Musings on Markets

AUGUST 19, 2024

As companies age, the numbers will become more important, as the stories you tell will be constrained by what you have been able to deliver in growth and margins. As companies age, the numbers will become more important, as the stories you tell will be constrained by what you have been able to deliver in growth and margins.

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Future CFO

APRIL 16, 2024

Challenges ahead As for the hurdles that finance leaders must brace for in regards with the transformation in shared services, Ivan says there are a number of challenges to look out for—and most will revolve around the workforce. Firstly, this entails dealing with a workforce that is more remote than the current arrangement,” Ivan explains.

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Barry Ritholtz

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

I always look at housing as a long term asset; there have been various cycles where people were thinking of it as a stock and it’s just not that liquid so you know you buy it you hold it the average person you know the numbers are kind of ranging the average person stays in a home 7 to 10 years on average.

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Global Finance

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Numbers-wise, the regional impact and cost are in line with such events elsewhere on the planet. The year 2023 cost Latin American economies an estimated $20 billion in destruction from natural calamities: the highest total since Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico in 2017. trillion in the decade ending in 2019: a 47.9%

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

A “Cloud Center of Excellence” will be constructed on AWS as part of the deal, organizing a collaborative build-out of a comprehensive education and certification initiative for over 3,000 Orange Business Services experts. Orange has also joined the AWS Channel Reseller Program, enabling it to resell AWS offerings to clients.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2021

Fraudsters leverage these false identities to apply for loans, open bank accounts to launder money or launch other scams, but the specifics of the schemes differ considerably. Some cybercriminals steal other individuals’ identities, while others construct new ones for synthetic identity fraud. How Authentication Prevents Fraud.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

These laborers come from countries like Bangladesh and India, with many finding employment in construction, domestic services, shipping and manufacturing. million documented foreign workers in the country, including 261,800 in domestic services and 370,100 in construction. Providing quick, digital KYC services can help.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

By leveraging digital technology to ensure automatic regulatory security and compliance, as well as sending and receiving transmission data in a matter of minutes or even seconds, real-time payments solutions meet four of the five criteria for ideal cross-border payments solutions.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 5, 2020

Kroger is incredibly excited to construct three additional industry-leading customer fulfillment centers across the country in relationship with Ocado to bring fresh food to our customers more conveniently than ever before,” said Robert Clark , a Kroger senior vice president, in a statement.

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CFO Talks

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

From an early age, I was fascinated with numbers and business economics. Numbers were not merely symbols on a page but the building blocks of stories waiting to be told. With time the passion for numbers evolved into a desire to tell stories through them and that these stories could be used to add value and create something meaningful.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2020

When Bank of America Rewards Executive John Sellers glanced at his in-house numbers over the last year, the evidence was plain to see. When you can answer those three questions, you then have an ability to start to ask how we most effectively leverage video experience to affect the goal for that audience at that touchpoint.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2020

I think conversations around leveraging different tools have become part of the forefront,” Castelhano said. Morgan’s board constructs and governance framework within a highly regulated industry versus a FinTech company that was built in a more agile way. “I There's so much more potential with open banking,” Castelhano said.

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Future CFO

AUGUST 13, 2023

While demand has recovered strongly with passenger numbers quickly approaching pre-pandemic levels, driven primarily by pent-up leisure travel demand, airline capacity continues to be constrained by labor shortages and supply chain issues. Meanwhile, hotel construction remains down from its pre-pandemic peak, creating supply constraints.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 23, 2020

In an interview with PYMNTS, Metromile CEO Dan Preston noted that any number of industries, including insurance, are moving toward a digital-first mindset. To that end, the stage may be set for a data-driven model for vehicle insurance, where premiums are tied to usage, which reflects actual real-time and real-world risk.

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Barry Ritholtz

OCTOBER 21, 2024

And so there was a number of less liquid markets that made for quite wide spreads. And so there was certainly a number of different movements, but there was certainly downside of these things. And you know, I think ultimately there was a number of opportunities that came out. And so we have a number of business lines.

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The Finance Weekly

OCTOBER 29, 2024

This involves dividing future cash flows by (1 + discount rate) raised to the number of years in the future. Project Budgeting - Planning budgets for specific projects with set timelines and constraints, like construction projects. Decide on the Number of Shares to offer. This analysis helps the company: Set the IPO Price.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2019

Incubated by Everbright Holdings, Terminus Technologies is planning to build China’s biggest urban-level AI platform for urban management, population management and construction, the news outlet said. for its part, generated 6.9ZB last year, and that number is projected to grow to 30.6ZB by 2025.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2019

To that end, any number of analyses are coming in the blockchain arena. The Review noted that one startup, Chainlink , has been working with academic researchers at Cornell to develop what is being billed as a “provably secure” blockchain network, which can be used in constructing legal contracts.

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Future CFO

JUNE 1, 2020

We expect the Chinese government will continue to provide a broad range of measures by leveraging state-owned sectors to support the economy, to an extent that is significantly larger than the direct fiscal numbers reflect on the government's balance sheet," said Lillian Li, a Moody's Vice President and Senior Credit Officer. "We

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VCFO

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Construction companies. Others may indeed be looking to push hard for a defined number of years so that they can then sell the business or get it to a point where others can oversee it without their constant involvement. First Things First – Lead with Labor. Most service firms wrestle with labor as a primary challenge. Electricians.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2019

No matter what happens with the deadline (one can expect bigger operators to generally meet it, while a good number of mom-and-pop operations will not, he said), the new date provides fresh opportunity for convenience stores and gas stations to become better at customer experience and engagement. We can leverage existing hardware,” he said.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Increasingly, according to both the How We Will Pay data and recent news items, voice is a critical player in commerce-adjacent activities that ultimately boost the net number of successful conversions. where higher land and construction costs deterred developers,” the report states.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2020

Across all 12 of our key cities, Nike remains consumer’s number one favorite brand. Our OneNike marketplace strategy leads with Nike Digital in our own stores and embraces a small number of strategic partners who share our vision to provide a consistent premium shopping experience.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2019

As reported, the new offering lets banks’ data scientists leverage the Feedzai platform’s algorithm models, or use external third-party tools that can be imported onto that platform. The FI that leverages such a holistic view, once the relationship is established, also has the advantage of constructing a tech-based history with that customer.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2021

Having the ability to leverage technology and digitally pay suppliers instead of relying on paper checks has been a recent and important upgrade. “It Consumers' preferences have shifted, and the infrastructure to support that shift is actively under construction and being deployed worldwide. What to Watch Next.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2020

Roberts said that’s “all very constructive for the digital evolution.” He said the shift to eCommerce made by necessity in the pandemic’s early days is now likely to become a permanent shift in the sense that consumers will expect to be able to leverage online channels. One is completely objective, driven by numbers and algorithms.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

In fact, given the number of points-based programs the average digital consumer is already managing, adding more is an annoyance rather than a benefit. But while the start point is still under construction, both Hemici and Narasimhan said the end point is clear. Replacing Points-Based Programs With Preferences.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

On the other end of that spectrum are the fully wired-up domiciles running a series integrated systems and leveraging an entire collection of connected sensors and household items working in concert — care of a lot of very complex programming and automation routines. Between those two points there are a variety of connectivity options.

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Future CFO

OCTOBER 4, 2020

We should continue to use our strength in the numbers and discuss with business leaders what we see and share the insights with them. Now that they know we are genuinely interested in helping them succeed the conversations becomes much more constructive and positive. Business performance reviews – not financial. Complication.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Combined with growing advisor (and consumer) interest in comprehensive financial planning services, the number of ways advisors can add value for their clients has expanded greatly. Luckily, advisors have a large number of ways to add value to their clients’ lives (more than 101 in fact!), Psychology Of Financial Planning.

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Jedox Finance

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

We should continue to use our strength in the numbers and discuss with business leaders what we see and share the insights with them. Now that they know we are genuinely interested in helping them succeed the conversations becomes much more constructive and positive. Business performance reviews – not financial. Complication.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

At its most basic level, the key ingredients that are pilfered and then used to construct synthetic identities – where individuals’ personal information is stitched together to fabricate new identities — are tied to data that is given to us at birth: Social Security numbers. Well, it can take years to discover.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2017

Swirl’s line of work is helping retailers leverage beacons (and like location technology) as part of an integrated digital marketing campaign. As it turns out, there is a maximum number of times a retailer can reach out and touch a customer present in store — and that number is pretty low, two to three times maximum.

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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2018

More to the point, do they want to give their phone number to businesses who could use it to text them back uninvited? It’s less like giving one’s phone number to Walmart or Applebee’s , and more like getting a reminder text from the dentist when it’s time for that semi-annual cleaning. Here’s how he said texting could change that.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2018

One company, SeriesX , seeks to leverage the blockchain – and the immutable data tied to it that is the hallmark of multi-party agreements – in a way that helps the recruitment process rather than disrupts it. In a way, it’s data as currency, with truth attached to the data, and valuable in an employment construct.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

And while the last week had no shortage of players pushing ahead with big moves, there were three that managed to put up some pretty staggering early-season numbers. According to reports last week, Amazon will soon be heading to Boston to construct a $40 million state-of-the-art robotics innovation hub. The Apple Card’s Big Launch.

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Barry Ritholtz

APRIL 4, 2024

At the time, we were both constructive – hell, I could say bullish – but for very different reasons. And they don’t allow Heterodox opinions. Barry Ritholtz : I have a vivid recollection following 08-09 of you and I having a conversation. I was looking at, hey, markets cut in half tend to do really well over the next decade, down 57%.

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