PYMNTS
MAY 24, 2016
Barclays recently announced the companies picked for its Tel Aviv accelerator program, according to reports, and while officials at the banks touted a focus on payments security, the bank has also targeted corporate payments in its startup batch. Of the 2,000 startups that applied to join the Barclays Accelerator program , just 40 were accepted, the bank’s head of open innovation, Arian Lewis, recently told Finance Magnates.
Boston Startup CFO
MAY 9, 2016
A recent story in The New York Times story sent shivers throughout the alleyways of downtown Manhattan with its bold headline, “The Robots Are Coming for Wall Street.” Conjuring images of Arnold Schwarzenegger, armed with scientific calculator and a mandate to snuff out armies of analysts, the story painted a picture of a not-so-distant future in which half of Wall Street loses their jobs to automation software.
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PYMNTS
MAY 24, 2016
It’s no secret that, as fraudsters continue to evolve and increase the sophistication of their tactics, the fraud prevention landscape must do the same in order to stay one step ahead. In an effort to show some recognition to the “good guys” out there and the innovative efforts being made to disrupt their respective marketplaces, Gartner has identified the recipients of this year’s “Cool Vendor” recognitions.
PYMNTS
MAY 2, 2016
Though it’s an officially discouraged practice among drivers, Uber has been burning rubber with ambitious partnerships and service expansions over the past few months. What happens when Uber runs out of road to innovate on, though? It goes aquatic. Uber confirmed to CNN on Friday (April 29) that it would embark on a new venture in Dubai over the weekend where a chartered yacht will ferry a lucky dozen riders through the Middle Eastern city’s waterways.
Speaker: Claire Grosjean
Finance teams are drowning in data—but is it actually helping them spend smarter? Without the right approach, excess spending, inefficiencies, and missed opportunities continue to drain profitability. While analytics offers powerful insights, financial intelligence requires more than just numbers—it takes the right blend of automation, strategy, and human expertise.
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PYMNTS
MAY 26, 2016
When looking for evidence as to why in-store mobile payments haven’t taken off (a hot topic in Karen Webster’s column this week), there are a number of factors to consider but only one real guiding principle: certainty. Consumers need to know that they can use that method of payment where they like to shop and that it will work the same way each and every time.
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PYMNTS
MAY 12, 2016
Online merchants know very well that fraud costs them in many ways – in chargebacks, in false positives, in the friction that’s introduced at checkout that can cost a sale. But there’s nothing like putting the cost of fraud into the parlance that merchants know really well: units sold. Something that Kount says its data shows that merchants must make eight additional sales to make up for the cost of one fraudulent order.
PYMNTS
MAY 31, 2016
Misery loves company, or so the saying goes. And while one could perhaps quibble with the exact phrasing there — misery probably, more accurately, likes company but would, on the whole, only love not being miserable anymore — the recent run of numbers in retail certainly brings the old adage to mind. While not quite every retailer took a beating — Amazon had a great quarter, Walmart logged solid results, TJX continued its winning streak and Urban Outfitters and H&M managed to find ways to ke
PYMNTS
MAY 5, 2016
Online fraud problem? What fraud problem? Judging from the latest Benchmark Report from CyberSource, online merchants are not only doing a great job of managing fraud, they are doing it across all online channels — and across all types of businesses. Doug Schwegman, Director of Market Intelligence at CyberSource, told MPD CEO Karen Webster that “what’s interesting is that trends are positive,” though Schwegman acknowledged that the study of 307 businesses was done last fall bef
PYMNTS
MAY 18, 2016
Like many developing areas, Latin America holds promise for payments companies and the burgeoning movement to digital transactions in lieu of coins and paper bills. In an interview with PYMNTS, Alexander Sjogren, YellowPepper’s CTO, stated that his firm has evolved beyond its initial underpinnings in the mobile banking services segment focusing on underbanked and underserved populations.
Speaker: David Worrell, CFO, Author & Speaker
Your financial statements hold powerful insights—but are you truly paying attention? Many finance professionals focus on the income statement while overlooking key signals hidden in the balance sheet and cash flow statement. Understanding these numbers can unlock smarter decision-making, uncover risks, and drive long-term success. Join David Worrell, accomplished CFO, finance expert, and author, for an engaging, nontraditional take on reading financial statements.
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PYMNTS
MAY 4, 2016
[link]. In the age of sophisticated cyberfraud, and more specifically fraudulent payments, it’s not enough for cardholders around the globe to wait till their statements arrive in the mail (paper or electronic) and ferret out suspicious activity. By then the damage has been done, the trail has run cold. To that end, TSYS, the global payments solutions provider, said earlier this month that it has begun offering its cardholder alerts solution to its clients based in Europe, with an eye on pushing
PYMNTS
MAY 2, 2016
After a few years of speculation — and a couple of fairly notable wrong guesses — the real creator of bitcoin has been identified — mostly because he identified himself. Australian entrepreneur Craig Wright has stepped forward and admitted to being the real “Satoshi Nakamoto.” Apart from the claim, Wright has also submitted proof in the form of coins known to be owned by bitcoin’s creator.
PYMNTS
MAY 23, 2016
Starbucks and Dunkin’ have cracked it. Walmart Pay seems to have all of the ingredients to do it, too. Facebook and Messenger could but haven’t yet. Android Pay has acknowledged that it’s critical to its success and its latest announcements suggest they are working on it. Visa and MasterCard could totally nail it. We don’t know enough about Chase Pay’s plans to be able to say one way or the other.
PYMNTS
MAY 3, 2016
Over the weekend, CBS brought FinTech to prime time during a segment of its “60 Minutes” broadcast on Sunday (May 1). The program offered an exciting and broad overview of how startups in the space are using technology to innovate the delivery of payments and financial services. Lesley Stahl, who hosted the segment, used Stripe as an example of how FinTech is transforming payments and, in particular, how they simplify the process new merchants face when attempting to accept payments online.
Speaker: Dave Sackett
Traditional budgeting and forecasting methods can no longer keep pace with today’s rapidly evolving business environment. Static budgets, rigid annual forecasts, and outdated financial models limit an organization’s ability to adapt to market shifts and economic uncertainty. To stay ahead, finance leaders must leverage a future-forward approach—one that leverages real-time data, predictive analytics, and continuous planning to drive smarter financial decisions.
PYMNTS
MAY 31, 2016
Paper checks. Foreign exchange rates. Settlement times. All points of pain and friction in cross-border payments and all factors that can stymie cash flow for firms and even the smallest sole proprietors or freelancers that operate in a global, always-on economy. Earlier this month, GoldMoney , a FinTech that operates a financial services and payments platform that uses gold to settle transactions globally in any currency, launched its Gold Payroll and Gold Payout applications.
PYMNTS
MAY 26, 2016
The latest stats released by MasterCard give more optimism about the U.S. EMV adoption rate by merchants and issuers. And for today’s Daily Data Dive 5-in-1, PYMNTS has broken those stats down: 1.2 Million | The number of chip-active merchant locations as of April 30, 2016. 121 | The percentage increase in EMV-enabled merchant locations since the Oct. 1 deadline. 67 | The percentage of U.S.
PYMNTS
MAY 25, 2016
If you think of the rise of corporate America over the last century, the function of the accounts payable department probably doesn’t come to mind as one of the main players. But something has happened over the last few years, according to Coupa VP of Strategy and Product Marketing Donna Wilczek: Technology has enabled AP professionals to become strategic and massively important to the success of any corporation, large or small.
PYMNTS
MAY 27, 2016
The digital banking industry is heating up — and fast. That’s why, in the May edition of the PYMNTS Digital Banking Tracker™ , we’ve profiled 58 players from the FinTech and consumer banking space, including 10 additions to the Tracker: CashControl, CSI, Finex Banking Solutions, HelloWallet, Innofis, Kony, Money Lover, SilverWiz, The One Place Capital Limited and Q2 Software, Inc.
Speaker: Erroll Amacker
As businesses increasingly adopt automation, finance leaders must navigate the delicate balance between technology and human expertise. This webinar explores the critical role of human oversight in accounts payable (AP) automation and how a people-centric approach can drive better financial performance. Join us for an insightful discussion on how integrating human expertise into automated workflows enhances decision-making, reduces fraud risks, strengthens vendor relationships, and accelerates R
PYMNTS
MAY 4, 2016
On the consumer end of an eCommerce transaction, these days, clicking the buy button is usually the end of the road. Usually, the transaction goes through, the widget goes into the mail and everyone goes to bed happy. Sometimes, the card gets declined, the consumer gets frustrated, moves on and the merchant misses the sale. Now, if there was legitimately something amiss with the card — it happened to be stolen, for example — then that rejection is a good thing, because, by rejecting the transact
PYMNTS
MAY 23, 2016
Banks may not always be up for overhauling their operations with a largely untested, disruptive technology, but new reports suggest the threat of fraud in one area of corporate finance is encouraging financial institutions to adopt distributed ledger technology in growing volumes. Reports by Bloomberg on Sunday (May 22) said banks are examining ways to protect themselves against fraud in the trade finance sector, worth $4 trillion in today’s market.
PYMNTS
MAY 21, 2016
Remember when you first asked Siri some silly question only to receive a response that indicated she was onto your shtick and potentially not as thoroughly amused by it as you were? That, as it turns out, was the good old days of voice technology assistance. Today the incorporation of voice technology into daily activities runs the gamut, from taking music requests on-demand to ordering from Amazon to typing your texts for you.
PYMNTS
MAY 20, 2016
“Siri, help me find the nearest Starbucks.”. “Hey Cortana, play some yacht rock.”. “Alexa, pay cable bill.”. This month’s Digital Banking Tracker™ cover story features an interview with Ed Metzger, Santander UK’s Head of Innovation about their early feedback from incorporating a voice assistant into their student-focused SmartBank app – and what’s next for voice technology in banking.
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PYMNTS
MAY 19, 2016
Let’s check in with who’s on the AI (artificial intelligence) train. Apple kicked things off this year, announcing back in January that it had purchased Emotient, an AI tech startup in the facial recognition business. Did Apple say why it bought that company? Of course, it did not ; mind your own business. Jump ahead to spring, and the next big company in the retail space (specifically, the biggest company in eCommerce) to make an AI-related move this year was Amazon.
PYMNTS
MAY 24, 2016
We don’t have to look far to see the ways in which cartoons and comics of the past – with their futuristic tools and services – are influencing the advancing technologies we see hitting the market today. Though we may not have reached the threshold of flying cars and warp drives just yet, robotics are quickly starting to change the ways in which humans approach many different aspects of our everyday lives.
PYMNTS
MAY 18, 2016
Although the traditional retail industry in the U.S. continues to struggle mightily , surely there are verticals within it that are largely immune to such troubles by sheer virtue of the fact that they trade in essential items … right? Sort of, but also — not exactly. If we break down “essential items” into three categories — food, clothing and shelter — we’re looking at a trio of verticals wherein each one has still had to weather the storm of the current retail climate in its own way.
PYMNTS
MAY 13, 2016
President Barack Obama and his administration get a lot of demands, to say the least. Stop ISIS, bring peace to the Middle East, clean up the economy, create more jobs, fix the education system, lower taxes, etc., etc. Of course, that’s just what comes with the territory. One thing that’s probably not higher on that rapidly growing list?
Speaker: Anna Tiomina, MBA
AI is reshaping industries, yet finance remains one of the slowest adopters. Concerns over compliance, legacy systems, and data silos have made finance teams hesitant to embrace AI-driven transformation. But delaying adoption isn’t just about efficiency—it’s about staying competitive in a rapidly evolving landscape. How can finance leaders overcome these challenges and start leveraging AI effectively?
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