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The “raison d’être” of treasury finds a wonderful example with the current health crisis.

Simply Treasury

Treasury, a major discipline in finance. Who could argue that treasury is not one of the major disciplines of finance? When business is more strained, working capital requirements and needs higher, treasury is the necessary lifeline. This health crisis will have serious economic consequences. The companies more exposed, such as air transport, travel, hotels and restaurants, bars, entertainment, cinemas, theatres, trade fairs, etc. will face "cash flow" and treasury problems soon.

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How 5G Rollouts May Get Boost from COVID-19

PYMNTS

The way we live — the very ways in which we work, and learn, and spend leisure time, and of course, shop — have shifted markedly over the last several weeks. In the maelstrom of daily life grappling with COVID-19, the rollout of 5G , the fifth-generation network that features downloading speeds reportedly 100 times faster than that of 4G, may accelerate even as economic headwinds gather.

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What is xP&A?

Jedox Finance

Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) provides organizations with vital planning, budgeting, and forecasting abilities so important strategy decisions can be made. In this blog post, we want to explore some FP&A related questions. Has FP&A changed in the Digital Age? Is it possible to expand FP&A outside of finance? How are advancements in technology supporting [.

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Checklist for Temporarily Closing Your Business Due to COVID-19

Adam Kae

In the midst of COVID-19, many businesses are being asked to close their doors across the United States. We understand that this is an extremely stressful time for business owners, so we’ve put together this post to guide you through steps to take to temporarily close your doors. These steps can serve as a check-list to develop your game plan. We know it seems like your to-do list is constantly growing, but a strategy will keep you on track to make sure you take all the necessary steps!

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From Start to Scale: Driving Growth Through Seamless Payments Implementation

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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The “raison d’être” of treasury finds a wonderful example with the current health crisis.

Simply Treasury

Treasury, a major discipline in finance. Who could argue that treasury is not one of the major disciplines of finance? When business is more strained, working capital requirements and needs higher, treasury is the necessary lifeline. This health crisis will have serious economic consequences. The companies more exposed, such as air transport, travel, hotels and restaurants, bars, entertainment, cinemas, theatres, trade fairs, etc. will face "cash flow" and treasury problems soon.

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IPO bribery charges against ex-HKEX executive and consultant

Future CFO

A former senior executive from the Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing (HKEX) and an IPO consultant face charges for alleged bribery and misconduct in public office (MIPO) involving a total of HK$9.15 million (US$1.17 million), said the The Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) earlier today. Eugene Yeoh Kim-loong, 43, former joint-head of the IPO vetting team of the listing department of the HKEX, faces two charges – one of public servant accepting an advantage, contrary to

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Roger G. Ibbotson: What Works in Asset Allocation

CFA Institute

How important is asset allocation? Roger G. Ibbotson shared his insights.

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The "live" stress test of the entire financial system

Simply Treasury

A live exercise is always better than any test. Are we not experiencing a “live” stress test, never imagined or conceived by a human brain, of a major crisis? At inception, it was certainly a health or biological crisis, which also quickly generated financial consequences. Will it pass this full-scale test? That is the question. I think it can be presupposed.

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World Health Organization Target Of Hack

PYMNTS

A hacking organization tried to breach the World Health Organization (WHO) recently, according to a report by Reuters. WHO Chief Information Security Officer Flavio Aggio said the identity of the hacking group isn’t known, and cyberattacks against the organization have increased exponentially during the coronavirus crisis. The hack was discovered by Alexander Urbelis, a cybersecurity expert and lawyer who looks for suspicious internet activity.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

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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Coronavirus outbreak: CFOs to offer benefits to hourly workers

Future CFO

Is your company doing the same? A Gartner survey of 200 CFOs on March 17 revealed that 81% intend to offer benefits to their hourly employees that exceed any contractual obligations during the coronavirus outbreak. . As many as a third intend to offer full monetary compensation during the period, the advisory firm said. “Many view this as a good ethical gesture, and this is also about seeing the bigger picture and finding creative ways to ensure business continuity in times of crisis,” said Denn

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Countering Coronavirus through Inclusive Culture

CFA Institute

How have diversity and inclusion efforts at investment organizations held up amid the COVID-19 crisis?

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How COVID-19 Has Changed The Residential Cleaning Business

PYMNTS

Cleanliness is on everyone’s minds these days, particularly as so many of us are working from home, learning from home, or quarantined at home as COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus , continues to wend its way through the U.S. In an interview with Karen Webster, Ron Holt, founder of Two Maids and a Mop , a house cleaning franchise service operating nationwide, said the short-term headwinds of economic and healthcare crises are considerable, but the long-term picture is bright.

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Fed Could Issue COVID-19 Crisis Money Via eWallets

PYMNTS

To help bolster the American economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Reserve could utilize digital wallets and a “digital dollar” to provide “qualified individuals” with payments. With passing of the draft legislation, legal adults would receive $2,000 and $1,000 would be provided for each child, Yahoo! Finance reported. . The bills are called the “Financial Protections and Assistance for America’s Consumers, States, Businesses, and Vulnerable Populations Act” and the “Take Responsibil

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Avoiding Lease Accounting Pitfalls in 2025: Lessons Learned from Spreadsheet Errors

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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Walmart Enacts No-Touch Protocols

PYMNTS

Walmart is enacting no-touch procedures so that customers can shop more safely during the coronavirus outbreak, according to a report by USA Today. Shoppers who buy items through Walmart Pay won’t have to touch the screen anymore, and instead will be able to scan a QR code and pay from an app on their phone. For pickup, customers can simply open their trunks and an employee will load the groceries in, and they won’t ask for a signature.

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Lyft Directs Drivers To Pursue Amazon Positions As Rides Decline

PYMNTS

While the coronavirus forces consumers to stay inside, Amazon is joining forces with Lyft to attract drivers for grocery and package deliveries. Lyft has directed its drivers to pursue Amazon positions as warehouse workers, delivery people or grocery shoppers “as a way to earn additional income right now,” Bloomberg reported. The message reportedly came as demand for trips is falling precipitously and drivers are encountering economic hardships.

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US House Wants Economic Stimulus Payments To Leverage eWallets

PYMNTS

To help bolster the American economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Reserve could utilize digital wallets and a “digital dollar” to provide “qualified individuals” with payments. With passing of the draft legislation, legal adults would receive $2,000 and $1,000 would be provided for each child, Yahoo! Finance reported. . The bills are called the “Financial Protections and Assistance for America’s Consumers, States, Businesses, and Vulnerable Populations Act” and the “Take Responsibil

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Getting Stimulus Funds To Those Who Need Them — Without The Paper Check

PYMNTS

The stimulus bill designed to combat the economic ravages of COVID-19 is massive. Getting that aid into the hands of affected families — wracked by swelling unemployment numbers, and of course, an ongoing healthcare crisis — will be slow going. If ever there was a time to kill the check, that time would be now. The $2 trillion economic stimulus bill is making its way through Congress, having been approved by the Senate and now up for consideration by the House.

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Back to Basics with Reconciliations

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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Fed Plans Release Of Clean Cash As Virus Spreads

PYMNTS

In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the Federal Reserve has plans to print new money that will not have come into contact with the virus, although this may not happen immediately, according to a report by CoinDesk. The Fed doesn’t currently think that the virus will be worsened by the transmission and trading-hands of dollars, Joey Lee, spokesperson for the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, said, pointing to recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) findings.

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Why Securing The IoT Is The Next Frontier For ISPs

PYMNTS

Indispensable but interchangeable. Such is the problem of modern ISPs – the telcos, cable companies and satellite providers. They provide the fundamental infrastructure that keeps the entire digital ecosystem running, but they are a utility service of sorts, and thus don’t have much to differentiate themselves beyond providing a consistent on-ramp to the digital world –and how much they charge for said access.

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Helping Small FIs Make Banking Services As Seamless As Taking An Uber

PYMNTS

In the age of digital commerce, legacy financial institutions (FIs) have ceded ground to tech-savvy upstarts. To regain some of that ground, Connie Davis, senior vice president at FIS , told PYMNTS in a recent interview, FIs — particularly credit unions (CUs) and community banks — must transform the way they think about digital offerings and connected experiences.

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How Banks Can Tap Trust As Their Foundation For Innovation

PYMNTS

What is a bank? As recently as a decade ago, that was a relatively straightforward question that the average school-age child could easily answer. But as of 2020, it is a subject upon which seasoned experts can disagree, in a world where traditional banks and FinTechs are operating in parallel in the market – and, in many cases, are offering similar services for consumers.

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Usage-Based Monetization Musts: A Roadmap for Sustainable Revenue Growth

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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Walmart, Sam’s Club Plan To Pay Suppliers Faster, Ease Rents For In-Store Shops

PYMNTS

Walmart ‘s coronavirus response will include waiving rent for the more than 10,000 businesses that operate from within the walls of Walmart Supercenters and Sam’s Clubs, according to CNBC. The virus, which swept across the U.S. in the past two weeks, has forced businesses to close due to fear of spreading the virus, and numerous workers have found themselves without jobs due to the lack of business coming in.

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The Appeal Of eCommerce Amid The Coronavirus

PYMNTS

Consumers have stepped up their activity in eCommerce , as they are not staying in hotels, eating in restaurant dining rooms or using public transit, per a PYMNTS COVID-19 consumer survey. More affluent consumers appear to be focused on avoiding public spaces and making purchases through the web instead. And in toy retail , KiwiCo has seen a rise in orders for eCommerce subscriptions and one-off products at a time when children are home from school because of the coronavirus crisis.

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Tradeshift Launches Supplier Engagement Portal

PYMNTS

To help create supplier and buyer digital collaboration, supply chain payments and marketplace company Tradeshift rolled out Tradeshift Engage. Many companies are now seeking to speed up digitization projects as social distancing measures due to the coronavirus pandemic make paper invoice processing not workable, according to an announcement from the company.

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Walmart Speeds Up Application Process In Hiring Drive Amid Coronavirus

PYMNTS

As it works to maintain a supply of products on its shelves and keep its checkouts manned over the COVID-19 pandemic, Walmart has brought on 25,000 new workers and provided thousands with offers in the inaugural week of a hiring drive. The company has reduced its hiring procedure timeline from as much as two weeks to as short as three hours by doing away with written job offers and formal interviews, Bloomberg reported.

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Solve Your Firm's Automation Complexities Once and For All

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.