Global Finance

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Official media in July reported China Merchants Bank Chairman Miao Jianmin’s announcement of a strategic shift for his institution from “retail bank” to “value bank.” Miao described a variety of initiatives designed to strengthen management, accelerate innovation, and improve both wealth management and fintech risk management.

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Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Risk Management Manufacturing Banking 52

Global Finance

MAY 2, 2025

Institutional buyers are less likely to sell on bad days than are leveraged retail buyers, he says. More institutions are interested today in both selling crypto to retail clients and diversification for their own corporate treasuries, says Boerse Stuttgart Digitals Sastre Ibez.

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Barry Ritholtz

APRIL 29, 2025

There aren’t many people who have this sort of perspective and perch to see the world of investing from both an institutional and insurance based perspective and a long, long-term retail investment perspective. 00:27:56 [Speaker Changed] So let’s talk a little bit about risk management.

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CFO Dive

JULY 2, 2025

Daphne Howland/CFO Dive First published on Dive Brief: As it morphs into “The Brand House Collective,” a multi-brand retailer and supply chain operator that includes Bed Bath & Beyond and Overstock , Kirkland’s on Tuesday announced a slew of leadership appointments. You can unsubscribe at anytime. Registered in England and Wales.

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CFO Dive

JUNE 6, 2025

The retailer opened 55 new stores in Q1 and plans to open about 150 net new stores for the fiscal year. Dive Insight: Five Below kicks off a new fiscal year with a solid performance as the retail industry grapples with sudden shifts in trade policy. The CEO said the company has been working to mitigate the impact of ever-changing U.S.

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CFO Dive

JUNE 10, 2025

Published June 10, 2025 Alexei Alexis Reporter post share post print email license Courtesy of Amazon Dive Brief: The use of robotics for deliveries by retailers like Amazon could drive over $7.1 ET How Banks Can Leverage Cloud and AI Solutions to Their Advantage Presented by studioID and SAP 09 JUL Virtual Event | 2 p.m.

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CFO News

AUGUST 26, 2024

With consumer preferences shifting rapidly, leading CFOs have stressed on efficient stock rotation, leveraging real-time data, and proactive risk assessment.

Risk Management 40

Risk Management Retail Leverage 40

PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2017

Online fraud is no small problem for merchants, but a significant number of retailers do not spend enough time on the dual goals of streamlining the consumer data experience while weeding out possible fraudulent transactions. But differing consumer expectations around the issue of security present a challenge for retailers.

Retail 58

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Global Finance

JUNE 14, 2024

Banks are now prioritizing four key areas: liquidity management with a balanced portfolio view including commercial real estate (CRE), enterprise protection with anti-fraud and cybersecurity, operational resiliency and sustainability with climate risk and green products. Overall, balanced risk management is the ultimate goal for banks.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2020

billion by 2025, with banks of all sizes leveraging such capabilities. It is key to risk management functions, which entail assessing the likelihood that any given transaction could be fraudulent or present a credit risk. One of the most powerful tools in the financial sector is data analytics.

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Banking Risk Management Credit Risk Advertising 94

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2020

The collaboration will extend Los Angeles-based Verifi’s dispute management offerings to Kount’s platform, with solutions that help businesses to manage disputes, prevent chargebacks, give issuers and customers access to enhanced transaction information, provide fraud notifications, and stop fraudulent transactions. .

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PYMNTS

APRIL 23, 2020

Hypur will bolster Salal’s network of cannabis retailers and wholesalers via different digital payment offerings. Cannabis operations that partnered with Hypur to leverage the company’s financial technology can tap into the digital HypurPay app to access a safer and more convenient payment environment.

Risk Management 72

Risk Management Compliance Leverage Startups 72

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Digital risk management company RiskIQ released its Black Friday eCommerce Blacklist , which identified that one in 10 Black Friday-specific apps out of the 5,315 total that can be found searching “Black Friday” in global app stores is malicious. Black Friday isn’t just delivering on the deals this year.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 8, 2019

The collaboration gives the 12,000-plus national ACTA members an opportunity to tap into Western Union’s payments expertise and knowledge of foreign currency transactions and currency risk management, according to a Western Union press release on Thursday (Aug.

Currencies 71

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Global Finance

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Its Consumer & Community Banking business added a substantial amount of retail branches and advisers and leads the First Republic integration. billion in pre-tax underlying profit while increasing its mass retail client base to 9.5 At the same time, retail product income increased by 26%, and deposit income grew by 74%.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2018

PayPal announced Thursday (June 21) that, following on the heels of its acquisition of Hyperwallet earlier this week, it is acquiring Simility , which is a fraud prevention and risk management platform. Marketplace sales accounted for 50 percent of all online sales in 2017, according to an estimate provided by PayPal.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

based payment processing company Mercury FX , for one, recently leveraged RippleNet to facilitate a high-value, cross-border supply chain payment. As real-time payment schemes spread worldwide, stakeholders need to examine the impact these rails will have on their risk management strategies. Get the full story in the Tracker.

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CFO Plans

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Get Expert Tax Consulting Today Embrace Digital Accounting Solutions Digital accounting solutions have revolutionized the way small businesses manage their finances. By leveraging advanced software, businesses can streamline their accounting processes, reduce errors, and save valuable time.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 29, 2020

However, Wingert said the fact remains that many financial institutions, merchant acquirers and online stores are missing important risk signals by overlooking a proven approach to fraud and risk management.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2016

On pace to more than triple its year-over-year loan volume, Affirm will leverage the facility to continue its expansion of consumer-friendly point-of-sale financing at leading online and offline retailers, the company said in a press release.

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Future CFO

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The increase in spending on AI , including software, services, and hardware, reflects a shift to leveraging technology in companies’ operations, as well as in improving customer experience and keeping up with the ever-changing market. Retail industries are harnessing AI to transform the way customers interact with their products and services.

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Global Finance

OCTOBER 9, 2024

US Treasuries and stock index futures, for example, can be traded at any time from Monday to Friday; retail traders are increasingly using platforms like Robinhood for 24-hour weekday access to US stocks; and the New York Stock Exchange—for the first time ever—is expressing interest in a 24/7 bourse.

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Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Startups Banking Treasury 100

CFO Talks

AUGUST 9, 2024

This might involve rebalancing the portfolio to adjust the risk level or to take advantage of emerging opportunities. Leverage Financial Tools for Risk Management: Use derivatives like options and futures to hedge against risks.

Investments 52

Investments CFO Manufacturing Economics 52

CFO Talks

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Going forward, we are looking forward to leveraging those relationships for hopefully the betterment of the county and ourselves. The Authority is a relatively small entity, it regulates the retail and micro-manufacturing of liquor in the Western Cape.

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CFO Plans

JUNE 14, 2024

It’s about leveraging financial insights to drive strategic decisions and elevate your business to new heights. Discover how our strategic accounting services can embolden your financial strategy and risk management. By leveraging these services, you can make data-driven decisions that drive growth and profitability.

Accounting 52

Accounting Manufacturing CFO Tax Planning 52

CFO Talks

AUGUST 21, 2024

This change significantly impacts financial metrics such as leverage ratios and EBITDA. Practical Example: Consider a retail chain that leases multiple stores. With IFRS 16, the retailer now needs to record the leased stores as assets (right to use) and the lease obligations as liabilities.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Judging by the startup’s name, it’s no surprise that Emailage is leveraging customer email addresses as it investigates transaction risk factors. Now, the firm is also using phone data to provide an even richer risk assessment — and relaying that data back to retailers so they can also leverage it.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 5, 2020

Financial Institutions (FIs) that adopt open banking allow third parties like FinTechs to integrate with their application programming interfaces (APIs) to provide personalized financial management and payment apps that draw on bank customers’ data.

Securities 69

Securities Banking Leverage Accounting 69

PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2018

The Switzerland-based software company revealed it secured the contract with Telia, which will now be able to offer lending and leasing products to retail and corporate customers of its financial unit. Financial details of their agreement were not reported.

Banking 43

Banking Risk Management Leverage Technology 43

CFO Talks

AUGUST 15, 2024

Practical Steps: Invest in AI and Machine Learning : Utilize AI to automate routine tasks such as data entry, payroll processing, and even some aspects of compliance and risk management. This frees up time for the finance team to focus on more strategic tasks.

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PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2017

The compromised Sabre system reports offering seamless connectivity to over 120 property management, 7 revenue management, 7 CRM and 18 content management solutions according to the company’s website. Jeff Hill, Director of Product Management at third-party risk management solutions provider Prevalent, Inc.

Securities 45

Securities Retail Leverage Entertainment 45

PYMNTS

JULY 14, 2020

CEO Nick Molnar said in a statement that, “Afterpay and Google Pay give shoppers the ability to choose either physical or online shopping while still being able to budget their own money and avoid expensive loans, interest and fees — which has shown to attract new customers and drive more sales conversion for our retail partners.”.

Sales 52

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PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2018

Insurance is a complex world of many moving parts, including data collection, mathematical models and risk assessment. In some ways, the difficulties can increase when a company tries to do risk management in real time. So, how does one insure invoicing via digital methods?

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PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2017

From ordering groceries online to going to a retail store and comparing prices on a mobile app, or even shopping with the help of virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality (AR) — omnichannel interaction between consumers and merchants is now the new standard.

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B2C eCommerce Investments Startups 40

Trade Credit & Liquidity Management

MARCH 11, 2025

Here are some of the most affected industries: Retail: This sector is frequently plagued by issues like inventory theft, return fraud, and credit card fraud. The nature of online transactions and interactions makes them easier to manipulate, posing ongoing risks for businesses operating in this space.

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Finvisage

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

AJ : Gamestop is a ‘physical’ retailer in America. It was going to leverage on its legacy business and cut costs there. r/wallstreetbets is a subreddit – basically a forum on reddit where retail investors get together and discuss stock ideas. It sells games, consoles and other electronics in American malls.

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Barry Ritholtz

AUGUST 16, 2022

If you’re all interested in macro investing, trend following, commodities, currencies, fixed income, various types of quantitative strategies, and most important of all, risk management, you’re going to find this conversation to be absolutely fascinating. With no further ado, my interview of GCM’s Ken Tropin.

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