CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

More than 75% of brands have a dedicated budget for influencer marketing, from Coca Cola’s #ThisOnesFor campaign in collaboration with fashion and travel influencers, to Dior’s award-winning 67 Shades campaign in which the brand partnered with diverse influencers to promote its Forever Foundation product line. greater ROI. Posting Frequency.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2020

In a Tuesday (June 23) press release , the company said it will be opening up Instagram Shopping to a wider array of businesses, including Instagram creators who have products or other offerings to sell. Instagram said it may also take into consideration whether the account holder has been “maintaining a sufficient follower base” as well.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Whether our customers are using OneMart to create an online store or instantly turn a PDF into a shoppable catalog, we wanted to give them a scalable, secure, end-to-end solution that doesn't come with the hefty price tag or complicated installations you get with other products," Sayyah said in the announcement. announcement.

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OCTOBER 3, 2018

NXP Semiconductors in late September introduced its latest NTAG DNA tag chip, providing privacy-enabled, multi-layered security for NFC and IoT authentication applications. With the new NTAG 424 DNA, brands can fight counterfeit and grey market activities at a cost that enables mass-market deployment of advanced NFC tags.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Since the first Apple smartwatch hit the market in 2014, it has become among the tech giant’s biggest products. Apple said last year that over three-quarters of Apple Watch buyers were new to the product. . Tag Heuer, for example, has released several smartwatch models, including one that costs $180,000. Apple Watch shipped 30.7

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MAY 28, 2020

Google’s security experts had their hands full in April, as its Threat Analysis Group ( TAG ) emailed 1,755 warnings to users whose accounts were targets, the California-based global technology company wrote on its blog Thursday (May 27). Slovenia, Canada, India, Bahrain, Cyprus, and the U.K.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

This year’s activation includes a curated Fashion Week of “essential” products from all female-founded brands. The shop will feature products from Appointed , Baggu , Lingua Franca and Sold Out NYC , as well as other “on-the-go” necessities from Kitsch , Rebecca Minkoff and Rhino Parade. The Competitive Field .

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Barry Ritholtz

MARCH 6, 2023

Barron’s ) • Why It’s So Hard for China to Shake the ‘Uninvestable’ Tag : In 2021, Goldman Sachs said the word was starting to feature in a number of client conversations about the country’s stocks. Venture-capital investments are plunging, along with valuations of prepublic companies. This is a risk factor from China.

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2020

On Thursday (July 16), Facebook announced the launch of Instagram Shop, an “in-app shopping destination where people can discover products and brands they love from across Instagram.”. Instagram Shop is an in-app shopping destination where people can discover products and brands they love from across Instagram,” Facebook stated.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Consumers interact with product packaging on a daily basis. Faced with that kind of transit, brands want supply chain visibility: they don’t want to be left in the dark on where their products are in their journeys or on how quickly items are selling once they get to their retail destinations. Supply chain and inventory insights.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2019

This challenge often emerges with small businesses (SMBs) that are not large enough to fit into a bank’s corporate and treasury services unit, and are, therefore, forced into being serviced with consumer-targeted products. “There is a specific need for these families,” she told PYMNTS in a recent interview.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Amazon has opened Amazon 4-star, a new store in New York City where every product is rated 4 stars and above, is a top seller or is new and trending on Amazon’s website. “We created Amazon 4-star to be a place where customers can discover products they will love. Collectively, the products in store have earned more than 1.8

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eCommerce 66

PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2019

Its main mission is to update those analog lost-pet posters via a a Bluetooth-enabled tag that not only helps pet owners find their wayward pets, but also gives them access to other digital and mobile services. Better Pet Tag. The goal is to create a really affordable, much better pet tag,” she said. physical retail landscape.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2020

Apple’s annual release of new products is highly anticipated — but difficult to predict in terms of timing and the extent of the changes the company makes. as they ponder the potential timing of this flagship product rollout,” said Wedbush analyst Dan Ives. In general, Apple’s penchant for secrecy make predictions on timing difficult.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2020

Hornby , the legendary British maker of model cars and trains, is seeing renewed interest in one of the oldest mechanical amusements still in production: the model train set. “Nostos” means “home” and “algos” means “pain.” It was invented to describe feeling homesick. It plays three games: ‘Super Mario Bros.,’ ‘Super Mario Bros.:

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Instagram, in its continued effort to expand its eCommerce offerings, has launched a new feature that will allow a user to be notified when a product becomes available for purchase, according to reports. Streetwear company Chinatown Market President Dan Altmann said the new feature is an intuitive way to do business. .

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Instagram is working on a shopping feature that would tell brands which products users are bookmarking, according to a report by CNBC. Brands can tag items and users can get more details about them, with the goal of eventually being sent to websites to complete purchases. However, that technology doesn’t exist yet. “We

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PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2019

Pioneers of the first diamond-coated unclonable security tag for supply chain security and end-to-end tracking, DUST Identity has announced $10 million in Series A funding. The funding will help DUST Identity grow its customer base across industries, including automotive, luxury goods and cosmetics as well as oil, gas and utilities. .

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PYMNTS

MAY 20, 2020

A template allows businesses to choose the products they want to feature and then customize the look with a cover image and accent colors. From there, shoppers can browse products, save or place an order. Now, we’re making it easier to shop for products in real time. Both services are free.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 3, 2019

We created Amazon 4-star to be a place where customers can discover products they will love. “We We created Amazon 4-star to be a place where customers can discover products they will love. Every product in the stores are rated 4 stars and above, is a top seller or is new and trending on Amazon’s online platform.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

The store will hawk products that are rated 4 stars or higher on Amazon, are from top sellers on its platform or are trending on Amazon. We created Amazon 4-star to be a place where customers can discover products they will love. Interestingly, though, there are no price tags.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Other rivals, such as Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea , say the 5G tech isn't as close as Reliance Jio says, and that it could be another two years away due to India's lacking ecosystem and the expensive price tag, the report says. Jio Platforms said in October it was working with U.S.-based

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The conversation came against the backdrop where i2c announced a partnership with TAG, to launch a super app that provides instant payments capability to Pakistan’s unbanked adult population, which at present numbers about 100 million individuals. To that end, Amir Wain , CEO of i2c Inc. It will happen.”.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Interactive “ magic mirrors ” can recognize the products someone tries on through an RFID tag. Imagine opting not to buy a product after trying it on due to a steep price, only to receive an email a few days later letting you know it’s on sale.”.

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CFO Thought Leader

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

You can sell used products or you can sell new with tags, but the main thing is that it’s really fun. Next, Brumana delved into the realm of predictive analytics at eBay, a stint that opened the door to a succession of opportunities inside the world of e-commerce marketplaces. Prioritizing profitability alongside growth.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

The arrangement will see the outfitting of all new Nissan vehicles with Sem Parar Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID tags), providing thousands of drivers with contactless payments capabilities and expanding Sem Parar’s customer base in the region, according to an announcement.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2017

According to emerging news reports, the five-year-old home and body care product company is looking to raise $75 million in new Series D venture capital funding at $19.60 The big price tag on Honest Company, however, is as much a limitation as it is an honor. That places its total valuation at $1.7 So, is Honest no longer a unicorn?

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2020

Google this week launched new features aimed at helping advertisers using the company’s services to make their products stand out in web search results and on other platforms. Advertisers will be able to tag ads with the new information. An image fetched by Google’s computers will appear alongside text in search results.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2018

The new partnership between the two firms will, according to their joint release, offer shoppers the benefit of seamless payments via their smartphones no matter where they happen to be in a store, using the combined power SES-imagotag’s digital price tags and Wirecard’s payment technology.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2019

But they are also increasingly tapping into the social media platform to sell products as well, The Wall Street Journal reported. The feature is available via just-added stickers in Instagram Stories and tags in a person’s feed and can be set with details such as product details and the date.

eCommerce 52

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2019

In its continued effort to expand its eCommerce offerings, Instagram has launched a new feature that will allow a user to be notified when a product becomes available for purchase, according to reports. One recent example of the intersection of social media and retail comes from Facebook-owned Instagram.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2018

Eyeing weak demand, tech giant Apple has cut production for its iPhone X planned for the current quarter. 30) that production cuts mean that the firm will make 20 million iPhone X devices in the period, half of what had been planned. The Wall Street Journal reported news on Tuesday (Jan. There was no comment from Apple.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

The tool also categorizes payments so people can track business spending and tag payments to a specific job or client. Cashplus is upgrading its mobile app with the Google maps spend tracking feature, the company announced on Thursday (Feb. The Spending Insights tool uses data from Google Maps to find out where and when a payment was made.

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JULY 1, 2020

Two new projects have already been tagged for the initiative. Walgreens will launch a customized prescription experience for patients at Walgreens, and Boots will focus on the health and beauty experience by enabling Boots Beauty Consultants to provide custom product recommendations.

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Future CFO

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Companies very quickly had to look to the power of computing, cloud technologies and intelligent automation to find ways to improve their various processes and increase productivity. . For many employees, automation means less administrative time and more productive time. Paper management is time-consuming, with many low-value tasks.

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MARCH 15, 2017

It’s no longer an extra “nice to have” feature that’s added on or not thought of until post-production. The ability to put consumers in control of their product or service is being integrated into the development process from day one. One of the more wow factors for this watch may just be that it’s waterproof by up to 50 meters.

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AUGUST 15, 2019

Located in SoHo, on Spring Street between Crosby and Lafayette streets, every product is rated 4 stars and above, is a top seller or is new and trending on Amazon’s website. We created Amazon 4-star to be a place where customers can discover products they will love. The first location opened in New York City last September.

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