PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Looks like the digital advertising and marketing sectors are in for a reckoning. How that will affect merchants’ online promotional activity hangs in the balance. That’s the scoop as 2020 opens, with privacy skirmishes turning to full-scale war on browser cookies. As we know, mostly anonymous corporations have been collecting consumer data online for years, usually without explicit permission, selling it or using it for ad retargeting and personalization.

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Jedox Finance

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

IFCO Systems, a global company with customers in over 50 countries, has been using Jedox for years. With the flexibility of the Jedox solution, the company is now able to execute planning, reporting and analysis to meet their unique needs. Learn more about how they develop their own applications with the power and flexibility of Jedox.

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Adam Kae

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

E veryone loves a road trip. Imagine throwing your family in the car for some summer fun with nothing but your luggage, snacks, and a reliable GPS. You may have an idea of where you eventually want to end up, but for the time being, you simply enjoy the journey and input your first destination. Like a road trip, your business needs the right tools to get where you want to go even if you don’t necessarily know your end destination yet.

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Future CFO

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Organisations using blockchain smart contracts will increase overall data quality by 50% but reduce data availability by 30% by 2023, said Gartner recently. Governance frameworks for blockchain participation, or the terms and conditions within the smart contract, can dictate the availability of the data generated from the smart contract transaction, from none to limited to unlimited, the advisory firm pointed out.

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Speaker: Michael Veatch, Senior Director, Implementations & Ella Aguirre, Director of Solution Consulting

Embedding payments can be a transformative step for software companies looking to enhance their platform capabilities, boost customer satisfaction, and drive long-term growth. However, the success of payments hinges on a single thing: implementation. Drawing on real-world insights and experiences, payments implementation experts Michael Veatch and Ella Aguirre will explore actionable strategies that can lead to a transparent, friction-free launch and mitigate potential challenges like technical

Investments

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Almost two years after its experimental run, the Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp has received regulatory approval for its WhatsApp Pay platform in India. The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) provided the firm with permission to put WhatsApp Pay into operation in a phased manner, The Business Standard reported. . The NPCI’s green light comes after approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Cross-pollination in financial services — leveraging payments across digital and physical channels — is an emerging trend, especially when it comes to cross-border transactions, and especially with remittances. To that end, MoneyGram has received a $9 million investment from The Brink’s Company, which in turn becomes a significant owner with a roughly 5 percent stake in MoneyGram.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Visa has announced that it will sell cross-border payments company Earthport’s foreign exchange (FX) business to Pollen Street Capital’s Currency Holdings, according to a report. Visa, which acquired Earthport in May 2019, said the sale will help to speed up Earthport’s growth of its larger core payments business. Earthport FX, which provides foreign exchange services to businesses and individuals, will work better as a core part of Currency Holdings, the company said in a filing with the London

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

It’s been several months, if not years, since blockchain was the darling of tech startup investors, but this week proved the technology still has a lot to offer venture capitalists. In PYMNTS’ latest B2B venture capital roundup, which yielded $75 million in new funding, startups embraced distributed ledger technology for B2B payments and supply chain management, with 80 percent of total funding landing at blockchain companies.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

FinTechs are keeping an eye on emerging technologies at the beginning of the year — and predicting how they will impact business-to-business (B2B) payments in 2020. AvidXchange CEO and Co-Founder Michael Praeger, in one case, told PYMNTS that “AI [artificial intelligence] and machine learning have already made huge waves in the payments space, but I think we’ve yet to see their full impact, particularly as it relates to real time and cross-border payments.

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Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Amanda Adams, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

Accounting

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Remember that old term “banker’s hours?”. That term, which fairly or unfairly suggested that banks were centers of slow-moving progress and relatively easy professional work, is long gone. Indeed, banks represent a significant and necessarily vital part of the massive changes taking place all around the world in financial services and payments — moves that are happening at increasing, even real-time, speeds.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

The year 2020 is off to a rocky start for food delivery platform Grubhub. Shortly after the new year began, rumors started circulating that Grubhub — facing increasingly stiff competition in a crowded food delivery service market — was actively seeking a buyer , as it had seen falling market share and rising costs. Reports indicated that the firm had gone so far as to hire financial advisors to guide it through the potential transition.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

The European Union has issued new rules for contactless payments, which has caused confusion and forced one digital bank to issue new cards, according to a report in the Telegraph. The move could potentially affect 57 billion euros ($62.4 billion) in revenue to businesses throughout Europe. The Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) regulations say a bank has to verify a person’s identity whenever they make a payment that totals 100 euros ($109.45).

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

A new British bank that will launch later in 2020 is aimed at securing funding for farmers, according to a report. Oxbury, based in Chester, is going to offer specific products for British farmers, as well as savings accounts for the general public and businesses. The bank secured its license from the Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). .

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Speaker: Abdi Ali, Sr. Lease Accounting Consultant

Join this insightful webinar with industry expert Abdi Ali, who will discuss the challenges that can arise from managing lease accounting with spreadsheets! He will share real-world examples of errors, compliance issues, and risks that may be present within your spreadsheets. Learn how these tools, while useful, can sometimes lead to inefficiencies that affect your time, resources, and peace of mind.

Accounting

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Smart logistics provider Geek+ announced a same-day delivery partnership with Nike, which will provide advanced robotics solutions for the athletics company’s new distribution center in Japan, according to reports on Wednesday (Feb. 5). The partnership will allow more than 200 robots to deploy from the Geek+ “goods-to-person P series line,” which will carry Nike’s products directly to warehouse workers.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Application programming interfaces (APIs) may be underutilized in business and financial sectors. Recent surveys have found that many bankers and small business (SMB) owners are unaware of how to use business-to-business (B2B) APIs securely and optimally. A survey of Hong Kong and Singaporean bankers, for instance, found that 23 percent are wary of adopting APIs because of unclear regulations.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Ahead of hosting the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo this summer in July and August, Japan’s financial institutions have been cautioned to be especially on guard for cyber attacks throughout the year, according to Reuters. The very real threat of a major incident has compelled the Bank of England and other international central banks to be extra vigilant against a potential attack.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Air Canada has announced that it is introducing a brand new payment option for Canadian customers when they’re buying tickets on aircanada.com: PayPal. Customers can use the payment option to buy tickets and pay with whatever payment they prefer that’s linked to PayPal. “Air Canada’s strategy is to continually provide customers the opportunity to make their purchase using their preferred method of payment,” said Keith Wallis, senior director of Payments and Distribution at Air Canada.

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Join us in this webinar, where we share best practices on how to think about the reconciliation work each month, when best to do reconciliations, how they should be prepared, and some common pitfalls to avoid. Learning Objectives: This course objective is to understand how to properly prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations and its impact on the financial statements.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Restaurants face major change. Mobile ordering, contactless NFC payments, ordering kiosks and delivery options have all started to take hold, forcing restaurants to rethink their core businesses. The very best among them have large digital strategies that address the full guest experience, from ordering on a mobile device to purchasing on-site right up through food delivery and encouraging the next visit.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

A quick survey of the most recent edition of the PYMNTS Buy Now, Pay Later Tracker indicates that a genuine sea of change is rising when it comes to how merchants want to interact with their customers, and how consumers want to manage their transactions. And it is something that one can observe all over the world in a variety of forms — the 30 percent of Australian consumers that have already signed on for Buy Now, Pay Later accounts; or in the increasing share of millennials and Gen Z who rep

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Banking is no longer just for traditional FIs, thanks to open banking’s spread. Digital banking development is poised to explode in Singapore, where legacy institutions have traditionally dominated. This prospective growth can largely be attributed to the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the region’s main regulator, which announced in June 2018 that it would grant five digital banking licenses to third-party companies.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

As open banking frameworks continue to encourage bank-FinTech collaboration , the financial services market is exploring new ways to unlock data — not only with banks, but with each other. That means financial functions beyond banking are taking advantage of application programming interface (API) data integrations, with productivity gains particularly large for business end-users of these products and services.

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Speaker: David Warren and Kevin O’Neill Stoll

Transitioning to a usage-based business model offers powerful growth opportunities but comes with unique challenges. How do you validate strategies, reduce risks, and ensure alignment with customer value? Join us for a deep dive into designing effective pilots that test the waters and drive success in usage-based revenue. Discover how to develop a pilot that captures real customer feedback, aligns internal teams with usage metrics, and rethinks sales incentives to prioritize lasting customer eng

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Open Banking frameworks continue to proliferate throughout the world. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has now formally released the Consumer Data Right (CDR) rules that will set the stage for Open Banking in the country, which will take effect on July 1 of this year. Meanwhile, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) continues to drive financial services innovation through the availability of banking licenses for FinTech firms, with a focus on exploring the opportunit

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

In a move to compete with Amazon in the competitive consumer delivery space, UPS plans to use drones and other tactics to complete shipments faster, according to reports. The company is also looking into extending its hours of operation and deploying autonomous delivery automobiles. “In 2019, UPS launched more new services and operational innovations than in any year in the company’s recent history,” said UPS Chairman and CEO David Abney.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Hester Peirce, a financial regulator at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), said that tech startups may be able to raise money using digital tokens under current law, but that there would be stipulations, according to a report by Reuters. Tech firms will have to create a transition plan after a three-year period that illustrates whether the digital coins will be able to be traded in a “decentralized” framework.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

For Google — and specifically for Google Pay — India’s continued push into digital payments offers a tremendous greenfield opportunity, and perhaps a roadmap to help shape (digital) go-to-market efforts in other parts of the globe. Amid several months of new service and product rollouts and refreshes spanning several months, Google said earlier this week that it has debuted a new feature that lets users in India browse mobile device plans and recharge prepaid plans using Google Search.

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Speaker: Mark Stovel

When it comes to automating, many firms focus on finding the latest tech, believing that efficiency is something achieved through new tools. Yet true efficiency is achieved by delivering real value to clients, not merely by upgraded systems. Without a clear approach, no level of automation can overcome the complexities of serving every client’s needs.

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