PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2021

In Mexico, the pandemic is moving the needle toward digital payments — specifically mobile payments — to become more widely embraced by businesses and consumers alike. Slowly. In an interview with PYMNTS' Karen Webster, Miguel Diaz , general director of payment systems and market infrastructures at the Central Bank of Mexico (Banxico), said that making and receiving payments across devices in an affordable manner, with faster payments infrastructure already in place, means that “every Mexican

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Business Credit Blogger

JANUARY 5, 2021

Net 30 Vendors for Building Business Credit In today’s post we’re going to share with you our top five net 30 vendors for building business credit. Best of all, these five vendors will extend credit to your business without a personal credit check or personal guarantee. Whether your business is just getting started or if […]. The post Top 5 Net 30 Vendors for Building Business Credit appeared first on Business Credit.

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Jedox Finance

JANUARY 7, 2021

Sales and operations planning, or S&OP, is essentially an integrated business planning process, though some consider the latter more holistic and inclusive. In this blog post, we answer questions including what is S&OP, what it is used for and how it provides value to organizations. . S&OP is a process by which sales plans and business goals get aligned with all other functions in an organization and vice versa.

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Anaplan

JANUARY 6, 2021

“Past performance is not indicative of future results.” We’ve all heard that disclaimer recited or printed in ads, mutual fund prospectuses, or nearly any investment advice. And the more we’ve heard it, the easier it was to tune out. But the shocks from events like global pandemics have demonstrated that it’s practically a universal truth. […].

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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

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2021

Robinhood is considering selling shares directly to its users if it opts to hold an initial public offering (IPO). The FinTech group is reportedly mulling setting aside a significant number of shares for users if it goes public, but it has yet to make any final decisions, according to Bloomberg, who cited unnamed sources. Bloomberg notes that such an offering would be unusual, as retail investors generally do not get an opportunity to participate in an IPO at the offering price.

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Adam Kae

JANUARY 7, 2021

We're going to guest star on the Who Ya Know show on January 28th! We'll be talking about: Knowing Your Numbers. Negotiating Pay. Showing Your Worth. You won't want to miss this! Join us January 28th at 4PM EST on YouTube Live: Click HERE to join! Follow Us: Facebook: Adam Kae & Associates. Instagram: AdamKae_CFO. LinkedIn: Adam Kae & Associates.

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CS Lucas

JANUARY 6, 2021

The financial world is steadily moving towards total digitization. Digital landscapes make dealing with payments, across multiple currencies and banking relationships easier to visualize and quicker to execute. However, in order to fully utilise the speed digitization offers, we need to say goodbye to manual spreadsheets and move towards automated systems.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2021

For the travel industry, there is light at the end of the tunnel. Vaccines against COVID-19 are (slowly) being rolled out. And while it will take a while to return to any semblance of normal, cruise ships and airlines will at some point once again bustle with travelers journeying for business and pleasure. But no matter where crowds gather, it’s likely that some things will change.

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Future CFO

JANUARY 5, 2021

A total of €171.3 million fines have been issued against European countries in 2020 alone between Jan 1, 2020 and Jan 1, 2021, said Finbold.com that recently released it GDPR Fines Report. The GDPR Fines 2020 Report reveals that Italy accounts for the highest fines at €58.16 million of the total fines from 34 violations while the UK ranks second with €43.9 million in fines from only three violations.

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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.

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Creative CFP

JANUARY 4, 2021

Key Performance Indicators do just what they say on the box; they indicate how well your business is performing in key areas. If we liken a business to a vehicle, KPIs are the dashboard. They can answer questions such as: How fast are we going? How much fuel is in the tank? Should we change gears? Just as you would check your car’s dashboard while you drive, so you should also keep an eye on your KPIs as a business.

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CFA Institute

JANUARY 4, 2021

Investors should be agnostic to absolute fees, and instead rank investment options on their value added net of costs.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2021

Whether it was helping small businesses get their PPP payments or convert to eCommerce, getting cash in the hands of workers delivering food, or accommodating digitized mortgage closing and escrow activity, the coronavirus has foisted a lot of change on the financial services industry in a short amount of time. “A lot of what the pandemic did was force our industry to truly be digital, to facilitate frictionless transactions,” TCH Senior Vice President Elena Whisler said in a recent conversation

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Future CFO

JANUARY 3, 2021

Lee Thong Tan (pictured), CFO Practice Lead, Asia at Workday shares with FutureCFO audiences why cloud is important for finance post-pandemic. Future CFO: Some surveys indicate that companies expedite their digital transformation during the current pandemic while the finance function is interested in tech like RPA and e-invoicing. So why should CFOs adopt cloud post-pandemic?

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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.

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Creative CFP

JANUARY 3, 2021

Key Performance Indicators do just what they say on the box; they indicate how well your business is performing in key areas. If we liken a business to a vehicle, KPIs are the dashboard. They can answer questions such as: How fast are we going? How much fuel is in the tank? Should we change gears? Just as you would check your car’s dashboard while you drive, so you should also keep an eye on your KPIs as a business.

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CFA Institute

JANUARY 7, 2021

The pandemic has made meetings more personal, technology more integral, and advice more holistic.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2021

Customers of Simple Bank are receiving emails telling them the bank is closing and that the intent is to transfer them to BBVA , a report from Talk Android says. After Simple Bank launched as an online bank specializing in high-interest savings accounts, the current economic climate ended up making it unfeasible. So BBVA pulled the plug. Talk Android posts a letter from the company in which it says there will be "no immediate impact" to accounts and that users don't need to do anything right now

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Future CFO

JANUARY 7, 2021

Hong Kong has a higher number of working professionals who think their hard skills and soft skills are sufficient to succeed and stay relevant in the next three to five years, said Hays that recently released a report titled Uncovering the DNA of the Future Workplace. The report is based on a survey of more than 9,000 working professionals in Asia in February and again in September 2020, the recruitment agency noted, adding that the overwhelming majority of respondents in Hong Kong regard upskil

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2021

Bitcoin hit more than $37,700, a new record high that helped drive the cryptocurrency market beyond $1 trillion, CNBC reported on Thursday (Jan. 7), citing data from CoinDesk and CoinMarketCap. At about 2:42 p.m. Singapore time, bitcoin was up 5 percent over the day before. Since the start of 2021, the cryptocurrency market is up 29 percent, and in the past 12 months, it is more than 380 percent higher.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 5, 2021

Trading volumes on cryptocurrency exchanges have been doing extraordinarily well this week, hitting a new record volume of $68.3 billion, Reuters reported. The surge shows how strong trading has been lately, according to Reuters. Bitcoin reached $34,800 on Sunday (Jan. 3), compounding its 2020 rally that catapulted it to quadruple as big U.S. investors got into the mix, Reuters reported.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2021

With no credit scores, limited financial transaction histories, and a huge amount of people who don’t even have a bank account, lending money in Vietnam is no simple task. While most financiers would run from an environment like that, CEO Toms Niparts of Jeff , an app-based lending platform based in Latvia, saw it as a huge opportunity. “We are only focused on Southeast Asian economies where financial inclusion is really a problem,” Niparts said in a recent chat with PYMNTS about his newly launc

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2021

Roughly 8 million stimulus check Visa debit cards are being mailed to households this week, the U.S. Treasury Department said in a press release on Thursday (Jan. 7). . The Economic Impact Payment (EIP) cards were issued by MetaBank, N.A. as part of the second round of COVID-19 stimulus money. Stimulus funding under the CARES Act totaled more than $270 billion.

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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

JANUARY 6, 2021

In a year that has seen almost unthinkable hardship and economic disruption from the global pandemic, two basic business tenets have emerged as key drivers of adaptation and progress. And according to Doug Brown, senior vice president and general manager of digital banking at NCR , simplicity and innovation have turned what could have been a disastrous year into a transformational pivot for the better.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2021

Equifax has inked a deal to purchase artificial intelligence (AI)-powered fraud prevention and digital identity technology provider Kount for $640 million. Kount’s staff members will become a part of Equifax’s United States Information Solutions (USIS) business unit and will still be based in Boise, Idaho, according to a Friday (Jan. 8) announcement.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2021

The pandemic did not create the problems with access and expense in the United State healthcare system. What COVID-19 did change, however, is the urgency with which the market was addressing this problem. With that in mind, San Francisco-based Carbon Health is working on a more accessible and more digitally enabled healthcare ecosystem. As stated by CEO and Co-Founder Eren Bali in a conversation with PYMNTS, the firm’s goal since it was founded in 2015 has been to use technology to provide high-

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 5, 2021

After a short period of time in which Alibaba Founder Jack Ma’s whereabouts were unknown, CNBC has reported that Ma is not missing. Ma, according to the report, has been "lying low" amid several controversies between his companies and the Chinese government. Several news outlets had reported that Ma hadn't been seen in person since last October, when he spoke at a forum and criticized what he perceived as the government's overly strict regulatory rules.

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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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