PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Bitdefender said in its Mid-Year Threat Landscape Report 2020 that four out of 10 pandemic-themed emails in the first half of the year on average were tagged as spam. “As Also, malware developers moved to find nefarious uses for programs like Zoom, which is popular among workers who are now telecommuting.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 31, 2018

During the firm’s earnings call, Clarke pointed to initiatives across Fleetcor’s four core business units — fuel, corporate payments, tolls and lodging — via collaborations, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) to drive incremental growth in each area. “I hope the message is clear. . “I hope the message is clear.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) 76

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Accounts Payable Invoicing CFO 76

CFO Simplified

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Your Ultimate Finance Department Checklist (By Business Size). From overworked staff accountants to controllers running month-end closes, a poorly structured finance, and accounting department can put strains on your business’ growth. What is a Small Business? What is a Mid-Sized Business? Company Size.

Finance 52

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PYMNTS

JUNE 12, 2018

Later this month, Adyen, which provides a payment platform with integrated performance tracking and risk mitigation services for businesses, will launch its IPO, with analysts estimating the company’s equity valuation of up to $8.3 Its float could fetch $1 billion. In addition, iZettle made headlines with its $2.2

B2B 40

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

In the Inspiring Trust In The New Digital Economy Report, PYMNTS surveyed 2,437 consumers to find out the 16 features key to gaining their trust and earning their business. Now, the adversary is China , and the weapons of choice are tied to tech, data, deal-making and very large price tags. as the pandemic rocked the country.

Banking 70

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

The financial messaging service announced in late October that its near-instant, cross-border payments proof of concept performed successfully in tests. These payments were typically only processed during work hours, could take days to clear and came with a price tag of up to HK $200 ($25.50 USD) per transaction.

Education 53

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Future CFO

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Sim Being Hai: With many still working from home due to the pandemic, employees have gotten used to performing many administrative tasks electronically via email and online messages, and cybercriminals are taking advantage of this because they have more opportunities to impersonate anyone.

Securities 52

Securities CFO Risk Management Finance 52

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Barnum grew a series of small but well-marketed performances of human oddities into a full-blown traveling circus/freak show extravaganza for 146 years before the “big top” folded forever in 2017. Lesser-known about Barnum are his many business and financial ups and downs, including his fight back from bankruptcy in the mid-1800s.

B2B 61

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

But customers wanted that license plate or tag immediately, so they came into the office. The freestanding, self-service terminals enable residents to use a touchscreen to perform basic DMV functions. The offices are open during typical business hours, which offers inconvenient timing for many customers. “We

Retail 40

Retail Manufacturing Communication Technology 40

CFO News Room

JANUARY 17, 2023

Consequently, I will concentrate this post on how this crisis is playing out in markets, and the effects it has had, so far, on businesses and investments, and whether these effects are likely to be transient or permanent. The Lead In. I have seen no evidence, so far, that this is the case, but that may change.

Economics 130

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

For the food industry — that waste adds up to a $990 billion price tag, according to Alex Garden, chairman and CEO of Zume Inc. Delivery has changed the face of the food business on a global scale Gardener noted — and as large a force as it is today, valued at $35 billion — it is expected to grow by more than twenty-fold to $365B by 2030.

Leverage 53

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PYMNTS

JUNE 22, 2018

Inventory management may have been built on fundamental business concepts like supply and demand, but today, managing inventory levels is a complex interconnection of finance, sales, procurement, customer relationship management, accounting and other aspects of the enterprise. There are stories like this all over the place.

Technology 40

Technology eCommerce Accounting Marketing 40

PYMNTS

MARCH 25, 2019

Once closed, the conjoined firm will offer enterprise banking, payments, capital markets and global eCommerce services to financial institutions and businesses around the world. Checkout on Instagram, which will be available within posts and stories with shopping stickers and tags, enables Instagram users in the U.S.

Reconciliations 50

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PYMNTS

MAY 11, 2016

Staples’ end of the year performance in 2015 more or less underlined that fact. Today’s court ruling is great news for business customers in the office supply market,” FTC competition chief Debbie Feinstein said in a statement. Sales dropped 6.4 percent to $21.1 Office Depot’s sales for the same period dropped 10 percent, to $14.5

Retail 40

Retail eCommerce Sales B2B 40

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2016

The SFMTA decided that they’d rather not pay the ransomer — so instead, everyone riding last weekend during the busy shopping rush got to take a free ride. Those refunds come care of President Obama’s plan to help struggling student loan borrowers — and they have a price tag attached that is more expensive than previously thought.

Transportation 53

Transportation Education Securities Planning 53

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Trying to get off on a technicality, and a weak one at that, Murgio claimed that bitcoin did not meet the definition of “funds” under federal law, which prohibits unlicensed money transmitting businesses. Amazon is set to become the eCommerce leader in India, and bitcoin companies are keen to tag along for the ride.

Profit and Loss 77

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PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2018

The move to open access, according to sources, started with Apple adding the Core NFC framework, which allows apps to use the NFC chip as a scanner for RFID tags, although that feature was very limited. (Some hotel rooms can already be opened by iPhones, but that is leveraging Bluetooth technology, not NFC.).

Valuation 40

Valuation Leverage Investments Transportation 40

Musings on Markets

MARCH 19, 2022

Consequently, I will concentrate this post on how this crisis is playing out in markets, and the effects it has had, so far, on businesses and investments, and whether these effects are likely to be transient or permanent. I have seen no evidence, so far, that this is the case, but that may change.

Economics 100

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PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2017

Making that happen is, again, not one activity but a series of them, including advanced alerting technology for spotting threats and a security operations center dedicated to finding, tagging and triaging threats, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. “We

Securities 46

Securities Compliance Concentration Auditing 46

PYMNTS

JULY 19, 2019

But every once in a while, one side comes out notably ahead – and this week was one of those weeks, with Amazon’s Prime Day performance more or less blowing Walmart out of the water. But sharp-eyed members noticed a glitch: The site had marked down almost all of the Prime Day-tagged camera equipment to around $94. It sold out quickly.

eCommerce 49

eCommerce Retail Sales Manufacturing 49

Barry Ritholtz

JULY 11, 2023

All of our earlier podcasts on your favorite pod hosts can be found here. ~~~ ANNOUNCER: This is Masters in Business with Barry Ritholtz on Bloomberg Radio. BARRY RITHOLTZ, HOST, MASTERS IN BUSINESS: This week on the podcast, once again, I have an extra, extra special guest. I also ran our credit card business at the time.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) 86

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Investments Finance Technology 86

The Charity CFO

AUGUST 30, 2022

All US businesses, for-profit and nonprofit, were subject to new revenue recognition standards starting by 2019. For example, the customer could pay you before receiving the goods or services, but you still recognize that payment as deferred revenue until meeting the performance obligation. . Determine The Transaction Price.

Nonprofit 98

Nonprofit Accounting Standards CFO Accounting 98

Musings on Markets

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Can one person make a difference to the value of a business? Of course, and with small businesses, especially those built around personal services (a doctor or plumber’s practice), it is part of the valuation process, where the key person is valued or at least priced and incorporated into valuation.

Valuation 113

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PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2020

continues, he urged businesses to find new approaches to adopting identity verification. It’s what the fraudsters tag onto because it’s the most current opportunity. As he noted, Mitek incorporates artificial intelligence (AI) to perform complex tasks invisibly in the background. As the shift to Digital 3.0

Securities 83

Securities Banking Technology 83

Planful

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

In an ideal world, financial reports should build shareholder trust by offering accurate data about the performance of the company. Shareholders look for the balance sheet, income statement, cash flow, and financial ratios to compare the company’s financial performance to the previous year. Company size is one factor.

Financial Reporting 40

Financial Reporting Valuation IFRS GAAP 40

PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2016

Who better to ask about the state of the markets than the driver behind them: small businesses? The latest reports suggest a bit of stagnancy: Hiring and spending practices among SMEs remained steady, and while small business owners are optimistic about their own performance, their optimism for the economy overall is another story.

B2B 40

B2B Finance Invoicing Sales 40

Barry Ritholtz

MAY 30, 2023

All of our earlier podcasts on your favorite pod hosts can be found here. ~~~ ANNOUNCER: This is Masters in Business with Barry Ritholtz on Bloomberg Radio. BARRY RITHOLTZ, HOST, MASTERS IN BUSINESS: This week on the podcast, I have an extra special guest. I started seeing the muffler shop as a business. RITHOLTZ: Right.

Economics 57

Economics Education Profit and Loss Banking 57

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Apple has been hit particularly hard by the decline, given the centrality of the iPhone to its business. A high price tag – and perhaps a high risk, since high prices are increasingly unattractive to customers, and Samsung is not the only firm rolling out with a dual-screen 5G phone. percent during the same time period.

Technology 59

Technology Sales Leadership Budgeting 59

Planful

MAY 17, 2021

days to perform monthly close. You can assign tasks, add comments, and tag team members within your forecasting, budgeting, and consolidation documents. Simplification of the Financial Consolidation Process Isn’t Limited to Large Businesses. In comparison, the top 25% could wrap up monthly close in fewer than 4.8

Auditing 40

Auditing Finance Planning Investments 40

PYMNTS

AUGUST 18, 2016

“We’re pleased with the positive momentum in our business. is working as we delivered an eighth consecutive quarter of positive [comparable sales], and international also performed well,” CEO Doug McMillon said in a statement. Our strategy in the U.S. Some of the momentum, however, was, well, less momentous.

Forecasting 40

Forecasting Profit and Loss Sales Retail 40

PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2016

Goldman has also begun offering savings accounts under the GS Bank brand — and it’s not clear if the two business lines will be merged in the future. And hotels weren’t alone — retail outfitter for outdoor adventures Eddie Bauer also got tagged in a breach last week. and Canada.

Accounting 40

Accounting Banking Numbers Retail 40

Barry Ritholtz

MAY 23, 2023

. ~~~ ANNOUNCER: This is Masters in Business with Barry Ritholtz on Bloomberg Radio. BARRY RITHOLTZ, HOST, MASTERS IN BUSINESS: This week on the podcast, another extra special guest, Robin Grew, President of Man Group, $145 billion publicly traded hedge fund in the UK, and soon to be Man Group’s CEO. I’ll go into business.

Investments 61

Investments Finance Construction Technology 61

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

An article published in the Harvard Business Review in August of 2009 posed a question that many airline and travel industry CEOs are pondering 11 years later: Will videoconferencing kill business travel? Given its hefty price tag and IT requirements, the technology was installed in conference or board rooms and not individual offices.

B2B 138

B2B Technology Communication Entertainment 138

Barry Ritholtz

OCTOBER 10, 2023

All of our earlier podcasts on your favorite pod hosts can be found here. ~~~ This is Masters in business with Barry Ritholtz on Bloomberg Radio. Can I just tag along? A guy called me up from Palo Alto, he had a legitimate crypto business. And therefore perform poorly under 00:21:40 [Speaker Changed] Pressure.

Math 61

Math Profit and Loss Numbers Marketing 61

Barry Ritholtz

DECEMBER 20, 2022

ANNOUNCER: This is Masters in Business with Barry Ritholtz on Bloomberg Radio. BARRY RITHOLTZ, HOST, MASTERS IN BUSINESS: This week on the podcast, I have an extra special guest. We were buying performing bonds at 8 cents on the dollar — RITHOLTZ: Wow. And you can see, you know, assets have gone.

Restructuring 61

Restructuring Investments Marketing Banking 61

Barry Ritholtz

APRIL 25, 2023

All of our earlier podcasts on your favorite pod hosts can be found here. ~~~ ANNOUNCER: This is “Masters in Business” with Barry Ritholtz on Bloomberg Radio. BARRY RITHOLTZ, HOST, MASTERS IN BUSINESS: This week on the podcast, I have an extra special guest. Why not go for a business degree? I’m going to run this business.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) 61

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Compliance Investments Finance 61

Barry Ritholtz

DECEMBER 26, 2023

All of our earlier podcasts on your favorite pod hosts can be found here. ~~~ This is Masters in business with Barry Ritholtz on Bloomberg Radio. So instead of pursuing business, I pursued pre-med. I, I worked for small firms that, that we could have built into a big business. I was there from 9 89 to 93. Said, you know what?

Marketing 61

Marketing Leadership Finance Investments 61