CFO Talks

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Rowen’s career in finance and leadership has positioned him as an influential figure, serving in executive roles across various sectors, including transportation, investment, and industrial management. I’ve always had a natural inclination toward numbers; they just made sense to me in a way that’s hard to explain.

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Bramasol

JANUARY 13, 2023

DSE in Transportation. Leveraging AI and machine learning to improve network management, security and performance. It’s used today by most of the largest Media and Telecom companies in the world, as well as a growing number of mid-sized telecom companies.". DSE in the Semiconductor Industry. DSE in the Medical Device industry.

SAP 84

SAP Compliance Leverage Entertainment 84

PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2019

May 31 marks the launch of a contactless payments pilot with a joint effort between the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in New York City and Chase. transit agency to implement contactless payments by leveraging Visa’s global transit framework. The MTA, as Visa has said, becomes the first U.S.

Transportation 53

Transportation Leverage Numbers 53

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Grewal noted that his own experience in earlier stints with large corporates like PepsiCo — the kind FIs have (and want to have) as customers — showed a number of inefficiencies in day-to-day banking activities. In another example, in the U.K.,

Leverage 93

Leverage Compliance Banking Technology 93

PYMNTS

APRIL 15, 2019

Lyft is a self-described peer-to-peer marketplace focused on “revolutionizing transportation” and reducing traffic congestion in cities. For Uber, transportation is a platform feature that is central to its business, but is not its end game. Uber considers its competitors to be Amazon and Alphabet.

Transportation 73

Transportation Healthcare Economics Leverage 73

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Many stores, which came to rely on software-connected systems during the Covid-19 pandemic, are now leveraging these capabilities to eke out efficiencies that can help keep prices down amid stubbornly high inflation and rising interest rates, industry analysts said. Newsletter Sign-up. WSJ | CIO Journal. Kroger CIO Yael Cosset.

Startups 100

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Armistead recently offered PYMNTS an inside look into the different techniques that fraudsters leverage as well as the initiatives Zelle undertakes to protect itself and its users. There are really elaborate but completely bogus websites of puppies, with pictures of the puppies, links to bogus pet transport services, et cetera.

Accounting 68

Accounting Leverage Transportation Banking 68

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Power research shows that the number of customers doing their credit applications online has kicked into high gear. More consumers have sought to buy cars as a result of urban flight or to avoid public transportation. Whether a car loan comes through a dealer, bank or manufacturer, new J.D.

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Sales Banking Manufacturing Transportation 85

PYMNTS

JANUARY 1, 2020

We need to connect it all so that it can be leveraged more broadly,” Feinstein noted. It has a 16-digit number and now in a single step that mobile money account can be tied to the entire global card network that can be used to pay anywhere. We don’t need to build new technology to do that. The technology is already here.

Transportation 113

Transportation Accounting Leverage Technology 113

Bramasol

MARCH 10, 2023

By focusing on a smaller number of products and services that are regularly updated, they can optimize supply chains and reduce production costs. This can help them plan and invest for the long term, rather than relying on variable sales of individual products.

SAP 77

SAP Manufacturing Compliance Leverage 77

Global Finance

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

However, Xavier Ferràs, associate dean of the Executive MBA program at Esade Business and Law School in Barcelona, Spain, points out that China’s market and economic systems are less efficient in leveraging these investments. AI’s positive impact will be concentrated, initially, “in a limited number of sectors.”

Economics 105

Economics Construction Leverage Technology 105

PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2019

According to Will Byrne, CEO of Worldnet Payments , the kiosks and smart shelves that are gaining traction across any number of commerce and retail settings may even shift the employment picture a bit. The days of the coin- and bill-operated laundry machine are numbered, it seems.

Retail 55

Retail Transportation Leverage Technology 55

PYMNTS

AUGUST 25, 2016

The company is expanding the service at an impressive rate after acquiring Sidecar in January and is stealthily gaining traction in the transportation market. million | The number of miles driven by Maven-operated cars. 5,000 | The number of registered Maven members. 5 | The number of U.S. 5 | The number of U.S.

Transportation 40

Transportation Manufacturing Leverage Numbers 40

PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2019

But Lyft’s numbers also showed that revenue and growth have been borne atop a sea of red ink. As John Zimmer, the firm’s co-founder, said on the call, the company remains focused on transportation, with recent bike share programs in cities such as New York and San Francisco extending into late in the next decade. (By

Profit and Loss 43

Profit and Loss Transportation Forecasting CFO 43

PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2017

When retailers are shipping goods or manufacturers are bringing supplies in from overseas via ocean transport, they deal with long lead times with variable ETAs based on a number of factors — weather being a major disruptor, but also port traffic on either end. That’s a tremendous amount of value.”. Brasca gave a trucking example.

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Leverage Manufacturing Transportation Retail 46

PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2020

The company almost doubled its revenue and profit numbers while spending more than $9 billion on capital improvement projects. Among those numbers: Operating cash flow increased 42 percent to $51.2 Other capital expenditures went to fulfillment, transportation and investments in Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Transportation 57

Transportation eCommerce Retail Numbers 57

PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2018

The two companies said they would leverage artificial intelligence (AI) and automation enabled by 5G to promote international standards and an open source ecosystem to expand the development of new services. Tencent, which has 1.04

Entertainment 40

Entertainment Transportation Leverage Manufacturing 40

PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2017

Department of Transportation’s national count in 2016, there were 3,378 bike-share docking stations across 104 U.S. There are a number of places we can think of where it is needed. There are a number of very interesting target markets, because no matter what city you are in, they want bikes as opposed to cars.”.

Transportation 48

Transportation Startups Concentration Leverage 48

Future CFO

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Lenders were put in a position to find ways to accommodate the increased number of digital transactions and ensure resiliency and uptime rise accordingly, said Yeo. Moreover, merchants also play a role in the adoption of digital platforms as relevant segments such as the public transport system should be able to adapt to the digital economy.

Banking 75

Banking Finance Securities CFO 75

PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2020

That’s a major new add-on for Uber Health, which the ride-hailing firm launched in 2018 to provide patients with transportation to and from medical appointments. Breese said that’s bound to change as firms like Amazon and NowRx leverage digital services and automation to break the "bottlenecks” that have created a process no one likes.

Pharmaceutical 72

Pharmaceutical Healthcare Transportation Leverage 72

PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2019

That puts the number of digital drivers out there at 99 million. Those 99 million connected consumers are quickly transforming the car itself — from an innovation solely about transporting a consumer from point A to point B into a contextual commerce channel worth $230 billion a year in commuter-inspired purchases.

Manufacturing 63

Manufacturing Retail Leverage Transportation 63

Bramasol

JULY 31, 2023

In order to take these bundling scenarios to an optimal level, medical equipment makers need to leverage more integrated solutions that bring all the backend processes together in a seamless end-to-end environment that meshes with compliance and reporting mandates.

Accounting 69

Accounting SAP GAAP IFRS 69

PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2020

Companies also leverage APIs to connect to third parties, either to call up information or allow these entities to use their data. Each API an organization leverages gives hackers a new opportunity through which to exploit or infiltrate its network and systems — unless that API is properly secured. Oversight And Authentication.

Securities 52

Securities Leverage Transportation Communication 52

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

All it took were three clicks of her ruby-red slippers and those five words to transport Dorothy back to Kansas and her beloved Auntie Em and Uncle Henry after she, her dog Toto and her farmhouse were uprooted and transported to the Land of Oz in a tornado. All without having to be tied to a smartphone, tablet or PC. and worldwide.

Sales 65

Sales Transportation Numbers Forecasting 65

PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2017

It costs merchants nothing to join or remain on Sky.Garden; all they provide is their shop name, MPesa phone number and a few personal and business details (such as operating hours). Others don’t even have a brick-and-mortar store and must invest their time transporting goods from Point A to Point B.

eCommerce 52

eCommerce Transportation Advertising Leverage 52

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

The Bragi Dash and second generation Dash Pro work with any mobile device that supports Bluetooth Low Energy (BTLE 4.0), including Apple and Android devices — meaning it can leverage both Siri and the Google Assistant. Users will be able to place their Starbucks orders en route, hail an Uber and stream from any of Amazon’s audio services.

Healthcare 64

Healthcare Leverage Retail Transportation 64

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

By a strict look at the macro numbers, Target still pales in comparison. Walmart has relied on its massive ground and air transportation network to feed its eCommerce effort, most of which is fed through its distribution centers instead of stores. Target is leveraging its new relationship with FAO for the holiday season.

eCommerce 66

eCommerce Nonprofit Retail Transportation 66

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 15, 2018

percent is small as a percentage of overall spend, but the number has grown fast — remarkably fast over the last four years — accounting for an enormous chunk of eCommerce, which is humongous in certain categories as consumers shift their spend and as Amazon stays right there with them when they do. percent) and transportation (1.9

Healthcare 79

Healthcare Retail Sales eCommerce 79

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

This time around, an Alexa integration, a new partnership leveraging telematic capabilities and a major manufacturing investment by BMW are all working to connect and evolve the automotive space. Insurance agencies are looking to leverage technology to improve driver safety (and save policyholders some cash). and $79.99

Investments 40

Investments Manufacturing Leverage Startups 40

PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2018

The exercise, which was the first of its kind, provided an opportunity to examine and address a large number of different cyberattack methods that can occur simultaneously and, if left unchecked, accelerate out of control. The exercise, described by Boeing, seemed more like chess than to checkers. Can businesses learn something from that?

Profit and Loss 60

Profit and Loss Communication Transportation Leverage 60

PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2018

The planet’s largest retailer by sales crushed their way through Q2, with bigger than expected gains in revenue, earnings, same-store sales and eCommerce sales than analysts were predicting before the numbers hit the wires. The headline number was the highly watched same-store sales figure. All-in revenue jumped up 3.8

Profit and Loss 40

Profit and Loss Restructuring eCommerce Forecasting 40

PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2019

Lyft , of course, has set its sights on transportation. The company has also been leveraging local market power into ancillary services such as food delivery (a la Uber Eats). As has been noted in this space, the two companies have divergent strategies to capitalize on their respective views of gig work.

Profit and Loss 49

Profit and Loss Transportation Advertising Leverage 49

CFO Thought Leader

MAY 23, 2023

This is a very big number that is going virtually untouched. Fortera has developed a patented process that has benefited from a number of things. It has more than 100,000 hours of R&D behind it, which to me is sort of a staggering number. Think about this: 8%!

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CFO Manufacturing Finance Transportation 52

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

By knowing how long it took for people to travel from one place to another, innovators were able to improve the speed and efficiency of transportation options, including railroads. Timekeeping devices helped companies more accurately track workers’ time and calculate their pay based on hours worked. In fact, the U.S.

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Currencies Benchmarking Banking Transportation 83

PYMNTS

MAY 20, 2016

The adoption of technology has any number of triggers: ease of use, interest in time-saving features or simply the “wow” factor that comes with sleek hardware. Beasley cited the example of Uber, a key invader in its niche, that was able to leverage mobile in its own way.

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Reconciliations Transportation B2B Manufacturing 41

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Travel by train was a mode of transportation perceived by many as outdated as the horse-drawn carriages that first pulled rail cars on them, but Buffet observed the role that railroads played in driving economic growth because of the efficient, low-cost and reliable way they moved goods across the country.

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B2B Banking Economics Securities 76

Jedox Finance

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

This eliminates silos, bridges performance management gaps, and adds richer context to the numbers. Powerful IBP solutions embrace the power of AI and should already have it embedded in their platforms, enabling teams to leverage predictive forecasting quickly and simply. Which product or service areas have the highest growth rates?

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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Planning Budgeting SAP 59