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Maximizing Value: The Significance of Spend Management for CFOs of Private Equity Backed Companies

E78 Partners

Establish Vendor Management Protocols : CFOs should establish clear vendor management protocols, including thorough due diligence, contract negotiation, and performance evaluation. A well-known sportswear retailer sought E78's expertise for negotiations with a key supplier.

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Procurement Is Ground Zero For Cybersecurity Protection

PYMNTS

Then, there are events like the Target breach, a security lapse rooted at one of the retailer’s suppliers, that resulted in millions of dollars in costs to the company. Earlier this month, FICO revealed plans to roll out a new kind of score: the Enterprise Security Score.

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Square For Retail On Register Integrates POS, Payments

PYMNTS

Square For Retail is now available on Square Register , allowing the retail point-of-sale (POS) solution to run on Square’s end-to-end, integrated POS system, the Silicon Valley company announced on Tuesday (Feb. The integrated solution enables retailers to leverage software, hardware and payments on a single comprehensive platform. .

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