Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 22, 2022

In general, this means that people are more likely to be more aware of how much cash they're holding than the other numbers in their financial life, like the balances on their retirement accounts (which, being less 'immediate' in their intended purpose, are not often at the forefront of most people's minds to the same extent that cash is).

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

If you’re a chief marketing officer (CMO), the current economic uncertainty undoubtedly creates anxiety for you, your team, and your agencies. The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) has demonstrated the tight correlation between advertising spend and economic indicators like GDP growth by looking at historical data.

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Nerd's Eye View

AUGUST 22, 2022

In general, this means that people are more likely to be more aware of how much cash they're holding than the other numbers in their financial life, like the balances on their retirement accounts (which, being less 'immediate' in their intended purpose, are not often at the forefront of most people's minds to the same extent that cash is).

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

18) by The Century Foundation, two government programs authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) expire on Dec. So it’s good to see some major retailers giving back for the holiday. Plan a super spread,” it read. About 12 million jobless workers around the U.S. That would cut 7.3

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2018

By some accounts, the 2018 holiday season is going to be a bang-up year for retailers. retailers are expected to increase 4.8 percent this year, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF) — well above the 3.9 percent growth seen by the retail market one year ago. retailers are expected to increase 4.8

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Planful

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Despite some advances in the application of new costing techniques such as activity-based costing, are management accountants adequately satisfying the needs of managers and employee teams for decision-based cost information? That is, are the accountants still just counting the beans, or are they helping to grow the beans?

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PYMNTS

JUNE 2, 2020

The past several months have been largely defined in the retail world by merchants and brands making quick digital pivots to stay afloat in an environment that’s gone from “digital sometimes” to “digital mostly.”. When selling online became the only game in town, retailers across the board got very seriously digital overnight.

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Future CFO

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Improvements in September data While the quarter’s growth slows, China’s retail sales went up 7.8% However, private sector fixed-asset investment—accounting for 60% of the country’s total investment—grew 4.7% The post China announces slower Q3 growth and plan to expedite bond issuance appeared first on FutureCFO.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2019

For a glimpse at how innovation is playing out in the retail world, it always helps to take a look at recent developments in the world of quick-service restaurants, or QSRs. underscored the growing importance of digital innovation in this corner of the retail world by its recent hiring of Chris Turner as chief financial officer.

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PYMNTS

JULY 18, 2017

Rivals Visa and PayPal have shaken hands over a joint plan to issue debit cards in Europe. By having the option to issue Visa accounts in Europe, PayPal will now have the ability to offer customers new and innovative ways to manage and move their money regardless of platform or device.”.

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PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2019

While regulatory and governmental bodies are still debating PSD2’s full reach, the latest PSD2 Tracker looks at how retailers are approaching SCA as they face potential losses under the rule. Per these findings, European businesses could lose as much as $57 billion in economic activity in the year after SCA debuts. To some degree.

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Planful

APRIL 28, 2015

In the last few decades, management accountants have made significant strides in improving the utility and accuracy of the costs they calculate and report. In order to understand this widening gap, and more importantly how accountants can narrow and ideally close the gap, let’s examine the broad landscape of accounting.

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Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

I was planning to finish my last two data updates for 2024, but decided to take a break and look at the seven stocks (Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla) which carried the market in 2023. In terms of dollar value added, Microsoft and Apple each added a trillion dollars to their market capitalizations, during the year.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has made it even more important that firms deliver payroll quickly, as employees are facing greater financial strains that may make them more eager for prompt salary disbursements. How Mobile Apps Are Easing Retail Payments In India. Around The World Of Smarter Payments.

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CFO Share

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Since the 2018 South Dakota vs Wayfair, Inc ruling, the tax code declares that sales tax needs to be collected by the retailer if they are selling to another state, regardless of physical presence. Some states tax CBD as a controlled substance, while some states tax products with CBD are simply as retail product. The answer: yes.

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Future CFO

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

By 2027, new payment methods (instant payments, e-money, digital wallets, account-to-account, and QR code payments) will make up approximately 30% of total volume, with traditional non-cash payments (checks, direct debits, cards, and credit transfers) dropping to around 70% of global non-cash transaction volumes.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 25, 2018

But the sort of sharp differences of opinions that Burning Man manages to generate – spelled out in a slew of think pieces that fill the internet each summer during the last week of August – is actually about economics, and the extremely esoteric economies that pop up at the annual festival. Don’t get me wrong,” Grace said.

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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’. OECD’s Tax Reform To Be Presented To G20.

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CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

The Union Budget for 2022-23 made a string of other announcements on digital payments, including a plan to offer netbanking to depositors with India Post and another to set up 75 digital banking units across as many districts. Depending on which is ready first, the central bank plans to release digital currencies for a pilot.

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PYMNTS

MAY 19, 2020

Plus, Uber plans to cut 3,000 more jobs. Amazon could be in talks to acquire the clothing retailer JCPenney, which officially filed for bankruptcy late Friday (May 15), ending speculation as to the beleaguered former retail titan’s financial status. Amazon Eyes JCPenney Buy. Uber Refocuses Business, Cuts 3K Jobs.

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PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2020

The pandemic-related economic downturn is making consumers wary of payment methods that can worsen their debts. however, as 30 percent of the nation’s consumers have such accounts. More retailers are offering BNPL options to boost spending among cash-strapped consumers, too, further fueling the method’s expansion.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2020

The European Central Bank says Europe should be ready to adopt a digital euro so residents can access money amid the evolving retail payment landscape. The purchase furthers Goldman's push into Main Street lending and gives Goldman access to over one million cardholders, who account for roughly $8.5 Goldman to Pay $2.5B

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PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2020

In the letter, C2FO Founder and CEO Sandy Kemper advocated for a Small Business Supplier Protection Plan that would provide Fortune 1000 firms in the U.S. Small firms usually only have a few weeks of cash available, but many have sizable accounts receivable – often representing 60 to 90 days of sales.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Luxury retailers are seeking ways to entice younger consumers to purchase expensive items in a retail world saturated with inexpensive alternatives. Millennials and Generation Z consumers are embracing buy now, pay later (BNPL) plans as a way to responsibly purchase items without incurring fees or debt in the process.

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The Finance Weekly

MAY 4, 2023

Wu joined the fuel cell electric vehicle company in 2021 as the chief accounting officer. Prior to this, she served as the global director of cost and technical accounting and reporting at UL Solutions, a safety science company. Before that, Wu held several positions at EY.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2020

Now, in addition to car and personal loans on behalf of retail and institutional investors, Zopa will introduce savings accounts this week, to be followed by the addition of credit cards later this year. But it plans to avoid the interest-free introductory deals common among the nation’s credit card market.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2021

Clients of Simple Bank, a BBVA USA subsidiary, are reportedly getting emails informing them that Simple is closing and the plan is to move them to BBVA. After Simple rolled out as a digital bank focused on high-interest savings accounts, the current economic conditions made it unfeasible. The MetaBank, N.A.-issued

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PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has caused a rift in the relationship between apparel manufacturers and retailers, resulting in lost profits and canceled payments as the economy slogs through the mud, according to The Wall Street Journal. In Bangladesh, jeans maker Denim Expert Ltd. In Bangladesh, jeans maker Denim Expert Ltd.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2019

The three new iPhone models will be powered by a Qualcomm 5G modem chip, sources familiar with the plan told Nikkei. Sales of iPhones account for about 50 percent of Apple’s earnings. ” 5G is expected to fuel a whole new economic era, dubbed the Industrial Revolution 4.0.

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PYMNTS

MAY 18, 2020

Stimulus checks are being saved, not spent, as the future economic uncertainty looms. The already paycheck-to-paycheck ranks are being strained even further, as more than half of consumers now have less than a month before they have to dip into their savings accounts to pay bills — and 32 percent have less than two weeks.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 28, 2020

The Fed has been looking for help from investment, retail and reserve banks. Retail and hospitality lobbyists have expressed concerns that debt requirements are too constricting. Lael Brainard, a former economic advisor for President Bill Clinton, will help to head up the project. billion in sales from 2019.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2020

Amazon and Italian luxury brand Maison Valentino filed a lawsuit against a retailer Thursday (June 18), alleging the company sold counterfeit goods as the trade in the so-called “gray market” continues to draw attention. trillion , and fake luxury merchandise accounts for 60 percent to 70 percent of that amount.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Since 1992, when eCommerce was still in its infancy, online retailers have not had to collect sales tax. In fact, the 75 largest online retail marketplaces in the world were responsible for nearly half of all global eCommerce sales in 2017. that would surpass any thresholds for being exempted from economic nexus taxes.

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PYMNTS

MAY 25, 2016

To ACI Worldwide ’s top executive, that beckons toward a wholly-changing payments landscape for retailers. In an interview with Karen Webster, Philip Heasley, president and chief executive officer of ACI, stated that the biggest disruptions in retail stem from a changing of the old bricks-and-mortar (and cash register) guard.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Lumin Digital’s cloud-native infrastructure will provide banking solutions to the 50,000-plus business and retail members of Interra Credit Union. million users with savings and checking accounts on Westpac’s novel BaaS technology. Brazil Planning IPO for State-Run Digital Bank . Stampli Debuts Direct Pay Feature.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 11, 2019

In the midst of an economically uncertain time in China stemming from the trade war with the U.S. Bloomberg reported that the investment is part of the company’s plan to get more revenue from high-value services. Bloomberg reported that the investment is part of the company’s plan to get more revenue from high-value services.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

There can be an economic impact from that sadness — and a lack of spending.”. You cannot restructure when revenues go to zero,” he told Webster, adding that for a number of retailers and restaurants, “that’s probably the biggest liquidity crisis.”. “A significant percentage of American families have been affected by a trauma,” he said.

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