Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 1, 2022

As a starting point, it’s important to recognize that while conversations in the financial services industry over the last decade have entertained the idea that technology (e.g., robo-advisors) might someday replace human advisors, there are still many elements of financial planning that benefit from engagement with a human advisor.

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PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2020

The firm offers “Internet value-added services” per the announcement, encompassing online advertising, digital entertainment and FinTech as well as cloud services to users. Its communication platforms encompass WeChat, QQ and Weixin. Tencent, for its part, is a Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed firm.

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Jedox Finance

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Since business partnering is largely about influencing decisions through building strong relationships and being a standout communicator, it is often thought of as something for extroverts only. Communication: It helps to be lively and engaging in a group dynamic. Structure beats an entertaining presenter any day! Conclusion.

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CFO Talks

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

For instance, collaborating with international clients has taught me the importance of adapting my communication style and accounting methods to align with their expectations and values. Leadership and communication skills are also essential, as you’ll need to clearly convey financial insights to both financial and non-financial stakeholders.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Cedars-Sinai, a hospital in Los Angeles, California, has begun a pilot program that placed an Amazon Echo in 100 patient rooms for hands-free nurse interaction and entertainment control, the hospital said in a statement. The platform, called Aiva, is the first patient-centered voice assistant of its kind, according to Cedars-Sinai.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Elsewhere, he said, TripActions has provided what he termed a “unified dashboard” of firms’ expenses on everything from software to entertainment — with real-time visibility. “If Those paper communications, Sharma said, span invoices, proof of delivery documents and approval forms.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Over-the-top streaming services like Netflix and Hulu as well as eLearning software and communication subscription services like Zoom or Skype — all of which can help or entertain consumers who are stuck at home — have also seen rising subscriptions rates.

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CFO News

JANUARY 28, 2024

This decision was communicated to Sony. I intend to convey this perspective to the Zee board as well, says Subhash Chandra, chairman emeritus of Zee Entertainment Enterprises. Punit Goenka and the family collectively decided he should step aside, and the merger should proceed because it was beneficial for Zee.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2021

Google Cloud and Finland’s Nokia are teaming up to develop cloud-native 5G solutions for communications service providers and enterprise customers, the companies announced in a Thursday (Jan. 14) press release. The solutions will run on Google’s Anthos platform.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Alexa is making it easier than ever to navigate, stay connected, and be entertained on the go, while helping you focus on the road ahead,” the post reads. Four screens will share information with drivers, the post states: “the Auto Mode home screen, Navigation, Communicate, and Play.”. With the new ‘Auto Mode’ and ‘Start my Commute’.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2020

Its smart service allows technicians to plug in and communicate with connected appliances for faster and more accurate diagnostics. How consumers shop, bank, work, work out, worship, eat, entertain themselves and their families, stay connected socially and even tap into healthcare services is now almost entirely online,” she observed then.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 14, 2017

In addition, enhanced solutions — including new security features, wireless communication technology, the need for paperless receipts and prevention of fraudulent transactions — will continue to make the terminals a popular choice for merchants and their customer base.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

“In creating Echo Frames, we had a vision at Amazon to invent a product that would empower customers to stay connected with the world and provide access to communication, information, and entertainment no matter where they are,” said Amazon Echo Frames Director Jean Wang. . “We

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Paytm parent company One97 Communications has made a strategic investment in the travel software provider Infinity Transoft Solutions, Times of India reported Tuesday (Dec. It also offers real-time vehicle tracking, a travel booking platform and in-bus entertainment through its proprietary MagicBox hardware and software solution.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Disney – The entertainment titan dropped 2.8% The company said demand rose for clothing as consumers returned to work and had increasing social obligations. related investing news. Here are Tuesday’s biggest analyst calls: Apple, Amazon, Costco, Alphabet, Nvidia, Coinbase & more.

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Barry Ritholtz

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The New York Times : “The Beatles’ vocal quality can be described as hoarsely incoherent, with the minimal enunciation necessary to communicate the schematic texts.” And this was The Washington Post revealing their inside-the-beltway angle: “They are, apparently, part of some kind of malicious, bi-lateral entertainment trade agreement.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

global ransomware attack and the 2014 attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment. The conspiracy targeted computers belonging to entertainment companies, financial institutions [FIs], defense contractors and others for the purpose of causing damage, extracting information and stealing money,” alleged the filing.

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PYMNTS

MAY 15, 2020

GIPHY makes everyday conversations more entertaining, and so we plan to further integrate their GIF library into Instagram and our other apps so that people can find just the right way to express themselves,” Instagram VP of Product Vishal Shah said in the announcement. “We

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Partnership, transparency, and communication with your CEO, CFO, and likely even the board as well, are a potential antidote to cutting critical spend in this challenging moment. Above all, be clear about how the marketing function drives to broader financial outcomes desired by leadership – and speak their language, where possible.

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PYMNTS

MAY 14, 2020

“Businesses need to think differently about client communication and their engagement strategies – what does the end-to-end experience look like for customers?” Again, customer engagement here is essential, as Miller emphasized the importance of clearly communicating return and exchange policies.

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Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The key point is that, when entertaining and planning for a new idea or opportunity (e.g.,

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2020

This news comes not only amid ongoing and anticipated changes in the world of streaming, but also as consumers’ homes become a bigger center of commerce, entertainment and payments. Entertainment has also been taking on new forms as social media and tech evolve. Other Changes. Google’s Move.

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PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2017

Its customers include Compass, AMI Entertainment and, most recently, JuiceBot’s fresh, raw juice vending kiosks, saving employees from handling raw ingredients after touching cash. USAT has been on the cashless transaction frontier for 15 years. It has 73 patents in force in the U.S. customizable loyalty program.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 3, 2018

But as of now, Amazon’s Alexa smart assistant is integrating with MediSprout, a health communications startup, to launch a platform for scheduling appointments. Aiva specializes in making hands-free communication between patients and caregivers more seamless in two ways. economy more than $150 billion per year.

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The Finance Weekly

JANUARY 22, 2024

Joe Berchtold, the President and CFO of Live Nation Entertainment, earned an impressive $52.4 His significant role at Live Nation has been crucial in shaping the company's strategy and financial planning, thanks to his extensive experience in the entertainment industry and financial management. Resolve accounting and finance problems.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2017

In addition to the funding, WayRay will partner with the joint venture between Alibaba Group and SAIC — Banma Technologies — to create an AR navigation and entertainment system for an upcoming car that Banma plans to launch in 2018.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2020

They can then select an area and move their phones around to explore the benefits, characterized by entertaining visual displays. They will see three portals, each labeled with one of the Mastercard benefits: Experiences, Everyday Value and Peace of Mind. As the user explores, they can click around to learn more about certain benefits.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

The deal values Paytm’s parent company, One97 Communications , at $16 billion. has agreed to sell ticketing business StubHub to Viagogo Entertainment Inc. 25) that it will sell its StubHub ticketing operations to online ticket reseller Viagogo Entertainment Inc. Other investors include T. Rowe Price and Discovery Capital.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2019

But now, with that data stored in [a consumer’s mobile] wallet … when they tap to pay, [near-field communication (NFC)] can push back a message to the consumers asking them if they’d like to enroll in [a] rewards program with the touch of a fingerprint — and there’s no paperwork needed.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

The past few weeks have seen a new enterprise addition to AWS, the announcement of a new communications feature and some telling stats on the growth of the retail giant’s payments endeavor. Entertainment and ticketing company Live Nation selected AWS as its public cloud infrastructure provider.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Our first glimpse of the not-so-distant future of handheld tech was ‘the communicator’ on TV’s "Star Trek" in the late 1960s, providing science fiction’s vision of the smartphone. Earthbound versions of actual devices were ubiquitous within 30 short years of their Syfy debut.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 25, 2019

Vietnam currently has 65 million social network accounts, a 30 percent increase from last year, according to data from Communications and Information Minister Nguyen Manh Hung, the report stated. The social media company has teamed up with Sony Music Entertainment to feature music content. Gapo has received 500 billion dong ($21.7

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PYMNTS

MAY 19, 2017

To learn more about how these technologies will likely impact shopping, entertainment, gaming, content creation and consumer interaction with businesses, PYMNTS’ Karen Webster sat down with Vantiv’s Head of Developer Integrations, Matt Ozvat, and Director of Mobile Product Management, Tony Rose. Facebook wants engagement,” he said.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

We are relatively lean, so we are a close-knit team that communicates well. “We have strived to stay ahead of the curve on consumer trends, particularly relating to tenanting,” Coradino said. “We The ability to help our tenants get to the other side of the mandated closures became front and center of our marketing efforts.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 15, 2019

Jen Howard, Facebook’s group director of entertainment and technology, told Variety that the company is also considering bringing the reminder feature to series on TV or streaming services. An Accenture study in January said about 58 percent of people discover movies online, with 39 percent of those people using mobile devices.

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PYMNTS

MAY 11, 2020

Parents, he noted, have become an particularly avid shopper base at the moment, as they are desperately searching for ways to keep their children entertained and physically active now that school has been shut down for the year almost everywhere and store shelves are running short on things that no one was ever predicting shortages of.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

The way we use our smartphones has changed as communication and self-expression has evolved,” said DJ Koh, president and head of IT & mobile communications division, Samsung Electronics. There are also powerful stereo speakers and a refined edge-to-edge Infinity Display for an enhanced entertainment experience.

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