PYMNTS
JANUARY 11, 2021
Mexicans and Mexican-Americans working in the U.S. sent a record sum of money to the southern country despite the staggering blows the U.S. economy took due to the pandemic, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing data from Mexico's central bank. During the first 11 months of the year, people in the United States sent $36.9 billion to Mexico, WSJ reported, citing data released by the Banco de Mexico.
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JANUARY 14, 2021
Cash is king in restaurants. In the midst of this crisis situation with COVID-19 , knowing your restaurant’s current cash position is one of the most important insights an operator can have. We have created a simple, yet effective, Weekly Cash Flow Worksheet that you can easily download and modify (fill out the form below to access). Using this spreadsheet tool will help you understand and manage the cash flow dynamics of your business.
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Adam Kae
JANUARY 14, 2021
Adam Kae & Associates Presents: 3 Remedies for Ailing Medical Practices. January 28, 2021 | 2PM EST. We are excited to announce ANOTHER excited Adam Kae event! Here are the hot topics: Part 1: Getting the Right Employees in the Right Seats. Part 2: Taxation Structure of Your Practice. Part 3: Monitoring Billing and Coding. Secure your slot HERE.
Future CFO
JANUARY 13, 2021
In any crisis, survival for some organisations has hinged on how well they optimise their use of capital. Often, in periods of distress companies will hunker down on expenses, and investments, in the name of riding the uncertainties. What is unique about the COVID-19 crisis is that digital transformation initiatives received a renewed sense of urgency putting even greater pressure on the CFO to understand what investments can deliver the most return to the company’s tactical and strategic goals.
Speaker: Frank Taliano
Document-heavy workflows slow down productivity, bury institutional knowledge, and drain resources. But with the right AI implementation, these inefficiencies become opportunities for transformation. So how do you identify where to start and how to succeed? Learn how to develop a clear, practical roadmap for leveraging AI to streamline processes, automate knowledge work, and unlock real operational gains.
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PYMNTS
JANUARY 14, 2021
Nike is suing 589 websites, the owners of 676 social media accounts and more than 100 unidentified companies and individuals for allegedly selling counterfeit versions of its Nike and Converse shoes online. Nike wrote in a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Manhattan that its trademarks “are among the most widely recognized trademarks in the United States and around the world, as well as among the most popular with consumers.
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JANUARY 11, 2021
Year-end is one of the busiest times for your accounting team. For 2021, the IRS has changed the process for filing 1099’s by adding new forms and altering the filing requirements. These new requirements can make a busy time even more chaotic, so to make your life easier, here is a downloadable checklist and frequently asked questions with tips to help make sure that you are prepared for these changes.
Future CFO
JANUARY 12, 2021
Business leaders today know that relationships are what fuel long-term growth and opportunities. While accounting and cash management are table stakes of the finance function, the CFO is expected to take on the mantra of relationship builder. This whitepaper digs deeper into three relationships that the CFO must cultivate and master – the executive leadership or C-suite, employees, and customers.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 11, 2021
Roblox , which operates an online gaming platform that spans millions of users and millions of variations of games or related interactions, plans to go public on the New York Stock Exchange via a direct listing in February, according to an SEC filing the company submitted. Roblox previously had planned to go public the usual way, allowing Wall Street investment bankers to find buyers for early blocks of shares before opening a stock to investors in the broader market.
Musings on Markets
JANUARY 9, 2021
I spent the first week of 2021 in the same way that I have spent the first week of every year since 1995, collecting data on publicly traded companies and analyzing how they navigated the cross currents of the prior year, both in operating and market value terms. I knew that this year would be more challenging than most other years, for two reasons.
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
JANUARY 11, 2021
Amazon and Walmart are among the big retailers trying out a new way of handling refunds, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). Customers can ask for a refund, but they might not have to return the item even if they're granted one. The idea, which uses artificial intelligence (AI), is supposed to cut down on work and costs for the companies, which have seen an unprecedented surge in activity because of the pandemic.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 12, 2021
Salesforce is rolling out a new product to let B2C and B2B companies easily add loyalty programs at a time when the company says online holiday retail sales grew 50 percent to top $1 trillion. "Organizations with high levels of customer loyalty outperform their competition, so it's critical that they provide their customers with valuable and memorable experiences to build trust," David Schmaier , CEO of Salesforce Industries, said Tuesday (Jan. 12) in unveiling the company’s new Loyalty Manageme
PYMNTS
JANUARY 15, 2021
Target crushed online commerce and reported decent in-store sales volume for the holidays, while Urban Outfitters and Nordstrom had weak in-store traffic that even fairly positive online volume couldn’t surmount. In retail technology, Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions ’ new Elera system aims to supplant in-store IT systems with a new cloud-enabled technology.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 15, 2021
Surviving the worst year in aviation history is, itself, an accomplishment. According to Delta Airlines CEO Ed Bastian, while pre-COVID volumes and travel practices may never fully return, the road to recovery has begun. The final destination, however, will be different, especially for the big-ticket business class segment. “All indications are [that] corporate travel is ready to start coming back, and will come back pretty aggressively beginning the second half of this year,” Bastian told analy
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.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 15, 2021
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) late Friday (Jan. 15) announced that it is assessing a $390 million penalty against Capital One for engaging in what it says are “both willful and negligent violations” of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). According to a statement from FinCEN , Capital One admitted to failing to implement and maintain an effective anti-money laundering (AML) program.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 12, 2021
These days, with the emergence of the cloud, open banking and application programming interfaces (APIs, the moniker “as-a-Service” applies to pretty much any business function that is now able to be outsourced to a third party. That includes Payments-as-a-Service (PaaS) in which providers help enterprises accept a range of transactions from their end customers — whether those end users (the ones actually paying and getting paid) are consumers or corporates.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 9, 2021
America did not have a good week. U.S. employers shed jobs last month for the first time since April, with 140,000 positions cut, according to the Associated Press – mostly in restaurants, bars, hotels and entertainment venues. COVID-19 is on the rise. And the tumultuous transfer of power currently stumbling gracelessly toward the finish line briefly erupted into a riot that left Congresspeople hiding in their offices and the Capitol building full of smashed windows.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 11, 2021
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) platform Affirm boosted the price range of its initial public offering (IPO), potentially raising $1.08 billion, according to a Monday (Jan. 11) filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The Silicon Valley startup is planning to offer 24.6 million shares of its common stock through the IPO, with a price range of $41 to $44 per share.
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
JANUARY 11, 2021
A California man has sued Robinhood Financial and Robinhood Securities, claiming he lost thousands of dollars after his brokerage account with the firm was breeched, according to a complaint. Siddharth Mehta, who filed the lawsuit in Superior Court for the state of California, is seeking class-action status in his case against the provider of low-fee brokerage services.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 12, 2021
The lending industry was hit hard during the pandemic’s early months, with many banks and traditional lenders rapidly adjusting their standards and rates to accommodate businesses’ and consumers’ shifting needs. Demand among businesses — especially smaller firms — skyrocketed as they attempted to blunt revenue challenges and keep their operations above water, but these companies faced numerous hiccups when securing financing.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 11, 2021
Pakistan has debuted a government-run instant digital payment system to help with financial inclusion and government revenue, Reuters reports. Pakistan has the distinction as a country where only some economic transactions happen on the books. The new system is called "Raast," or "direct way," and will be rolled out in three phases culminating in early 2022, according to the news outlet.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 15, 2021
A year ago, as 2019 was turning over into 2020, the distinction between card-present transactions and card-not present transactions was highly relevant in the world of commerce. As 2020 is becoming 2021, on the other hand — not so much and for good reason. As Ondot Head of Product Solutions Randy Piatt told PYMNTS in a recent conversation, card-present transactions have been reduced in direct correlation with most of consumer’s real-world activities.
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
JANUARY 13, 2021
The problems are analog. The paper check, the paper invoice, slow accounts receivable (AR) processes and collecting on aging receivables can be difficult for even the most seasoned AR professionals. But digital-era help is on the way. Michael Shields , business line executive at FIS , told PYMNTS in a recent interview that artificial intelligence (AI) can streamline and modernize the order-to-cash process and improve collections on outstanding invoices, freeing up resources for innovation and im
PYMNTS
JANUARY 14, 2021
In the move toward digital payments in cash-centric economies, building trust in bank accounts and payments done in bits and bytes is critical. In Pakistan, for firms seeking to spur that adoption and to foster financial inclusion, it’s important to have a “cash in, cash out” mindset, as Erwan Gelebart, CEO of digital wallet, mobile payments and digital banking provider JazzCash , told Karen Webster in an interview.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 11, 2021
Corporate travel management platform TripActions said in a press release that its TripActions Liquid payments and expense system now integrates with leading corporate finance systems. Among the enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems with which TripActions Liquid communicates now are NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics, Sage Intacct, SAP and Xero, according to the release.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 15, 2021
The pandemic has exposed the vulnerabilities of virtually every institution that underpins daily life — perhaps none so much as the U.S. healthcare system. Hospitals have been strained. Testing can barely keep up with demand. Vaccine doses are left unused, and according to some anecdotes, they’ve been left to spoil. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revised guidance , stating all individuals over the age of 65 should be vaccinated.
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