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5 Tips for High Quality Finance Forecasting

Jedox Finance

A high-quality business forecast delivers far more than just numbers. Done well, it provides a road map for concrete recommendations to drive the business forward. It provides valuable information on what still needs to be done by whom in order to achieve the budget goals set. Finance professionals regularly try to look in their crystal ball with forecasts and enable the company to have seamless, solid planning.

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Cohort Analysis Explained for Your SaaS Business

The SaaS CFO

We all know that churn and retention are critical concepts to understand in SaaS. As customers churn each month, we track logo and dollar counts in our churn and retention reports. And we document the reasons why. This is an aggregate view of retention. Let me introduce SaaS cohort analysis. Cohort analysis is an analytical […]. The post Cohort Analysis Explained for Your SaaS Business appeared first on The SaaS CFO.

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How The UN And A Chocolate Startup Are Using Blockchain Tech To Make Sustainability Sticky

PYMNTS

There is no shortage of products designed to appeal to conscientious consumers, or marketing terms aiming to draw them in. Green, sustainable, locally sourced, fair trade, clean, socially conscious, cruelty-free – buzzwords that two decades ago were rarely seen on store shelves have become increasingly commonplace, particularly among direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands looking to capture the spend of the eco-minded shopper.

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World Economic Outlook

Future CFO

IMF has downgraded global growth once again. . Growth continues to be weakened by rising trade barriers and increasing geopolitical tensions, the lender said in its recently released economic outlook. Download The post World Economic Outlook appeared first on FutureCFO.

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The Human Side of Finance: The Intersectionality of People, Culture, Adaptability, and Resilience

Speaker: Melissa Hurrington

Finance isn’t just about the numbers. It’s about the people behind them. In a world of constant disruption, resilient finance teams aren’t just operationally efficient. They are adaptable, engaged, and deeply connected to a strong organizational culture. Success lies at the intersection of people, culture, adaptability, and resilience. Finance leaders who master this balance will build teams that thrive through uncertainty and drive long-term business impact.

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The Sooner You Know Your Company’s Net Worth The Better

KG Virtual CFO

Why the balance sheet is the key to knowing your company’s health and value You want to scale and optimize your small business which means you must always know it’s value. The health and value of your business are quantifiable by maintaining a monthly or quarterly balance sheet. The balance sheet goes beyond your financial plan or profit and loss statement to determining your financial position.

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Are Consumers Maxed Out On Subscription Commerce?

PYMNTS

There is only so much time in a day to watch programming and only so much monthly budget to devote to food delivery services. Has the subscription commerce market reached saturation? The real question may be which of the many current and planned subscription services will come out on top. Last week, Netflix released earnings that were fairly positive.

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Nearly two-third of banks might struggle to survive the next downturn

Future CFO

Nearly 60% of the banks in the world might struggle to survive an economic downturn, said McKinsey & Company in its latest global banking review. "A decade on from the global financial crisis, signs that the banking industry has entered the late phase of the economic cycle are clear: growth in volumes and top-line revenues is slowing, with loan growth of just 4% in 2018 —the lowest in the past five years and a good 150 basis points (bps) below nominal GDP growth," McKinsey noted.

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How FinTechs Enable Split-Tender Transactions With Loyalty Points

PYMNTS

FinTech firms are keeping a pulse on how merchants retain their customers — and how they can help them with those strategies through technology. One of the ways organizations such as airlines keep customers returning, Modo CPO Ryan Lee told PYMNTS in an interview, is through a robust loyalty program. However, making loyalty a currency or allowing it to be a method of tender, he said, “is quite complicated.

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How finance could overcome RPA’s limitations

Future CFO

While RPA could save 25,000 work hours of per year at a cost of US$878,000 for an organization with 40 full-time accounting staffers according to Gartner, there’re roadblocks to the technology’s adoption. The top three roadblocks include a hesitancy to remove human judgment from the process, perception of low ROI, and process standardization delays before implementation, the advisory firm pointed out.

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Maximizing Profit and Productivity: The New Era of AI-Powered Accounting

Speaker: Yohan Lobo

In the accounting world, staying ahead means embracing the tools that allow you to work smarter, not harder. Outdated processes and disconnected systems can hold your organization back, but the right technologies can help you streamline operations, boost productivity, and improve client delivery. Dive into the strategies and innovations transforming accounting practices.

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Anne Walsh, CFA, Warns of Cumulative Credit Losses

CFA Institute

Recession risks are "very, very high," says Anne Walsh, CFA.

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Study: Female CFOs roll in more money

Future CFO

This is good news to female finance executives who aspire to become CFOs and female CFOs who might want to ask for better remuneration. According to an S&P Global study titled When Women Lead, Firms Win , companies—when comparing performance under male predecessors—saw a 6% growth in profits and 8% better stock return within the first 24 months of appointing female executives for the CFO post.

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India and the ESG Challenge

CFA Institute

Climate change is for real and in India the challenge is particularly grave, Navneet Munot, CFA, writes.

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How Crowdfunding Is Becoming Regular Investing

PYMNTS

A decade ago, an entrepreneur wanting to raise cash pretty much had to have rich relatives or pals, or gain entry into the clubby world of venture capital. Sure, that entrepreneur could take it to the web, asking people to make their own relatively small investments, but that was considered less than respectable – the digital version, perhaps, of panhandling.

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Smarter Card Solutions: Meeting the Challenges of Mid-Market Travel & Expense

Our 2025 Center Travel Survey is clear: as corporate travel increases, so does corporate credit cards distribution, and a rise in off-platform travel booking. This 61% rise causes various challenges: compliance, spend control, reporting problems, and a lack of visibility across organizations. To evolve with the ever-changing needs of travelers, decision-makers need a better solution.

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Mastercard To Host SMB Summit For Women Entrepreneurs

PYMNTS

Mastercard is celebrating National Women’s Small Business Month by gathering it’s Women’s Business Advisory Council for a retreat and launching its first ever Small Business Summit in New York City. “Small Businesses are the heart of the nation. During a month where our attention turns to them, we are continuing to drive a dialogue with women entrepreneurs from across the country to better understand their needs and challenges and ensure that we are advocating for them through action,” Cheryl Gu

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How Digital Tech And Payments Are Making The World Better

PYMNTS

Mastercard is doing its part to make instant payments available to more workers, and IKEA is working to bring the gig economy closer to home. Mortgages are getting cheaper thanks to data, while protections against ID theft are being extended to some of the most vulnerable consumers. Amid all of that, payments is bringing more adventure to travel.

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Uber Eats Rolls Out Pickup Feature Nationwide

PYMNTS

Uber Eats announced that it has launched a new pickup feature nationwide. The feature was tested in San Diego, Phoenix, Dallas and Austin, Texas, and was made available across the country on Friday (Oct. 18). The company’s rivals — DoorDash, Grubhub and Postmates — already offer a pickup service to their customers. “This gives eaters more flexibility in how they access food and provides them the option to order through Uber Eats and collect the food themselves,” Elspeth Rollert, Uber Eats

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Western Union Broadens Real-Time International Payments To India

PYMNTS

Cross-border payments firm Western Union is advancing real-time money transfers to customers in India, the company said in a press release on Friday (Oct. 25). Western Union was the first money transfer company to use Unified Payments Interface (UPI), a solution developed by the National Payments Corporation of India under Reserve Bank of India (RBI) guidelines.

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Bringing AI to Finance: How to Leverage Technology for Efficiency and Control

Finance teams are balancing more than ever, but manual processes shouldn’t slow you down. In this ebook from BILL, discover how AI is transforming finance—automating AP, expense tracking, and document management to reduce errors, increase efficiency, and improve financial control. Learn how real companies are using AI-powered automation to streamline workflows, detect anomalies, and gain deeper insights.

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Why ZenKey Authentication Is A Good Idea – With A Big Design Flaw

PYMNTS

Five years ago, a merchant might have been able to rely on consumers being patient with a digital commerce experience that was less than perfectly smooth. The technology was still emerging and was still something of a work in progress. Today, that door is pretty much closed. The customer expects processes that are smooth and swift — and if a transaction does not meet those expectations, the consumer will likely continue down the line to the next provider who can give them that experience.

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Crowdshipping May Be The Next Sharing Economy Frontier

PYMNTS

From swimming pools to parking spots to storage spaces , there are no goods or services that can’t be adapted to the sharing economy. One of the latest retail-related trends is “crowdshipping,” i.e. crowdsourced delivery. That’s exactly the business model of Roadie , Rappi, Shipit and other startups founded on the principle of using people rather than large corporations to aid in the critical last mile of delivery.

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Trending: Mobile Order-Ahead Takes The Field

PYMNTS

New complexities and frictions are emerging every day as the mobile order-ahead industry continues to grow. One of the hotter flashpoints of the scene pits in-house ordering apps up against third-party ordering platforms. Which side QSRs pick in this battle typically comes down to size. Many large chains that can hold their own have sworn off third-party ordering entirely, while smaller chains tend to embrace as many third-party apps as they can for greater exposure.

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Why Merchant Services Are Key To Small FI Deposit Growth

PYMNTS

This developing world of payments and the fierce competition offered by non-traditional providers of financial services presents big challenges to smaller and community banks – those financial institutions (FIs) with less than $10 billion in assets. But merchant services programs can offer a way for those smaller FIs to gain and retain an edge – assuming, of course, it’s all done right.

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Say ‘Goodbye’ to Clunky Spreadsheets and Say ‘Hello’ to Month-End Automation

Technology is rapidly changing the way accountants perform and manage month-end activities. Spreadsheets, emails, and shared drives no longer need to slow you down. In under four weeks, your team can start reaping the benefits of month-end close automation by vastly reducing spreadsheets, cut down on reconciliation work, speed up the month-end close, and better manage your remote team.

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What It Takes To Outsmart Fraudsters In Emerging Markets

PYMNTS

We might all be in the middle of one of the greatest — and most vital — cat-and-mouse games of all time. That’s the sense one gets when considering efforts to prevent fraudsters from exploiting digital payments and commerce, efforts taking on more importance as the global economy continues to grow — and which keep getting smarter, thanks to machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) tools.

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Bitcoin Daily: Moon Browser Allows Use Of Bitcoin For Amazon Purchases; Bitcoin Price Swings Could Make A Comeback

PYMNTS

New York-based startup Moon will allow customers to pay for their Amazon purchases with bitcoin via the Lightning Network, bitcoin, Litecoin or Ether. “We believe that cryptocurrency is the future of money. Our team is building the technologies to bring this future to fruition. We are engineers, builders and enthusiasts who love bitcoin and the change it will bring to the world.

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New Nordstrom Location To Deliver Food And Drink To Shoppers

PYMNTS

Nordstrom NYC, which is scheduled to open on Oct. 24, will offer several different food and beverage locations in the store, as well as the ability for shoppers to order food and have it delivered to them while they shop. The store has seven floors and is Nordstrom ’s biggest location ever. Bloomberg is reporting that the new store will have a bevy of innovative options intended to entice customers into spending more time shopping.

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Visa Partners With Revolut To Introduce Multi-Currency Debit Card

PYMNTS

London-based FinTech firm Revolut partnered with Visa to roll out a multi-currency travel debit card in Singapore, Visa said in a press release on Wednesday (Oct. 23). . The new card offers users the ability to spend overseas in over 150 currencies at the real exchange rate and without hidden fees. . A YouGov survey commissioned by Visa showed that people in Singapore are open to the idea of using neobanks and want a debit product.

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Outsourcing Vs. In-House: The Ultimate Battle For Better Collections

Speaker: Susan Richards

Your past-due accounts are growing, cash flow is tightening, and the pressure is on. The big question: Do you handle the collections internally or outsource to experts? Both strategies come with advantages and risks - but which one delivers the best impact for your business? In this session we’ll dive deep into the in-house vs. outsourcing debate, examining cost-effectiveness, efficiency, compliance risks, and overall recovery success rates.