Director of Bluline Accounting Tax Assurance (Pty) Ltd , where he has been making a significant impact since 2016.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2021

With no credit scores, limited financial transaction histories, and a huge amount of people who don’t even have a bank account, lending money in Vietnam is no simple task. Our goal is to be the guys that can provide a credit score in a situation where there is no traditional financial data.”.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 4, 2020

The enterprise resource planning ( ERP ) system has been a staple of corporate finance operations for years, acting as a central repository of data and a hub to initiate a range of processes, from accounting to procurement. Efforts to modernize procurement and accounts payable are also opportunities for data integration with the ERP.

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Cash Flow Forecasting Accounts Payable General Ledger Corporate Finance 104

The Finance Weekly

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

From accounting and payroll management to budgeting and forecasting, finance is the reason and numbers behind every bit of data that passes through the organization. Here are the 7 best finance software solutions broken down into different categories: 1) Accounting. Perhaps there is no bigger name in accounting than Intuit.

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Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 7, 2024

detecting fraud or analyzing data) to provide a better client experience! Nonetheless, respondents (particularly those in younger generations) do not see this as an either-or choice, but rather anticipate benefitting from working with human advisors who leverage AI tools for certain tasks (e.g.,

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Concentration Analyzing Data Tax Planning Leverage 75

Centage

AUGUST 24, 2022

When you choose more advanced software, you can ideally spend time analyzing data and making plans based on the results rather than inputting the data, updating it, or correcting errors. Steps you may need to take before a deadline include: Downloading unformatted financial results from your accounting system.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

They’ve identified three areas where organizations need to focus and invest to keep DEI momentum going: connecting a good strategy to the right accountability; collecting and analyzing the right data; and truly empowering DEI leaders. A good strategy is connected to the right accountable parties. .

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Jedox Finance

APRIL 9, 2020

A modern enterprise performance management solution helps decision makers to prepare and analyze data and share insights. Plans and budgets can thus be continuously and automatically adjusted to take account for rapidly changing circumstances.

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Analyzing Data Budgeting Planning Economics 84

Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 28, 2023

And be certain to listen to the end, where Erica shares how, as a self-proclaimed introvert and people pleaser, she has learned to become more comfortable with having difficult conversations with advisors about their strategies and how they are performing, why Erica hasn’t taken the role of CEO in her own firm and has instead given that role (..)

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Marketing Benchmarking Analyzing Data Strategic Planning 98

PYMNTS

APRIL 19, 2019

The retailer’s Sustainability Index Program analyzes data across a product’s lifecycle to assess its impact on the environment. Supply chains account for more than 80 percent of greenhouse gas emissions and more than 90 percent of air, land, water, geological resource, and biodiversity impacts.

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Finance Analyzing Data Retail Investments 70

Fpanda Club

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Get the basics right Advancements in automation, data practices, and innovative systems make it much easier to generate financial and non-financial insights. This is supposed to enable finance professionals to devote more time to interpreting and analyzing data, offering meaningful insights that contribute to better decision-making.

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Musings on Markets

JANUARY 5, 2024

In this, the first of the data posts for this year, I will describe my data, in terms of geographic spread and industrial breakdown, the variables that I estimate and report on, the choices I make when I analyze data, as well as caveats on best uses and biggest misuses of the data. Costs of equity & capital 4.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Most companies today have at least some kind of automation in place within the accounts payable (AP) department. Automation in accounts payable can go a lot further, though, he said. uses in its accounts payable tool, FS2, to automate invoice processing, payments procedures and fraud analysis. Technology for Technology’s Sake.

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Fpanda Club

APRIL 18, 2022

To perform these functions marketing, as a discipline, possesses a wide range of tools and techniques that can be used to analyze data, verify hypotheses and communicate information. Here is an example of a persona built to meet the needs of key account managers as potential internal customers of the FP&A teams.

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The Charity CFO

AUGUST 8, 2022

He’s spent the last 15 years analyzing data from and implementing fundraising psychology within the nonprofit sector. The #1 accounting mistake that nonprofits make is hiring the wrong people to help them. Tim has successfully raised conversion rates by 500% for his clients by adding more writing to their donation pages.

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Collectiv

MARCH 23, 2022

Given the importance of data in our digital age, it’s critical for your organization to maintain a single source of truth. Drive accountability with data owners and stewards. Microsoft Power Platform is a unique suite of business services that democratizes and unifies your data. Be vigilant with shadow analysts.

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Spreadym

APRIL 27, 2023

The benefits of implementation of financial planning and analytics solutions are following: Time-saving: Software for financial planning tasks can save significant amounts of time by eliminating the need for manual data entry and calculations. Increased accuracy: FP&A software can reduce errors that can occur in manual processes.

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Centage

AUGUST 1, 2023

Create Accountability From the beginning, stakeholders should have ownership of their parts of the budget. Encourage everyone to hold themselves accountable for delivering their part. Analyze data in numerous ways to find potential discrepancies or bottlenecks in the budgeting process.

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Budgeting Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Benchmarking Communication 98

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

“By analyzing data on public blockchains, Neutrino will help us prevent theft of funds from peoples’ accounts, investigate ransomware attacks and identify bad actors. It will also help us bring more cryptocurrencies and features to more people, while helping ensure compliance with local laws and regulations.”

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Analyzing Data Compliance Financial Systems Investments 65

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2018

However, though it is certainly a major use case within Open Banking initiatives for FinTech firms to integrate into bank data streams via application programming interface (API), it’s not the only one. Solutions are a mix of in-house or cloud tools, purchased from a vendor and offered through an as-a-Service model.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Organizations that can adopt AI to manage and analyze data will be better positioned to build powerful relationship with customers over time.”. Today, we are announcing new capabilities that extend Dynamics 365 Customer Insights beyond B2C scenarios to address complex B2B journeys,” she added. “Now,

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

The Merchants’ Guide to Navigating Global Payments Regulations is a rich resource on the topic, as merchant data steps into the spotlight. Artisanal APIs Derive From Deep Merchant Data. Merchants are central to this plan, as are banks, for their deep knowledge of consumers.

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Banking Analyzing Data Prioritization Securities 68

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

.” Invoicing is one category that can see significant benefits from the digitization process, and it could serve as a catalyst for further digitization into other areas, especially payments and accounting. The impact and ROI of electronic invoicing can be more immediate, too. for an electronic one.

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Lime Light

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Well-known in the finance and accounting world, is Oracle’s popular and robust ERP offering, NetSuite. With this, teams deal with a multitude of emerging pain points, with little time to analyze data, reforecast, and understand the story behind their numbers. Does that sound familiar?

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PYMNTS

JUNE 9, 2017

Whereas other available technologies simply analyze data and then wait for a human to make a decision about it, self-driving technology analyzes the data, determines the best course of action, executes on it and then continually optimizes as it goes, based on what it learns in real time and over time.”. “It

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Analyzing Data Retail Technology Budgeting 71

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

The MasterScore v2 provides financial institutions with the ability to analyze data to predict borrowers’ risk, while the Credit History Report offers access to credit data to further support the loan decision-making process. “Now, small businesses are stepping in to get a piece of the pie.”

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2016

. “The acquisition of Reval substantially increases our footprint in treasury cloud services and enriches our product portfolio with leading functionality in risk and hedge accounting,” said ION CEO and Founder Andrea Pignataro.

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The Finance Weekly

DECEMBER 15, 2024

Analyze Data: Take a closer look at who your audience is, what they care about, and how they behave. Ownership: Assign responsibility for each goal to team members to foster accountability. Learn from the Past - Analyze data from previous campaigns to uncover valuable insights. What worked well? What fell short?

Planning 52

Planning Marketing Auditing Budgeting 52

PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2018

The report provides a deep dive into the threat landscape by analyzing data from its Global Intelligence Network, which tracks more than 700,000 global adversaries, records events from 126.5 That’s according to the new Symantec Internet Security Threat Report which was released Thursday (March 22).

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2020

Johnstun said developing the profiles at an ATM level is akin to creating a “curated” experience that can take into account different types of transactions in an age where mobile devices are increasingly gaining traction and FIs are actively redesigning their end-user experiences as they upgrade machines to accommodate those new features.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

When a transportation company provides proof-of-delivery in a paper document that is scanned and faxed to an organization, it’s difficult for relevant parties like accounts payable and financing firms to quickly see that information, too.

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The Finance Weekly

AUGUST 30, 2022

It is simply impossible for companies of any size to keep up with the constantly growing amount of data that needs to be sorted and analyzed. Today, the average FP&A analyst , only spends 25% of their time analyzing data , while the other 75% of their valuable time is spent on activities such as collecting and cleaning the data.

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Global Finance

JULY 25, 2024

Physical cash concentration structures automate transfers between accounts into a single account; clients can mitigate FX exposure and get better visibility and control; 2) Notional pooling. Cross-currency sweeps can generate a consolidated global position of cash from two accounts in different currencies.

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Global Finance

JULY 25, 2024

Physical cash concentration structures automate transfers between accounts into a single account; clients can mitigate FX exposure and get better visibility and control; 2) Notional pooling. Cross-currency sweeps can generate a consolidated global position of cash from two accounts in different currencies.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 1, 2017

The company announced Wednesday (May 31) that it is rolling out NICE Actimize ABC, an anti-bribery and anti-corruption solution that analyzes financial data to identify potential instances of bribery for accountants and auditors. “We

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Genpact will provide artificial intelligence , machine learning, robotic process automation, analytics and other technologies, while Tradeshift will connect joint customers to enterprise apps to support digitization and automation of accounts payable, procurement and supplier management operations for streamlined procure-to-pay.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

The new voice interface will enable banking customers to check account balances, move money, listen to messages and manage financial goals using voice commands. FinTech startup and digital banking solutions provider D3 Banking recently unveiled an intelligent voice banking interface using Amazon’s Alexa.

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