The Finance Weekly

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Here are 3 must-know finance communities you’ll want to join: Off The Ledger Airbase, the top spend management software for businesses from startup to IPO, introduced a Slack community for finance and accounting professionals from all forms of business and non-profits a private space for networking, advice, and members-only events.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 52

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Finance CFO Prioritization 52

PYMNTS

MAY 19, 2016

Apparently, Paytm feels pretty good about its five-year plan. Mumbai-based food delivery app TinyOwl, meanwhile, is just about out of money, and Gurgaon-based Zomato recently saw its billion-dollar valuation cut in half.

Accounting 40

Accounting Valuation Banking Communication 40

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Keijzer serves as the state secretary for economic affairs and climate policy for the Netherlands, while O is the secretary of digital transition and electronic communications for France. France Will Proceed With Controversial Digital Services Tax Plan. EU Watchdogs Create ‘Big Tech Hit List’.

Tax Planning 57

Tax Planning Compliance Planning Economics 57

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Then she builds a loyalty community for her wedding by sharing her diamond number (phone number) with friends, family and wedding guests, so that all of their purchases count toward her account. First, the “free honeymoon” offer crystalized everything they were trying to accomplish and communicate with the program.

Communication 86

Communication Leadership Retail Planning 86

PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2019

The program is the first of its kind in Sweden, launched at two restaurants with plans to expand to additional merchants after the summer. While Swish has been primarily used for account-to-account transactions and, more recently, eCommerce payments, it is now expanding into the retail and service sectors.

Communication 48

Communication eCommerce Accounting Retail 48

PYMNTS

APRIL 14, 2016

The announcement comes on the heels of Facebook’s F8 conference, where the tech giant revealed details on its plan to commerce-enable its Messenger app via chatbots. With the upgrade, Facebook said, it would give its 900 million active users access to eCommerce and customer care services of partner merchants.

Banking 56

Banking Communication Startups eCommerce 56

PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2018

Asia-Pacific and North American startups took the lead this week, with funding going to small business (SMB) accounting, payroll, B2B eCommerce and cybersecurity firms — just to name a few. Headquartered in India, B2B eCommerce platform ShopX nabbed $35 million from backers at Fung Holdings, reports in VCCiRCLE said this week.

B2B 40

B2B Invoicing Startups eCommerce 40

PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2019

Shoppers can then check out using a credit card, debit card, Apple Pay or health savings account (HSA) / flexible spending account (FSA) at launch. The big difference with Fitz Frames, Schlumberger noted, is that it is meeting customers where they live – or at least where they communicate. Solving Glasses.

Communication 53

Communication eCommerce Accounting Marketing 53

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

The new way of paying would reportedly not necessitate near-field communication (NFC). The redesigned app was created to meet expectations of shoppers as they move from shopping in stores to eCommerce. New Data: Three-Quarters Of US Consumers Show Concerns About Using Face ID When Opening Accounts Online . Stake In Wells Fargo.

Currencies 56

Currencies Numbers Communication Banking 56

PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2019

The program is the first of its kind in Sweden, launched at two restaurants with plans to expand to additional merchants after the summer. While Swish has been primarily used for account-to-account transactions and, more recently, eCommerce payments, it is now expanding into the retail and service sectors.

Communication 40

Communication eCommerce Accounting Retail 40

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2018

The company recently announced it would reinvent its payment experience with Uber Cash, a new product that allows customers to add funds to the stored value in the app’s account and pay for products and services inside Uber’s growing ecosystem. Square is also planning to offer new features on its platform.

B2B 59

B2B Invoicing CFO Communication 59

PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2019

Necessary Planning. Traditionally, however, multi-currency accounts are often opened within silos, unable to integrate and communicate with each other, or other cash management systems. is critical, said Descout, adding that integration and automation across back-office platforms is key to FX management solutions, too.

Foreign Exchange 69

Foreign Exchange Currencies Cash Management Profit and Loss 69

PYMNTS

MARCH 27, 2020

Through real-time analytics and communication tools, the platform supports collaboration across workforces while providing insights into goals and historical trends. While payments and enterprise technology providers are a key customer target for Arkose Labs , the company noted its application in other industries like eCommerce and gaming.

B2B 72

B2B Startups Economics Education 72

PYMNTS

AUGUST 19, 2019

As noted last week, the draft order, which was seen and reported by CNN , would place the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in charge of how marquee names such as Facebook and Twitter show what is on their sites. SCA required that banks and other firms must implement two-factor verification on eCommerce transactions above 30 euros.

Compliance 51

Compliance Communication Planning Banking 51

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Meanwhile, B2B eCommerce stands on the cusp of other changes that go beyond Amazon’s increasing prowess — changes that promise to bring the supply chain and corporate procurement, long known as a paper-based beast, further into the digital economy. The eCommerce operator wants to put its own spin on that business. trillion by 2020.

B2B 70

B2B Healthcare Manufacturing eCommerce 70

PYMNTS

APRIL 15, 2019

To help build customer loyalty, eCommerce and brick-and-mortar retailers have a myriad of tools on hand: Cashiers can sign customers up for loyalty cards at brick-and-mortar stores, and eCommerce sites can send customers special offers and coupons by email. They can also apply the purchases toward their loyalty accounts.

Transportation 52

Transportation eCommerce Retail Communication 52

PYMNTS

MARCH 10, 2016

China Daily reports that, according to a new study from group-buying eCommerce website Baidu Nuomi , women in the country — despite accounting for a minority 46 percent of China’s overall Internet use — are responsible for 62 percent of revenue derived from O2O. hours a day for women, compared to 3.74

eCommerce 40

eCommerce Communication Retail Accounting 40

PYMNTS

JUNE 6, 2019

When new regulations take effect, especially sweeping ones that impact eCommerce, at least some firms take a “wait-and-see” approach. And a significant number, 24 percent, said they have no plans to support SCA — at least not ahead of the deadline. Call it the chain of doubt. only has, roughly, a dozen data elements.

Education 72

Education eCommerce Compliance Communication 72

PYMNTS

MAY 28, 2019

With abundant choices in many aspects of their lives, consumers expect a range of options when it comes to online shopping, ranging from picking out clothes to making travel plans. GO-JEK’s payment system GO-PAY rolled out last year, accounting for more than half of the startup’s transactions. By 2021, close to 90 million – or 86.5

Communication 63

Communication eCommerce Retail Technology 63

PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2019

Thomas, who joined Groupon in 2017 as vice president of commercial finance, has served as chief accounting officer and treasurer since November 2018. Part of the company’s plan to turn sales around includes buying an artificial intelligence (AI) driven voice and text messaging tool called Presence AI earlier this month.

CFO 58

CFO Profit and Loss Communication Finance 58

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Many legal cannabis businesses continue to rely on cash, paper and offline methods of communication to conduct operations without access to traditional financial services. However, the regulatory pressures of the marijuana business can also mean the opposite. An Emerging Late Payments Problem.

B2B 52

B2B Invoicing Accounts Payable Compliance 52

PYMNTS

MAY 11, 2020

These practitioners are now remotely offering care and consultation via apps, chatbots, emails, texts and video-based communications, and many are also enabling digital prescription ordering. Some clinics are thus turning to payment service providers to offer installment payment plans and adjust or suspend repayment timelines.

Entertainment 75

Entertainment Healthcare Sales eCommerce 75

PYMNTS

MARCH 16, 2018

Ever since 2013, when Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said the eCommerce giant was working on a 30-minute drone delivery program called Prime Air, people have been saying that delivery is the big retail use case for drone technology. Documents detailing the plans became public last week from the U.S.

Retail 60

Retail Communication Leverage Technology 60

PYMNTS

MARCH 15, 2019

The book was Douglas Hofstadter’s “ Fluid Concepts And Creative Analogies: Computer Models Of The Fundamental Mechanisms Of Thought ,” which on its own would not have been historically significant except for the fact that Wainwright bought the book as part of an invite-only beta by a newly-launched eCommerce startup called Amazon.

eCommerce 43

eCommerce Startups Retail Manufacturing 43

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 3, 2018

But as of now, Amazon’s Alexa smart assistant is integrating with MediSprout, a health communications startup, to launch a platform for scheduling appointments. Sources say that a key task of the team will be working through regulations and data privacy requirements laid out by HIPAA (the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act).

Healthcare 64

Healthcare Entertainment Communication Pharmaceutical 64

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Baker noted, “when we are talking about eCommerce, the transactions, the payments,” the structure that had been in place 16 years ago no longer is supportive of a seamless experience for consumers. When there is the need to challenge the transaction, that takes place as the merchant communicates with the access control server.

Securities 76

Securities Communication Technology Transportation 76

PYMNTS

AUGUST 15, 2019

They are eager participants in modern eCommerce, and Japanese firms were literally on the ground floor of the development of mobile payments since Japanese firms invented the two key cashless payments technologies that power the vast majority of mobile payments done today. credit card and 10 percent with other types of credit cards.

eCommerce 61

eCommerce Securities Marketing Communication 61

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Six years ago, Esposito explained, Etsy stepped back to solve a recurring friction for its global buyers and sellers: making it easy for buyers to pay — but also making it easy for sellers to be paid in their local currencies directly into their bank account. The Expansion Plan. A Different Look At Fighting Fraud.

eCommerce 41

eCommerce Treasury Compliance Communication 41

PYMNTS

APRIL 7, 2017

That’s nearly twice the market cap of Walmart and has three times the revenue of that stalwart eCommerce player. to link their Samsung Pay account with their Visa Checkout account for online shopping. With a new high of $900 a share, the company’s recent market cap stood at more than $430 billion. The lesson here?

Securities 40

Securities Sales Marketing Budgeting 40

PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2016

To help investors without piles of cash get those mighty oaks with dollar bills on them, Acorn allows them to deposit small amounts that automatically go into a brokerage account that buys into a group of exchange-traded funds. Acorns’ users are charged $1 per month for accounts with less than $5,000 and 0.25 across the mobile Web.

Retail 41

Retail eCommerce Investments Accounting 41

PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2016

Another key factor is that over 60 percent of eCommerce in Latin America is done via installments. “If In those situations, the merchant will very often assume the interest owed on the installment plan in order to attract a higher volume of sales. But how these installments work varies dramatically from country to country.

eCommerce 42

eCommerce Marketing Banking Communication 42

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Heading into 2020, one of its key planning initiatives was to launch a direct channel in 2021. It didn’t take long for that 2021 plan to be pressed into service. “At Yasso eCommerce Manager Ari Moledina told PYMNTS that the company is being patient about the launch. I think the eCommerce ecosystem will continue to grow.

eCommerce 64

eCommerce Communication Sales Planning 64

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Connect Roasters currently has approximately three to four employees and one brick-and-mortar location, which is in operation for roasting coffee and storing inventory but is not open to retail customers — though Benoit said he is still considering plans for the latter, despite having put them aside due to the pandemic.

Accounts Payable 96

Accounts Payable Sales B2B Retail 96

PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2020

For those who are employed in creating digital products and services – Twitch streamers, YouTube personalities, Twitter publishers, eCommerce merchants – much of what is going on right now in the economy is “business as usual” for them. Pushing Back on Panic With Communication . What’s necessary, said Amit, is to manage communications.

Accounts Payable 57

Accounts Payable Communication Economics eCommerce 57

PYMNTS

JULY 19, 2018

These days, eCommerce merchants are offering subscriptions for all sorts of products – from music to movies and even cars – but they face a challenge: How can they convert users into subscribers? In terms of features, free trials and plan options are popular implementations. in the first quarter. in the first quarter.

Planning 41

Planning Communication eCommerce Startups 41

PYMNTS

MAY 14, 2018

The latest major example of that is a pilot involving Chinese eCommerce giant Alibaba that will soon take place in the cities of Quzhou, Fuzhou and Hangzhou, according to various media reports. Residents of the Nansha District of Guangzhou, a southern port city of some 13.5 A national rollout is ongoing, according to reports.

Communication 42

Communication Construction eCommerce Securities 42

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2019

“We have a vision of the future coming really soon where our Disbursements Marketplace allows payment recipients to choose not only where they want to get paid in terms of what account, but also when exactly they want that payment to happen,” Edwards said. “In It’s been a good year for getting one’s eCommerce orders faster.

Manufacturing 55

Manufacturing eCommerce Numbers Securities 55