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FEBRUARY 13, 2020
Farming has been around for thousands of years – tens of thousands of years, perhaps, according to some estimates. And it is a labor-intensive, resource-intensive and time-consuming endeavor. Consider the fact that, as measured by the Water Footprint Network, it takes about 26 gallons to make one pound of tomatoes, and 67 gallons of water to produce one pound of oranges.
Adam Kae
FEBRUARY 13, 2020
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FPA Insider
FEBRUARY 13, 2020
Globalization fostered interdependence. With the outbreak of Coronavirus, interdependence is a problem. Supply chains today cut across borders. What is typically seen as an advantage now faces an about-turn, no thanks to the outbreak of Coronavirus. Beyond the devastating health risks, the virus is disrupting businesses, companies, and economies as a whole.
Future CFO
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
Investopedia. says the chief financial officer (CFO) is responsible for managing the financial actions of a company. His or her duties include tracking cash flow and financial planning as well as analysing the company's financial strengths and weaknesses and proposing corrective actions. Robert Half adds that these days the CFO is also expected to offer strategic recommendations to the CEO and members of the executive management team.
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FEBRUARY 12, 2020
According to the 2019 edition of the FBI’s Internet Crime Report , last year was both a lucrative and diverse year for cybercriminals and scammers. All in, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received a total of 467,361 complaints, with reported losses exceeding $3.5 billion. As for the scams themselves, those varied widely both in terms of tactics and targets.
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CFA Institute
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
What do two speeches from the 1970s say about today's economy?
Future CFO
FEBRUARY 14, 2020
World leaders have been direct about global economic prospects. They’ve left us in no doubt. Just refer to IMF’s incisive statement that the global economy is in a synchronised slowdown , and the assessments of slow economic growth by the World Bank and World Economic Forum. From a corporate perspective, many CEOs and CFOs are experienced in. dealing with economic slowdowns, given the Asian Financial Crisis of. 1997 and Global Financial Crisis of 2007/08.
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 9, 2020
Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick is joining other investors in funding the expansion of the 3D-printed hotel concept Habitas , the Financial Times reported on Sunday (Feb. 9). An idea hatched at the Burning Man desert arts festival, the experience-focused hospitality group Habitas was founded in 2014 by Oliver Ripley, Kfir Levy and Eduardo Castillo. .
CS Lucas
FEBRUARY 10, 2020
Asia is booming, and it is not just Asian companies but also global companies with operations in Asia. Regular readers of Singapore’s leading daily business publication, The Business Times, will recall an article published earlier in July discussing survey results from PricewaterhouseCoopers’ inaugural Asian-focused treasury survey. Key findings which raised a few alarm bells include the following: While 66% of respondents were exposed to commodity risk in varying degrees, more than a third are
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CFA Institute
FEBRUARY 13, 2020
What does a solution to the private equity performance puzzle look like?
Future CFO
FEBRUARY 13, 2020
Moody's Investors Service recently said that its Asian Liquidity Stress Indicator (ALSI) weakened further to 32.7% in January 2020 from 31.8% in December 2019, reflecting weakening across all sub-indicators except China property. . The ALSI measures the percentage of high-yield companies with Moody's weakest speculative-grade liquidity score of SGL-4 as a proportion of high-yield corporate family ratings.
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 13, 2020
Wells Fargo Strategic Capital (WFSC) is backing the London-based blockchain analysis firm Elliptic with a $5 million investment, bringing the startup’s Series B round to $28 million, Elliptic announced in a press release on Thursday (Feb. 13). . WFSC joins existing investors SBI Group and Santander InnoVentures. The funding will enable Elliptic to expand across Asia and collaborate with financial institutions for an increased understanding of the cryptocurrency ecosystem.
CS Lucas
FEBRUARY 10, 2020
Looking at the ubiquity of smart-phones and the high level of functionality available through apps, we are exploring how enterprise-systems may evolve. If an ideal framework exists whereby stand-alone features can be simply plugged in, this would replace customization. Just like installing an app to a phone. Imagine it on an enterprise-system. The process should be fast and fuss-free.
Speaker: Jamie Eagan
As organizations strive for agility and efficiency, it's imperative for finance leaders to embrace innovative technologies and redefine traditional processes. Join us as we explore the pivotal role of digitalization and automation in reshaping what is commonly referred to as the “last mile of reporting”. We’ll deep-dive into why digitalization is no longer a choice, but a necessity for finance departments to stay competitive in a fast-paced environment touching on: 2024 trends for the Office of
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 13, 2020
FIS and PayPal have expanded their partnership so that cardholders of institutions participating in the FIS Premium Payback network can use their rewards points to pay for things at PayPal merchants all around the world, according to a press release. . This new integration means that FIS is the first non-bank payment processor to sync up with PayPal’s Pay with Rewards.
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 14, 2020
Supply chain management has always presented a challenge for global corporates, with digitization and automation technology aiming to reduce friction and enhance visibility. A surge in supply chain technology available — from freight management portals to IoT sensors — also expands a value-add opportunity for corporate end users: All this digitization generates a flood of potentially valuable data that organizations can use to optimize their supply chains, as well as better meet the needs and ex
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 10, 2020
Fiat Chrysler , in partnership with Chinese-based AutoX , wants to launch robo-taxis in China later this year, according to an announcement. The automobile maker, one of the “Big Three” in Detroit, has been casting a wide net for autonomous vehicle tech, and wants to keep pace with rivals in Detroit. Hong Kong’s AutoX said it plans to integrate self-driving vehicle tech into a fleet of Chrysler Pacifica minivans — the same vehicle that Waymo , Alphabet’s subsidiary known
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 13, 2020
For a great example of an attempt at security that does much more to annoy legitimate consumers than to actually fend off fraudsters, look no further than CAPTCHA. Though not quite as ubiquitous as it was a few years ago, the challenge-based verification tool asks users to prove their non-bot status by identifying every photograph with a crosswalk, or pinpointing a number drawn crudely in crayon, or completing any number of familiar visual puzzles that are theoretically easy for a human to solve
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PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 13, 2020
As large banks and FinTechs worldwide wrestle over data-sharing, JPMorgan Chase & Co has reportedly set a mid-summer deadline for FinTechs to ink new data access agreements. FinTech firms will be prevented from accessing client data by July 30, except if they ink the deals, Reuters reported Thursday (Feb. 13). The bank reportedly made the deadline known in a letter sent to the firms late last month in which it said they have to agree to a plan to move toward a new way to client data.
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 13, 2020
Biometric VeinID platform Fingopay announced that it is launching an Open Banking retail pilot with Reflow , a payments firm. The partnership has allowed the companies to create a bank-to-bank, face-to-face VeinID payment, according to Fingopay , enabling customers to make payments with just the swipe of a finger. With the program, retailers and merchants will be able to handle bank-to-bank transactions, which will reduce costs and allow settlements within three hours, rather than the usual thre
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 14, 2020
Mexico passed a law this week that taxes digital services from other countries, according to a report. A 16 percent value-added tax (VAT) will be tacked onto digital services starting on June 1 of this year. The law will apply to all services, even B2B transactions. The tax will cover all online applications, including video, audio streaming, images, education and others.
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 10, 2020
Biometric digital identity verification solutions are becoming more and more commonplace thanks to their implementation in everyday devices like smartphones and fitness wearables. Approximately 800 million facial recognition-equipped mobile devices are expected to be in circulation by 2024, in fact, with an additional 4.6 billion smartphones equipped with fingerprint recognition in the same timeframe.
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PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 13, 2020
To bring digital transformation to banks, and to help them bring their assets to the “digital-first” consumer, look to the platform. In an interview with Karen Webster, Douglas Brown, senior vice president and general manager of NCR Corporation , said the growth of mobile banking adoption and financial inclusion means traditional financial institutions (FIs) must re-examine how they deliver new services across the connected economy, how they partner with other firms and even how they can bring
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 14, 2020
Customer service is the lifeblood of financial services, just as much as credit cards, debit cards and checking accounts. But as banking becomes ever-more mobile, and account openings and activities are done through digital channels, the very definition of support – and how it should be provided – is changing. To that end, SilverCloud CEO and Founder Scott Cornell said that financial institutions (FIs) would do well to take cues from shifts in consumer expectations of the levels of service they
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 13, 2020
Banco Santander announced that it has hired Trish Burgess, formerly of Apple, to head up its peer-to-peer (P2P) payments department, according to a release. Burgess will lead strategy and development of the department, and will bring “new payment services to customers that are fast, simple and safe to use,” per the company. Burgess will work under Chirag Patel, Santander ’s global head of digital payments, and she will become part of the bank’s global payments and digital team.
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 13, 2020
Uber is launching a new telephone booking service aimed at older consumers in the U.S. who might not use the internet on their phones, according to a report by VentureBeat. The service is starting in Arizona, where users can call 1-833-USE-UBER to speak with a live representative. The phone doesn’t have to be a smartphone, but it does need to be able to text so a person can get messages about ETAs, car details and a receipt for the ride.
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