Global Finance

MAY 1, 2025

The strategic and operational aim of the IFIs is to increase digitalization to drive efficiency, gain new customersparticularly at the higher end of retail and commercial bankingand raise competitiveness in challenging banking markets. Its performance wins the bank the Best Islamic Retail Bank award.

Finance 83

Finance Banking Retail Investments 83

CFO News Room

JANUARY 4, 2023

Within the industry, it is estimated that Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) supported 3.2 million jobs in 2021 , according to a study commissioned by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (Nareit). What Are Real Estate Investment Trusts? How Many Real Estate Investment Trusts Are There in Total?

Investments 130

Investments Budgeting Finance Marketing 130

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are starting to play a bigger role in retail, foreshadowing what’s to come in the new decade of the 2020s. According to PYMNTS research , AI and ML are blurring the divide between online and in-store shopping, and bringing an all-new human element into retail. Blurring the Divide.

Retail 99

Retail Communication Leverage Technology 99

Bramasol

JANUARY 28, 2025

SAP Joule was also identified by Bramasol as a prime example of leveraging embedded agentic AI in our post on Trends to Watch in 2025. Through the RISE with SAP program and complementary tools, businesses can leverage AI to enhance their digital transformation journeys and to streamline operations and drive efficiency.

SAP 77

SAP Data Analysis Leverage Sales 77

Global Finance

MARCH 17, 2025

Islam Zekry (IZ): CIBs strategy is centered on expanding our footprint in East Africa by leveraging our expertise in corporate, SME and retail banking. Within the SME and retail banking sectors, we are supporting Africas growing entrepreneurial ecosystem via tailored financial products. How will you achieve these?

Economics 52

Economics Finance Leverage Banking 52

CFA Institute

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

She has been involved in the investment industry for over 30 years. Before joining Amundi US in 2007, Birdsall was a fixed-income product engineer and portfolio manager at State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) specializing in credit products, including high yield and investment grade debt. Jonathan M.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) 52

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Corporate Finance Leverage Investments 52

Global Finance

JUNE 9, 2025

The API leverages cutting-edge orchestration to ensure a faster, more cost-efficient trade solution and equips customers and the bank with a future-proof infrastructure. Instead, they invested in individual companies or in funds targeting a broader index. iibCV launched a digital platform that allows customers to open accounts online.

Leverage 52

Leverage Banking Accounting Risk Management 52

Global Finance

APRIL 4, 2025

Our investments in advanced digital banking solutions, automation, and cutting-edge analytics equip us to offer seamless, secure, and scalable financial services. Reforms aimed at enhancing entrepreneurship and innovation also create new opportunities for NBK to expand our retail and wealth management services.

Economics 52

Economics Prioritization Leverage Finance 52

PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2020

Goldman Sachs is pondering a $2 billion venture and growth fund that could boost its stature in the world of technology investing and help it court bigger investors and investments. New Report: Helping Retail Treasurers Navigate The Digital D2C Shift (“How To” Playbook). Goldman Sachs Eyes Creating $2B Tech Fund.

Retail 83

Retail Planning Pharmaceutical eCommerce 83

PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2019

Retailers are getting smarter about artificial intelligence (AI), and the latest example of that innovative effort comes from Walmart. According to a new report , the retail chain, hoping to reduce checkout theft, is turning to cameras powered by AI, with deployments underway in some 1,000 stores.

Retail 73

Retail Leverage Technology Numbers 73

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Despite wide-ranging economic uncertainties and a challenging investment environment, venture capital (VC) firms and special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) are actively raising or seeking fresh funds for investment in the payments space. It also plans to invest in companies where technology is a clear differentiator.

Investments 78

Investments Nonprofit Startups Education 78

CFO Thought Leader

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Leveraging AI emerges as a key theme for optimizing financial processes and enabling real-time collaboration. He focuses on capital allocation to drive growth, particularly in AI investments, optimizing cash flow, and enhancing free cash flow per share as a key metric. Without constraints, planning becomes unrealistic and wasteful.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 52

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Strategic Planning CFO Education 52

Global Finance

JUNE 9, 2025

Regional Winners Most Innovative Bank in Central and Eastern Europe| AKTIF INVESTMENT BANK Aktif Investment Bank, Turkey’s largest privately owned inves tment bank, has applied AI to boost internal bank processes. Last year, the system thwarted 198,734 fraudulent transactions, double the previous year’s total, the bank reported.

Profit and Loss 52

Profit and Loss Cash Management SAP Reconciliations 52

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2018

H&M is also making an investment of $20 million in the payments company, according to reports. The companies aren’t saying what Klarna’s valuation is after the investment, but sources said $20 million is “much less than one percent of the company.”. “We and Sweden in the first phase of deployment.

Retail 68

Retail Valuation Leverage Economics 68

CFO Plans

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Unlock Strategic Financial Planning Tips to turn seasonal challenges into opportunities for growth and innovation in the hospitality and retail sectors. In the vibrant and dynamic worlds of hospitality and retail, businesses often find themselves on a thrilling rollercoaster of seasonal revenue fluctuations.

Budgeting 52

Budgeting CFO Planning Strategic Planning 52

PYMNTS

MAY 11, 2020

As retailers, especially those marked non-essential, move to digital commerce platforms they’re also finding new ways to stay in touch with customers during the pandemic. As a result of the pandemic crisis it is urging its retail accounts to stay in touch with their customers via mobile, most specifically through SMS (short message service).

Retail 70

Retail Communication eCommerce Leverage 70

VCFO

JUNE 2, 2023

Navigating a New Era of Retail – Three Financial and Operational Factors The market and operating environments of retail businesses have undergone dramatic transformations since the turn of the millennium; transformations that accelerated significantly more with the outset of the COVID pandemic.

Retail 64

Retail Finance Leverage Technology 64

Global Finance

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Niall Byrne, chief financial officer of QIA (Qatar Investment Authority), the country’s wealth fund, discussed from Doha his two-year tenure and his focus on transforming the QIA’s finance function to support growth. It doesn’t just impact the finance function, it impacts all of the investment teams across the whole organization.

CFO 52

CFO Finance Healthcare Investments 52

Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

If you are a shareholder in a company, i.e., an equity investor, the measure that best reflects the profits the company made on the equity you invested in them is the earnings per share. In many cases, the only statement where you will see depreciation and amortization as a line item is the statement of cash flows.

Hurdle Rate 75

Hurdle Rate Accounting Investments Economics 75

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

The study also noted that only 27 percent of restaurants’ digital investments were focused on fraud mitigation, with establishments instead allocating resources to mobile ordering. Many AI-based fraud detection solutions also leverage machine learning (ML), which allows the system to learn on its own. Selecting the Target.

Leverage 56

Leverage Securities Accounting Retail 56

Global Finance

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Niall Byrne, chief financial officer of QIA (Qatar Investment Authority), the country’s wealth fund, discussed from Doha his two-year tenure and his focus on transforming the QIA’s finance function to support growth. It doesn’t just impact the finance function, it impacts all of the investment teams across the whole organization.

CFO 52

CFO Finance Healthcare Investments 52

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2020

In a quest to dominate online food shopping in China, Alibaba invested $3.6 billion for a controlling stake in the hypermarket operator Sun Art Retail Group , Alibaba said in a statement on Monday (Oct. billion — in Auchan’s A-RT Retail. As part of the deal, Alibaba will acquire a 70.94% equity interest — worth about $3.6

Retail 92

Retail Leverage Sales Investments 92

Trade Credit & Liquidity Management

JUNE 12, 2025

Retail sales grew modestly year-over-year (+0.9%), but declined -1.0% Food & Beverage (+3.9%) and Clothing (+5.2%) retailers led growth, while Gasoline (-5.4%) and Health/Personal Care (-1.7%) fell. This optimism is supported by proactive measures such as cost control, strategic investment, and a focus on essential services.

Benchmarking 52

Benchmarking Economics Sales Prioritization 52

Future CFO

APRIL 2, 2025

With Singapore being a key player in global finance, challenges for its capital market are to be addressed, with competition for investments intensifying in the region, KPMG says. Promoting Market Visibility: Enhancing the branding and visibility of listed companies locally and internationally to attract greater investment.

Investments 52

Investments Compliance Education Leverage 52

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

In a time of increasing change for retailers and consumers, the current global climate has begun accelerating the future of retail trends at a much quicker pace than previously envisioned. Lastly, Mao said Blackhawk is seeing that consumer interaction with retail apps is consistently rising. Capturing the New Customer.

Retail 126

Retail Budgeting Forecasting Currencies 126

PYMNTS

MAY 13, 2019

In the unattended retail space, vending operators are also becoming more aware of the shifting behaviors of their shoppers and the need for swift and digital payment options. That smaller size opens up whole new markets, and gains access to spaces that have never had a retail experience [as] a part of it.”.

Retail 71

Retail Marketing Communication Technology 71

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Accomplice led the investment round, which was also backed by Wufoo Co-founder Kevin Hale and Kayak Co-founder Paul English, among others, according to reports. . In separate news, reports surfaced over the summer that retail messaging startup Attentive notched $40 million in a Series B funding round led by Sequoia.

Leverage 52

Leverage eCommerce Startups Retail 52

Future CFO

MARCH 12, 2025

Ben Wong ,general manager for Southeast Asia & Hong Kong atfinancial technology platform Adyen , believes that with the vast amount of payments data available, businesses have an untapped opportunity to leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning to combat increasingly sophisticated fraud.

Risk Management 52

Risk Management Finance Leverage Sales 52

CFO Plans

JANUARY 27, 2025

Take, for example, a mid-sized retail company that discovered 80% of their revenue came from just 20% of their products. A manufacturing firm, faced with multiple investment opportunities, conducted a thorough cost-benefit analysis and prioritized upgrading their production line, which offered the highest potential ROI.

Prioritization 52

Prioritization CFO Concentration Planning 52

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

With brands everywhere rushing to either revamp existing channels or launch new ones, the line between traditional retail and direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites is not only getting blurred, but it’s raising questions about whether this trend is a short-term reflexive phenomenon or the start of a long-term strategic realignment. “You

Retail 62

Retail Manufacturing eCommerce Prioritization 62

PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2020

retail reopening. Most reports of mall reopenings and other retail post-pandemic debuts in the U.S. The station also reported that retailers who did see crowds followed strict guidelines. These brands are still comfortable with their investments,” she says. Revenge shopping will not be a factor in the U.S.

Retail 57

Retail Communication Leverage eCommerce 57

Future CFO

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The CFO role has been seeing shifts in the retail industry recently, as the position is seemingly no longer tied to the finance function per se, according to Ernst & Young. Acing the technology revolution One of the key takeaways from the discussion was the integral role of technology in modern retail operations.

CFO 52

CFO Retail Technology Forecasting 52

Global Finance

OCTOBER 8, 2024

But overlending—and US initiatives to extend its security and investment footprint—are challenging its position. Accordingly, China’s involvement in Africa goes beyond trade, encompassing a mix of economic investments, geopolitical strategies, and local challenges. China continues to dominate trade with the continent. billion, up 1.5%

Transportation 130

Transportation Economics Investments Securities 130

PYMNTS

JULY 19, 2019

Walmart is making some organizational adjustments with its executives to help better integrate its retail store and digital operations, according to a report by CNBC. We take these steps knowing we will make further adjustments over time as we balance the need for focus and speed with efficiency and leverage,” McMillon wrote.

Retail 58

Retail eCommerce Leverage Investments 58

Future CFO

JANUARY 24, 2023

Retail sales in China is expected to recover after the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions but is likely to be bumpier than those in many other major economies, said Fitch recently. year-on-year contraction in retail sales in December 2022, which led to a 0.2% The residential leverage ratio rose rapidly to 62.4%

Sales 52

Sales Retail Leverage Economics 52

CFO News

MAY 9, 2023

Retailers must now adapt to this new reality by leveraging technology to create a seamless and personalized shopping experience across all channels. This means investing in digital infrastructure, such as cloud computing, e-commerce platforms, and mobile apps, to meet the changing demands of consumers.

Retail 52

Retail Leverage Sales Investments 52

CFO Talks

AUGUST 9, 2024

Balancing Risks and Returns in Investment Strategies: A Detailed Guide for CFOs in Africa For CFOs operating within the diverse economic landscapes of Africa, making informed investment decisions is crucial. Understanding Risk and Return Investment decisions are all about balancing potential rewards against possible risks.

Investments 52

Investments CFO Manufacturing Economics 52