Future CFO

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has set up a steering committee to oversee an industry-wide interest rate benchmark transition from the Singapore dollar (SGD) Swap Offer Rate (SOR) to the Singapore Overnight Rate Average (SORA), in response to the discontinuation of the use of Libor (London Inter-bank Offered Rate) in Dec 2021. .

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PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2019

and Europe, the Swiss central bank has taken steps to weaken the Swiss franc and put rising pressure on the currency, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. This looks like intervention,” said Thomas Flury, global head of currency strategy at UBS Wealth Management. “It francs per euro, which many analysts say is a benchmark.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 15, 2020

The Federal Reserve announced Sunday (March 15) it would drop benchmark interest rates to zero and buy at least $700 billion in government bonds as part of an emergency action to protect the economy from the impact of the coronavirus outbreak. The new rate will now be targeted at 0.0 percent to 0.25

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PYMNTS

MARCH 15, 2020

The Federal Reserve announced Sunday (March 15) it would drop benchmark interest rates to zero and buy at least $700 billion in government bonds as part of an emergency action to protect the economy from the impact of the coronavirus outbreak. The new rate will now be targeted at 0.0 percent to 0.25

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2019

The case could end up being a benchmark for how digital offerings will be defined moving forward. Part of the back and forth between the two parties is the SEC’s allegation that Kin needed to be a registered offering, but Kik said a consultant told them that because Kin was a “community currency,” that would not be required.

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PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2019

With such an outcome having been largely expected, sterling’s immediate reaction has been muted as the news was already priced in,” reflected Caxton FX currency expert Michael Brown in an interview with Express.co.uk And while expected currency fluctuations resulting from Brexit will surely mean U.K.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2017

While the debate stems from differing ideologies on block size , the controversy calls into question the ability of a digital currency without a central authority to update and innovate itself in any meaningful way. Earlier this week, digital currency exchange startup ShapeShift announced the close a $10.4

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VCFO

JANUARY 27, 2022

Consider whether setting up credit cards and/or the ability to take payment in alternative currencies is advantageous for your business if it accelerates payment. It is imperative to incorporate periodic (and for key employees, frequent) updates to salary benchmarking studies and hourly pay benchmarking. Fix Your Debt.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 21, 2019

There are plans to support more digital currencies and fiat purchasing options in the future. Binance Lite Australia further expands digital currency adoption by providing easier ways to buy bitcoin. We firmly believe that more adoption will lead to more innovation and more economic opportunities.”.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 6, 2018

In investment news, Chainalysis has notched $16 million in Series A funding from Benchmark , TechCrunch reported. As a result, investors may feel pressure to sell those assets – and the market could see a large outflow from digital currencies to the U.S. dollar before the April 15 tax filing deadline.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 3, 2017

2) that results from its Risk Management analysis , provided by its Citi Treasury Diagnostics benchmarking solution, suggest corporate treasurers’ approach to FX risk mitigation have remained largely unchanged “despite unprecedented recent market conditions.”. The bank said Thursday (Mar. Yet, status quo prevails. “The

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2017

In a sense, digital currencies began via online payments, which have then shifted into the creation of cryptocurrency like bitcoin, Ethereum and dogecoin. Cryptocurrencies are far more like a commodity (limited supply) than fiat currency (governments create more supply all the time), Horadan said. “It

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

That estimation comes from analytics firm Credit Benchmark. High leverage and riskier debt, amid trade and currency risks, makes for a dangerous mix. The scenario comes to mind in the wake of news that default probability risk is increasing among companies owned by private equity firms. That compares unfavorably with the 2.3

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 4, 2017

With [the] power of technology and innovation at scale, we aim to become a benchmark in [the] world of banking.”. The move on the part of Paytm to launch a bank comes at a time when Indians are reeling from a cash crisis after the prime minister banned high-denomination currency from the system as a way to clamp down on fraud.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

The 2020s will be defined by the innovators who understand that time is a currency people truly value — and they will use technology and connected devices to maximize each unit of time. IKEA made news last week when it took time as currency to a whole new level. and end at 11:59 p.m., 24 hours later. In fact, the U.S.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2018

New research from Asset Benchmark Research suggests ties with regulators and even reputation are not the number one priority for corporate treasurers looking for a cash management provider. Only 13 percent said they decreased the number of cash management solution providers with which they were working.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2020

Libra’s Stumbles, Coronavirus Gains Show Pitfalls of a ‘Global’ Currency. In the age of Libra, in a new decade where at least some central banks are looking into their own fiat issued in bits and bytes, would a global currency set the stage for relative calm?

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PYMNTS

APRIL 14, 2020

It stands to reason that firms that have been around for decades, with far-flung operations and payments done across multiple currencies, have a range of legacy systems in place with less-than-efficient processes entrenched in back-office functions.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

The daily calculated bank-to-bank interest rate is a benchmark for trillions of U.S. Quarles also outlined the meeting priorities in the letter, and noted that G20 needs “a smooth transition” to a world after the London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor), which is being phased out by the end of 2021. dollar-denominated contracts and loans.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2019

In its 2019 Data Privacy Benchmark Study, published last week, Cisco found that the combination of security best practices and investment in cybersecurity technology correlates to a lessened impact from data breaches.

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PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2016

Some of the world’s largest financial institutions have banned together to combat rising skepticism over the world’s foreign exchange market, a move that follows billions of dollars in fines issued to banks for their alleged roles in manipulating benchmark rates and exchanging sensitive information.

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PYMNTS

JULY 20, 2016

There’s a benefit here: Should the reservations rest below that average benchmark, the corporate travel department can bestow Expensify Rewards. The fact that Price to Beat also operates across currencies (as does ReceiptBurner) takes guesswork out of calculated savings.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 1, 2016

According to a LinkedIn study , more than a third of millennials are already envisioning a cashless society, which includes no physical currency used in any transactions. In Europe, there are several initiatives, such as in Sweden, to accelerate the shift away from physical currency, so this trend is bound to accelerate.”.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

There’s also insight into shipping timeliness and measuring performance via benchmarking. Looking out into 2017, said Wexler, RevCascade is looking to become international in scope, with an eye on currency conversion, metric conversion and international shipping.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2018

Howe Institute, the Canadian dollar’s connection to commodity exports like oil means its volatility isn’t surprising, with some analysts expecting the currency to regain its strength this year. jobs data are all affecting the currency, but that strong economic performance in the country is a good sign.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Google reportedly benchmarks its own malware-fighting capabilities against third-party products designed for the same purpose. Users will need to convert their assorted currencies to Spheris’s SPRS tokens to spend them in the marketplace. Users who downloaded apps exclusively from the Play Store in 2015 were subjected to a 0.15

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Musings on Markets

AUGUST 15, 2023

I was reminded of that paper a few weeks ago, when Fitch downgraded the US, from AAA to AA+, a relatively minor shift, but one with significant psychological consequences for investors in the largest economy in the world, whose currency still dominates global transactions.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2018

The company offers benchmarking data and other services via its SONAR Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform, enabling freight brokers to more accurately price their services, and enable carriers to optimize routing. The investment was led by 8VC, with participation from previous backers, including Fontinalis Partners and Story Ventures.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 30, 2016

From the point of view of BlueSnap, Brexit may provide an opportunity to help merchants sell cross-border and deal with currency and taxes. There’s also increased concerns about shipping physical goods with the potential for crazy currency swings. The place where many changes may actually be seen is in the realm of cross-border.

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Planful

OCTOBER 25, 2016

One recommendation was to establish baselines for the business based on prior experience, or to use external benchmarking information to evaluate performance and risk. But risk management is also a key component of effective enterprise performance management.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 1, 2017

SoftBank and Dragoneer have received indications from Benchmark, Menlo Ventures and other early investors of their intent to sell shares in the tender offer,” the company said in a statement. It’s a big number – but it comes as a big discount for buyers offering $32.97 Cyber Grinch: What’s a holiday season without stress?

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

In addition to several other changes to the mandatory questionnaire, “BE-180 Benchmark Survey of Financial Services Transactions between U.S. “We are not collecting data related to the physical currency asset,” Stein said. The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) in the U.S.

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PWC UK

JANUARY 26, 2021

  Firstly in December 2020, ICE Benchmark Administration (IBA) LIBOR’s administrator, issued a consultation on its intention to cease the publication of GBP, EUR, JPY and CHF LIBOR, as well as one-week and two-month tenors of USD LIBOR after 31 December 2021.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 1, 2019

Uber is often seen as a benchmark for technological innovation, particularly when it comes to trends like the gig economy and on-demand services. At the foundation of these changes, he said, is the cloud. Uber-izing SCF. Yet, according to Clemons, Uber has laid the groundwork for a sort of data ridesharing ecosystem.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

The data and analytics tool, through Vantiv (now Worldpay, which processes 40 billion transactions annually across more than 300 payment types spanning 146 countries and 126 currencies), offers banking stakeholders immediate access to insights tied to credit and debit card portfolios, viewed through a single dashboard.

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Barry Ritholtz

OCTOBER 17, 2023

And they also have a unique approach to feeds when they’re generating alpha, when they’re outperforming their benchmark, they take a performance fee. So, you know, our sister company in South Africa, Africa have done 8% above the benchmark. So the 00:59:37 [Speaker Changed] Currency hedge is very helpful.

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Planful

AUGUST 1, 2017

You’re expanding internationally, which often brings new complexities, such as currency conversions and intercompany eliminations across multiple divisions and subsidiaries. According to a 2014 study by APQC benchmarking the financial close process, the bottom performers took 12 days or more to close and report their results to management.

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