PYMNTS
JUNE 8, 2020
United Nations global blockchain expert Massimo Buonomo has foreseen a future where digital currencies could replace low-interest bank accounts, Coindesk reports. Low interest rates, he said, were the main enticement for people to come and join a new bank — but they would be obsolete in competition against an official digital currency, which could easily process a digital payment the same way.
Future CFO
JUNE 11, 2020
As the pandemic continues to develop and the road to recovery is expected to be a long one, business leaders and professionals must adapt and be agile to the challenges that are presented to them on a daily basis, with valuable lessons to be learned along the way, said Simon Lance, Managing Director for Hays Greater China recently. According to him, there are four key priorities that business leaders can consider going forward.
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CFA Institute
JUNE 11, 2020
The editors are to be commended for creating a genuinely valuable resource for wealth management specialists.
Jedox Finance
JUNE 10, 2020
Version 2020.2 helps Jedox customers save time in corporate reporting with new customizable Themes that can be shared with all users for instant View formatting. This is the final post in our series featuring new features in Jedox 2020.2.
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
JUNE 12, 2020
As the use of mobile banking apps surges due to the limited access to banks amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the FBI is warning users to beware of cyber attacks.
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CFA Institute
JUNE 9, 2020
How can investment professionals stay relevant in a challenging time?
Planful
JUNE 11, 2020
For the past few months, we’ve been closely monitoring the planning landscape and coming to some realizations. One of them is this: despite the time and resources that go into the planning process, financial plans and budgets — now more than ever — remain at risk of being outdated before they make it out the door. The uncertainty over this period is evidence of this.
PYMNTS
JUNE 7, 2020
Chuck E. Cheese , the popular food and games chain, is talking to investors about ways to raise money to avoid filing for bankruptcy, The Wall Street Journal reports. The chain has also approached lenders in the past few weeks to feel out possible interest in a $200 million loan to help pay for a stay in bankruptcy, a source said, as reported by WSJ.
Future CFO
JUNE 8, 2020
Is your organisation looking to tap the scalability, flexibility and borderless connectivity that cloud has to offer? One of the first enterprise-wide business functions to benefit from the cloud is accounting riding on the migration of enterprise resource planning (ERP) system from on-prem to the cloud. Following over two decades of learning, businesses continue to advance from this evolving and maturing technology.
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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CFA Institute
JUNE 7, 2020
The active equity strategies of European managers are at significant risk.
PYMNTS
JUNE 12, 2020
Trillions of dollars in federal COVID-19 stimulus payments are being disbursed through paper checks, prepaid debit cards and direct deposit
PYMNTS
JUNE 10, 2020
TikTok , the popular Chinese short-form mobile video app, is facing more scrutiny over its privacy policies, Bloomberg reported. The EU’s investigative unit will form a task force to examine TikTok’s activities across the 27-nation bloc following a request from a lawmaker concerned about its data collection and its security and privacy risks. EU authorities can fine companies for violations under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
PYMNTS
JUNE 11, 2020
Singapore-based cross border-payments platform TranSwap will partner with Currencycloud , which provides B2B embedded cross-border solutions, to let businesses collect and hold numerous currencies in the U.S., U.K., EU and other countries, a press release states. By using Currencycloud Spark, TranSwap will be able to offer the Global Borderless Virtual Account (GBVA) to customers, enabling funds to be held in 34 currencies and allowing more flexibility for cross-border payment solutions, through
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
JUNE 9, 2020
Physical brick-and-mortar retail was suffering long before the pandemic. As the great shift to digital continues, the last three months have shown that consumers are not only used to conducting commerce in bits and bytes — they like it. Consider the findings of a PYMNTS consumer survey , where 42 percent of consumers are engaging in even the most routine activities online, and as much as $158 billion in brick-and-mortar sales are moving to digital channels.
PYMNTS
JUNE 12, 2020
If restaurants, bars and cafes come roaring back after months of being shuttered worldwide, LG Electronics could be one of the big winners. The South Korean global electronics company headquartered in Seoul has partnered with online food delivery platform operator Woowa Brothers and the Korea Institute for Robot Industry Advancement (KIRIA), an incubator for robot startups, to develop robot waiters, LG announced Friday (June 12).
PYMNTS
JUNE 11, 2020
To say that voice technology is having its moment in the global pandemic’s aftermath isn’t quite accurate. The sector has actually been having its moment for much of the past decade in terms of adoption among consumers and exponentially growing interest among companies that want to connect with them. But Todd Mozer , CEO and chairman of voice technology firm Sensory , told Karen Webster recently that the sector is enjoying a once-in-a-lifetime moment in terms of its potential for expansion.
PYMNTS
JUNE 12, 2020
For housing, the great snapback? As stock markets whipsaw (the Dow was off more 6 percent on Thursday), as the Federal Reserve sees mid-single-digit economic contractions and unemployment remains at double-digit percentages, the homebuying market has decided to shake it all off. Redfin reported last month that homebuying is up more than 16 percent above levels that had been seen before the pandemic.
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
JUNE 9, 2020
The Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) is working on facilitating 5G wireless networks across the U.S., according to a press release. The FCC is doing so by looking into how it can speed up the upgrades to existing wireless infrastructure through state and local rules, the release states, in order to provide the high-speed 5G networks which are “critical to expanding economic opportunities and supporting public health and safety in American communities.” In 2012, Congress pass
PYMNTS
JUNE 9, 2020
MoneyGram has been doing well in May, illustrated by a triple-digit percentage increase in digital transactions. The popular money transfer app reported a 100 percent growth increase year-over-year in May, a press release states. That’s a significant jump from the company’s 57 percent digital transaction spike in the first quarter. The growth in May was driven by MoneyGram Online, the company’s direct-to-consumer (DTC) channel, which reported 107 percent growth and over 80 perc
PYMNTS
JUNE 7, 2020
As Americans seek relief from cabin fever after months of shelter-in-place orders due to the pandemic, vacation rentals are on the rise, Bloomberg reported. “People, after having been stuck in their homes for a few months, do want to get out of their houses; that’s really, really clear,” Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky told the news service. “But they don’t necessarily want to get on an airplane and are not yet comfortable leaving their countries.”.
PYMNTS
JUNE 9, 2020
Cybercrime is surging during the COVID-19 pandemic as fraudsters seize on increased online activity to steal consumers’ sensitive personal details. As much as 22 percent of consumers have now been targeted by COVID-19 digital fraud scams, driving a mounting need for new ways to mitigate digital fraud risks. FinTech firms and government bodies are responding to the wave of cybercrime by developing new anti-money laundering (AML) and know your customer (KYC) technologies, particularly those levera
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
JUNE 11, 2020
The California agency that regulates ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft said their drivers are considered employees under the state’s new gig work law, the latest development in the fight over drivers’ status, Reuters reported. In a letter to the ridesharing companies , Douglas Ito, director of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), reminded them of the July 1 deadline to secure workers’ compensation coverage for drivers.
PYMNTS
JUNE 7, 2020
On Friday night (June 5) Google Assistant, the artificial intelligence–powered virtual assistant for mobile and smart home devices, was updated to include doorbell and clothes styler devices, which will soon be available widely, reported 9To5Google. Last month, the Google-focused , online news service reported that as Spring emerged, people are looking for ways to keep cool indoors.
PYMNTS
JUNE 11, 2020
The pandemic is setting the stage to change just about every aspect of running a business. With market volatility and economic pressure higher than it has been in more than a decade, the ways businesses manage and account for their money is inevitably included in that wave of operational change. That means significant implications for the ways accountants and auditors operate both within an enterprise and externally from it.
PYMNTS
JUNE 11, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the way businesses and government agencies verify their customers’, clients’ and citizens’ identities. Social distancing restrictions implemented to curb the virus’s spread are preventing compliance professionals from obtaining physical identification documents and holding in-person meetings that typically enforced anti-money laundering/know your customer (AML/KYC) compliance.
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