Future CFO

AUGUST 7, 2023

Gartner predicts the concentration of pretrained AI models among 1% of AI vendors by 2025 will make responsible AI a societal concern. Solutions such as AI-specific data management, synthetic data and data labelling technologies, aim to solve many data challenges, including accessibility, volume, privacy, security, complexity and scope.

Concentration 52

Concentration Data Analysis Compliance Investments 52

Barry Ritholtz

MAY 15, 2023

My back-to-work morning train WFH reads: • Ken Griffin’s Hand-Picked Math Prodigy Runs Market-Making Empire : Citadel Securities CEO Peng Zhao left for college at age 14, caught Griffin’s eye early in his career and built systems now mopping up market share. Bonds : Short-term costs for insuring U.S. doomers are focused on the wrong threat.

Math 56

Math Concentration Construction Leverage 56

PYMNTS

AUGUST 31, 2020

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the San Francisco-based company announced Monday (Aug. Wish’s filing follows a number of startups, including Snowflake, Palantir Technologies and Asana, seeking opportunities amid a crush of investors, Reuters reported. 31) in a press release.

eCommerce 70

eCommerce Concentration Valuation Startups 70

Future CFO

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

We onboarded with Docusign to facilitate more secure digital signatures for transactional and legal documents. Keeping abreast with the latest technologies and products is also essential,” she offered. This was solved by keeping liabilities short-term and fixed interest rates through swaps. “In

Treasury 98

Treasury Cash Management Restructuring Accounts Payable 98

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Cross-border payments technology company Payoneer debuted its Payoneer for Banks program last week, an initiative that provides financial institutions (FIs) and other service providers with infrastructure to send and receive global payments. Eedenbul Secures PSD2 License. Payoneer Debuts Program For Banks.

Banking 56

Banking Concentration Reconciliations Invoicing 56

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2018

In a rare press conference inside its Dongguan facilities, Huawei Technologies said it would spend $2 billion over the next five years to concentrate on cybersecurity initiatives, according to a report by Reuters. We think any concerns or allegations on security at Huawei should be based on factual evidence,” said Chairman Ken Hu.

Concentration 64

Concentration Securities Technology Planning 64

PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2019

This starts with payment technology, the essential infrastructure needed to support current and future digital payment developments, from contactless and push payments to transactions on real-time payment rails. Payment technology is in many ways the flagship among the fleet of innovations that banks are pursuing.

Concentration 60

Concentration Banking Leverage Technology 60

PYMNTS

AUGUST 31, 2020

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the San Francisco-based company announced Monday (Aug. Wish’s filing follows a number of startups, including Snowflake, Palantir Technologies and Asana, seeking opportunities amid a crush of investors, Reuters reported. 31) in a press release.

eCommerce 56

eCommerce Concentration Valuation Startups 56

PYMNTS

MAY 11, 2020

“The initiative we’re really seeing now was driven by the 2014 Farm Bill, which first allowed for payment acceptance at participating grocers, Sheth explained, adding that their proprietary PIN-on-Glass technology makes it possible for EBT shoppers to authenticate their cards in the online channel. The Emerging Grocery Landscape .

Concentration 72

Concentration eCommerce Technology Securities 72

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Co-signed by the American Bankers Association, Bank Policy Institute, Independent Community Bankers of America and The Clearing House, the letter argues that banks and non-bank technology firms are both already embracing innovation in customer service offerings.

Banking 139

Banking Financial Systems Concentration Currencies 139

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

This new infusion of cash is on top of an earlier $100 million technology investment, Grab co-founder Tan Hooi Ling told Bloomberg. This new AI blueprint will enhance security as well as natural language processing (NLP) tech. “We The expansion of 5G networks will be a catalyst for complex AI applications and futuristic technologies.

Concentration 54

Concentration Transportation Startups Investments 54

Barry Ritholtz

JANUARY 24, 2024

But again, you’ve got that net gain generally over time in a direct index, you’re getting that same professional and diversification, but instead of investing in a product that’s got one price, you’ve got access to the individual securities underneath – all trading at different prices. How pricey is this?

Concentration 94

Concentration Investments Accounting Marketing 94

PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2020

In the last decade, automation technology has closed the gap between booking a business trip and filing an expense report for reimbursement, significantly easing friction for both employees and finance teams. Singh noted that Center is also exploring the potential for virtual cards to further enhance that control and security.

SAP 79

SAP Concentration Entertainment Invoicing 79

The Finance Weekly

DECEMBER 12, 2021

With technology advancing at such an incredible rate these days, many businesses, particularly those on the smaller end of the spectrum, are finding it difficult to keep up. It's also critical that the data strategy concentrates on a manageable set of use cases. Technology: What are the software and hardware requirements?

Concentration 90

Concentration Technology Investments Finance 90

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Southeast Asia led the way thanks to ridesharing firm Grab, which continues to expand its B2B financial services offering with its fundraising windfall — and it wasn’t the only small business lender to secure investment. million in new funding for its technology targeting small businesses in the U.K. Digital Risks. Flock Freight.

B2B 70

B2B B2C Concentration Startups 70

PYMNTS

APRIL 3, 2019

Security firm UpGuard posted about the news on Wednesday (April 3). This same type of collection, in similarly concentrated form, has been cause for concern in the recent past , given the potential uses of such data.”. It’s not known how long the exposed data was available or visible, or who may have gotten to it, if anyone did at all.

Concentration 53

Concentration Securities Numbers Accounting 53

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Failing to properly secure consumers’ online payments can have costly consequences for merchants that are also trying to meet the need for more payment variety. Using automated technologies that can create that necessary fraud barrier also means that retailers can concentrate more on responding to consumers’ changing payment needs.

Concentration 79

Concentration Retail Leverage Entertainment 79

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the world wide web, has warned that technology giants like Facebook and Google are now so dominant that they might need to be broken up. There is a danger of concentration.”. Apple , Microsoft , Amazon , Google and Facebook have a combined market capitalization of $3.7

Concentration 47

Concentration Technology Securities Marketing 47

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

In today’s top payments news, ongoing security concerns have caused the Federal Reserve to take a closer look at the Big Tech firms that serve the banking industry. President Barack Obama is warning about the potential negative impact that technology can have on society. Security Concerns Prompt Fed To Strengthen Big Tech Oversight.

Concentration 40

Concentration Auditing Healthcare eCommerce 40

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Water scarcity contributes to wildfires, but other problems, too: As the water table drops, the quality of the water degrades, often leading to increasing concentrations of minerals and salts that are expensive to treat or can even make the water unusable. The changes to the natural environment are spurring responses in the regulatory one.

Manufacturing 100

Manufacturing Concentration Nonprofit Planning 100

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Adjaoute told Webster that advancement is still a ways off in terms of replacing humans with AI, but harnessing Smart-Agents technology allows financial institutions (FIs) to get a 360-degree view of the consumer and their activities to make sure they are both secure and well-served. The security? It’s all about context.

Concentration 64

Concentration Technology Banking Securities 64

CFO Share

APRIL 11, 2024

But many fear remote bookkeeping exposes them to security risks – hackers, fraudsters, and embezzlement – especially if the virtual bookkeeping solutions use employees in foreign countries. Bookkeeping security risks are always a valid concern, especially since internal staff perpetrate 57% of small business fraud.

Securities 52

Securities CFO Education Auditing 52

PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2018

21), on the “Energy Efficiency of Blockchain and Similar Technologies.” The focus will be on both how the technology might be used in the energy industry and whether “we should expect electricity prices to increase from [the] rising electricity demand in blockchain applications.”.

Concentration 40

Concentration Securities Technology Marketing 40

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Just ask Sergiy Barybin, CEO of Lithuanian cross-border payments technology company SatchelPay. Barybin recently took up the position to head the cross-border payments technology company after the Bank of Lithuania halted SatchelPay operations earlier this year. An Opportunity for Collaboration.

Compliance 73

Compliance Concentration Restructuring Banking 73

VCFO

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

What’s critical to understand today is that the intensity of the environmental factors we now face is going to be matched by a similarly intense and concentrated period of businesses changing positions along this continuum – some for the better, and some for the worse.

Concentration 77

Concentration CFO Strategic Planning Practice Management 77

PYMNTS

APRIL 1, 2019

As Harris noted during the discussion, synthetic fraud essentially centers around creating a person (a fictitious one, in this case) — where bad actors can and do use fake names, Social Security numbers or birthdates, and build credit histories.

Construction 73

Construction Numbers Concentration Securities 73

PYMNTS

AUGUST 30, 2018

Apple has made a new bet on augmented reality (AR), buying Akonia Holographics , which makes lenses for the technology. Akonia’s HoloMirror technology enables “headsets that are thin, transparent and light-weight, while achieving high [field of view (FOV)] with low manufacturing cost,” Akonia said on its website.

Concentration 41

Concentration Manufacturing Retail Technology 41

PYMNTS

JUNE 3, 2019

Mobile doesn’t just mean apps – order-ahead technology is also increasingly being integrated into cars, and the rise in mobile ordering is affecting restaurants themselves. Even Google recently introduced the ability to order food for pickup or delivery via services like DoorDash, Postmates and ChowNow through Google Maps. Washington, D.C.-based

Concentration 65

Concentration Restructuring Startups Sales 65

PYMNTS

MAY 15, 2019

Nor can they afford to just concentrate on direct competitive issues, at least not how Pointner tells it. Instead, he talked about how in other industries served by ID verification technology providers – eCigarettes, online sales of alcohol, web- and mobile-enabled gambling – strict regulations govern who can purchase what.

Concentration 65

Concentration Securities Retail eCommerce 65

PYMNTS

MARCH 21, 2016

market the longest – launched in September of 2014 to much fanfare — and uses NFC technology as its enabling technology. does not: heavily concentrated banking/acquiring and retail segments, which serve a very concentrated, well-defined geographic market. “Apple Pay is the mobile wallet that’s been in the U.S.

Concentration 41

Concentration Sales Technology Securities 41

PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2018

At the same time, a host of newer POS technology, including touchscreens and Android-based devices, are offering new merchant and customer experiences. That’s not to say someone offering the latest point-of-sale and payments technology can just walk in and win a sale, even with the most willing of merchants. “In

Concentration 54

Concentration Construction Sales Technology 54

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

The company’s transparency and frankness serve as a good example to other companies [that] are prone to minimizing the consequences,” Ilia Kolochenko, CEO of the web security firm High-Tech Bridge told Computer Weekly. Credit Unions Eyeing Data Security, Too. “BA’s reaction was very fast. Money Laundering Weaknesses.

Compliance 46

Compliance Concentration Securities Banking 46

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

The concentration of bitcoin mining increases the likelihood miners will collude to attack the blockchain, and as profitability goes down, fewer miners will operate and existing incumbents will consolidate. Secure, scalabale integration … that old thing. US Government’s National Policy On Technology.

Currencies 77

Currencies Concentration Securities Banking 77

Future CFO

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

The hope is that new emerging technologies can give them agility, transparency, and scalability they need. Concurrently, the company concentrated its IT functions in Australia and reducing the number of CIOs to one. Joey Mak, general manager for Global Technology Services, IBM Malaysia. Freedom, speed, agility and being secure.

Finance 52

Finance Budgeting Concentration Technology 52

The Finance Weekly

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

While this may not be a full-time role in the early growth stages, it does necessitate self-discipline, concentration, and dedication. Hence, the CFO must be able to , narrate the financial story that complements the company's vision, strategy, and product offerings to secure and retain investors.

Startups 52

Startups Finance CFO Forecasting 52

PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2017

But what Bindra says makes Visa’s approach to commercial payments innovation unique is its philosophy for designing and then getting those innovative solutions to market at scale — securely and reliably. Bindra explained that may mean integrating some of these solutions directly with Visa or via a processor. Raising the Level of the Game.

B2B 64

B2B Accounts Payable Concentration Healthcare 64

PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2020

For all that has changed dramatically in the last several weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic, consumers are still looking for the same two core offerings in every transaction, no matter what it is or where it takes place: seamlessness and security. An awful lot of other things have changed all around that core, however.

Securities 129

Securities eCommerce Concentration Accounting 129