CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

In the second post, I pointed to inconsistencies in how accountants classify operating, capital and financing expenses , and the consequences for reported accounting numbers. In the first session of my valuation class, I pose a question, “What comes more naturally to you, telling a story or working with numbers?”

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Musings on Markets

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

In the second post, I pointed to inconsistencies in how accountants classify operating, capital and financing expenses , and the consequences for reported accounting numbers. Facebook, I argued, is a corporate autocracy, with Mark Zuckerberg at its helm.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Earnings, earnings everywhere, and so what do the numbers tell us? We’ve given you a bit of a cheat sheet, or a refresher of sorts, as to what can be viewed as among the most important numbers coming out of the releases, the supplementals, the business units that give insight into where these firms have been and where they might be headed.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 15, 2020

QSR chains are exploring a number of promotions and initiatives to help them make it through the COVID-19 crisis, which has so far caused 44 percent of restaurants to close either temporarily or permanently. Deep Dive: QSRs Face Continuous Battle Against Account Takeovers. Mobile Order-Ahead Developments. About The Tracker.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

The named individuals and companies were charged with using stolen Social Security numbers, home addresses and birthdates of U.S. citizens to open bank accounts. Those accounts were then used to pay for political advertising, and to interfere with U.S. Social Security number as an identifier.

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Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

To understand how much these stocks meant for overall market performance, recognize that these seven companies accounted for more than 50% of the increase in market capitalization of the the entire US equity market (which included 6658 listed companies in 2023).

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PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2020

Facebook is under fire in a new set of documents in a lawsuit, which allege the company knew for years that paid advertising services on the site were exaggerating and distorting the number of people who would see the ads, according to a report by the Financial Times. Fake accounts represented another 5 percent, the stats said.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

The latest earnings reports from Big Tech giants and social media platforms show that advertising spend is through the roof at present, after basically falling off the roof earlier this year. did strong Q3 numbers, with PYMNTS reporting that “Alphabet said search and other advertising revenues rose 6 percent year over year to $26.3

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

While mobile banking has its perks, a new survey has found that 60 percent of Americans prefer opening a new checking account in-person at a bank branch. Sharp believes that more customers might open primary accounts online if banks could show that they can address problems remotely.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 18, 2019

If headlines are any indication, data breaches have made off with consumers’ most sensitive bits of information, such as Social Security numbers, credit card info and bank details. Advertisers pay Facebook to display targeted ads, and Facebook shares data (though it maintains it doesn’t sell it). Data Managed.

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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 7, 2022

For investment advisers looking to attract prospective clients, advertising the performance of their investment strategies would be a logical way to market their services (at least if they had strong historical returns!). Two final prohibitions under the Marketing Rule include restrictions on the use of predecessor performance (e.g.,

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Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 21, 2023

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that in a settlement with the SEC, robo-advisor platform Betterment agreed to pay a $9 million penalty for allegedly misstating the frequency that its automated tax-loss harvesting system was scanning some client accounts between (..)

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Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 16, 2023

Among other highlighted areas of interest, the regulator also flagged whether certain “ineligible persons” have been compensated for testimonials or endorsements and advisors’ use of third-party ratings in advertisements.

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Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 1, 2022

From there, we have several articles on advisor marketing: How some of the biggest financial services firms are increasing their television advertising and how smaller firms can craft a scalable, cost-efficient marketing strategy. The potential advantages of taking RMDs in stock rather than in cash during the current market downturn.

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Barry Ritholtz

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Wall Street Journal ) • From Math Camp to Handcuffs: FTX’s Downfall Was an Arc of Brotherhood and Betrayal : Gary Wang and Sam Bankman-Fried are offering dueling accounts of the FTX fiasco and of who’s ultimately to blame. They have each other’s phone numbers. Here’s your investing playbook.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Analysts expect another jump in overall revenue, which is par for the course this year for Walmart and Amazon – but outside of the actual numbers, there are several trends and initiatives that will be addressed within the earnings announcement and subsequent analyst call. billion on advertising on eCommerce sites and apps this year, up 38.8

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2018

In fact, the old-fashioned form of outdoor advertising is winning over digital marketing heavyweights and finding ways to thrive in the online world. Out-of-home (OOH) advertising, in fact, depends on digital players for much of its current success, according to the Outdoor Advertising Association of America (OAAA).

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2021

Riding the success of the global connected economy and a better than expected performance from the iPhone 12, the company logged its first $100 billion quarter, with the number reported during its earnings announcement on Wednesday (Jan. Apple disclosed that it saw a record number of people upgrading their iPhones in China during the quarter.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 19, 2023

The primary source of revenue for Robinhood is the interest they earn on customer funds held in Robinhood accounts. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for $65 million related to allegations of false advertising and misrepresenting their pricing structure. How Does Robinhood Make Money? Robinhood makes money in several ways.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Overall, the number of live-sales in the region increased nearly 67 percent, thanks to the heaviest usage among shoppers in Singapore and Thailand. As an example, The Paypers points to Alipay, which has launched a new service that enables merchants to offer coupons or discounts during livestream advertising.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Identity verification solution provider Acuant has teamed with accounts payable (AP) automation company Tipalti to automate essential services in payment and transaction monitoring, according to a Tuesday (Dec. In addition, they can get rewards on corporate expenses such as rent, advertising, inventory and equipment. 15) announcement.

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Barry Ritholtz

JULY 19, 2023

Businessweek ) • Twitter loses nearly half advertising revenue since Elon Musk takeover : Twitter has lost almost half of its advertising revenue since it was bought by Elon Musk for $44bn (£33.6bn) last October, its owner has revealed. Wagner began his career doing hedge fund accounting at Ernst & Young.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2020

In the current environment, of course, the pandemic decimated foot traffic across any number of verticals — restaurants and retailers come to mind, of course. In fact, our bitcoin sales on our machines have increased dramatically week over week for the last 10 to 12 weeks,” amid an online and in-store advertising boost.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Amazon is forecast to reach the number three spot among sellers of digital ads in the U.S. According to The Wall Street Journal , buoyed by a pickup in ad revenue growth and accounting changes, Amazon is on track to generate $4.6 The research firm pointed to “strong organic growth in ad revenues” and the accounting changes.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Take that period out to the “75 Days Of Christmas” and that number goes up to 3 percent. Mastercard’s Steve Sadove, senior advisor and former CEO of Saks called it a “healthy” number. Digital-first economy: The Mastercard report showed eCommerce accounted for 19.7 The number was also higher than many expected.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 19, 2023

trillion in market cap, accounting for all of the recovery in US stocks during that period. Updating the Numbers In the eighteen months since I valued these companies, much has happened, to the economy, to US equities collectively, and to these six companies, in specific. Clearly, much has happened since these valuations.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Fraud takes many forms, from account takeover attacks to identity theft. It’s also one of the most prevalent, with advertisers expected to lose more than $5.8 It would be easy to blame bad actors, but ad fraud is also perpetrated by dishonest publishers using false clicks and stacked ads to take advantage of advertisers.

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CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

trillion in market cap, accounting for all of the recovery in US stocks during that period. Updating the Numbers. For the latter, I am reporting on the trailing 12-month numbers, to ensure that I have the calendar year numbers.). Clearly, much has happened since these valuations.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Such schemes entail fraudsters falsely advertising offers from restaurants on social media, then duping victims into paying for them and absconding with the funds. Botnets are another tool in fraudsters’ arsenals, allowing bad actors to quickly flood quick-service restaurants’ (QSRs’) defense mechanisms with fake accounts or other scams.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2019

For these applicants, professionals provide their Social Security number as their business identification number, along with their name and the name of their business. In 2016 the airline announced a partnership with Pay with Amazon, allowing travelers to pay via their Amazon account for in-flight entertainment.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2017

The drop came amid growing concern among investors after a number of major domestic and international brands and advertisers — including Havas, AT&T, Verizon and Johnson & Johnson — pulled their ads from YouTube and other Google properties. The vast majority of this profit was generated from advertising.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 1, 2018

Were Apple to get further into mobile ads, it would come as spending on that form of marketing is set to surpass TV advertising, according to a recent eMarketer report. This year, driven by display ads, mobile will account for 69.9 percent of all digital advertising,” the report said. percent share of total U.S.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Reuters is reporting that the app will alert users if they overspend, and it’s targeted at people who have less than $128 in savings account money. Bailie said within a few years he wants a “material” number of customers, comparable to NatWest. “A Other banks in the region have also been developing newer digital services as well.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Each card payment is then assigned a virtual number tied to a commercial card account. Modulr helps digital businesses in fields like lending, banking, travel, FinTech, employment services and accounting to build new payment products for customers, the release stated. PayPal Ventures Invests $11.9M

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PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2019

Google appears to be losing steam in the ongoing race to dominate the online advertising market, and competitors Amazon and Facebook are taking advantage of the stumbles. Traffic volumes for Google properties are not growing at a rate to cover the decreases in advertising prices. At the same time, cost per click was down 19 percent.

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PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2020

Last year, the executives weren’t deposed in the FTC’s prior probe of Facebook for alleged consumer privacy violations that resulted in a record-breaking $5 billion penalty , new restrictions and a modified corporate structure that will hold the company accountable for the decisions it makes about its users’ privacy. billion global users.

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Advertising Technology Numbers Accounting 64

CFO News Room

JANUARY 20, 2023

While each online survey platform does things differently, here are some of the best online survey sites to consider: It’s worth noting that some survey sites will pay you via a transfer to your bank account, whereas others only make payments via PayPal or gift cards. Also, some of these platforms offer bonus cash just for signing up.

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