PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2019

According to reports, there are allegations that a handful of managers within SEPTA cooperated in a fraud scheme with one of SEPTA’s vendors, which is facing claims that it submitted false invoices along with legitimate bills. “VEC is the next evolution of business email compromise.

B2B 62

B2B Invoicing Corporate Finance Transportation 62

PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2019

Inserts, packaging and leaflets can come with near-field communication (NFC) tags and quick-response (QR) codes to allow customers to sign as well as pay using their smartphones for their subscriptions. Mark Judd, managing director of CDS Global in the U.K.

Cash Management 43

Cash Management Communication Currencies Startups 43

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Businesses like incontinence supply seller NorthShore Care Supply are now struggling with the added costs and compliance hurdles involved in managing each state’s tax code. Combining them into gift baskets and other attractive bundles may be a compelling way to attract consumers, but doing so can incur unexpected costs.

Compliance 52

Compliance Sales Retail eCommerce 52

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

In a filing with New York’s State Department of Labor, the managing director of the Hilton Times Square said the 44-story hotel will close permanently next month and 200 jobs will be lost. Now, the adversary is China , and the weapons of choice are tied to tech, data, deal-making and very large price tags.

Banking 70

Banking Retail eCommerce Leverage 70

PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2017

Half the battle of inventory management is knowing where the products are in the first place — as in, on the shelves, in the stockroom or there at all. Given the fact that accuracy in inventory tracking, as noted by Zebra, runs at 60 percent, there is room for improvement. We understand that the retailers are concerned about inventory.

Manufacturing 69

Manufacturing Retail Technology Sales 69

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2020

With Mastercard putting a 49 percent tag on the eCommerce spike for the holidays, this year will be the toughest on record for handling what is a resource- and capital-intensive task. The dreaded returns season has hit retail with a predictable but painful thud. But while the season is here, it doesn’t have to be a time of dread.

Retail 86

Retail Auditing eCommerce Forecasting 86

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2018

” “It appears we just got Banksy-ed,” Alex Branczik, Sotheby’s senior director of contemporary art, said in the news release. million price tag – was tied for first place with another Banksy piece that was sold in 2008. million price tag. The painting itself – with its $1.4

Banking 46

Banking Sales Marketing Retail 46

PYMNTS

MARCH 28, 2016

Not only has its photo-processing software managed to endure the age of digital piracy, but a large part of Web and mobile entertainment options runs off its Flash product. As customers place items also equipped with RFID tags into the bag, those potential purchases are immediately registered to a central system.

Entertainment 40

Entertainment Retail Startups Marketing 40

PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2017

While firms of all sizes, from major corporations to one-man operations, fall prey to attacks, our evidence shows that large companies are more likely to experience them,” noted Adam Marshall, the BCC director-general. For about 15,000 people, sensitive financial data also made it out the door.

Securities 41

Securities Financial Data Finance Banking 41

PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2019

Apple consensus estimates may decrease due to the possibility of weaker demand from China, said Jim Suva, a director and senior analyst at Citi, according to reports. Demand has been slumping in China for Apple products, in part because of the hefty price tag.

Marketing 40

Marketing Retail eCommerce Numbers 40

PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2019

Apple consensus estimates may decrease due to the possibility of weaker demand from China, said Jim Suva, a director and senior analyst at Citi, according to reports. Demand has been slumping in China for Apple products in part because of the hefty price tag.

Retail 40

Retail eCommerce Marketing Numbers 40

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Some families pay more in taxes on diapers in a year than a month’s supply actually costs, Phillip Vander Klay, director of policy and government relations for the National Diaper Bank Network , noted in a recent discussion with PYMNTS. Sales taxes’ price tags. Managing compliance.

Compliance 58

Compliance Auditing Sales Retail 58

PYMNTS

JULY 25, 2017

At the upper edge of the spectrum, students can be looking at a ~$330,000 total price tag for an education at an elite private college. And with price tags that large, there is going to be a generation of students who are by necessity going to be seeking private student loans. There are currently 13,000 community banks in the U.S.,

Banking 40

Banking Education Finance Technology 40

PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2018

Michael Klein, director of industry strategy, retail, travel and CPG (consumer packaged goods) at Adobe Systems , believes Intelligence of Things (IoT) may provide a stronger solution yet. for an RFID tag to go onto a product that only costs $1 or $2, that could blow up the whole profit margin structure,” he noted. If it costs $0.04

Sales 52

Sales Retail Leverage Data Analysis 52

PYMNTS

APRIL 28, 2016

But what effect has the Amazon wave — and the scores of futuristic fulfillment centers that power its logistics — had on the back end of every other retailers’ supply chain management ? According to a new report, the Internet of Things has helped the common warehouse pick up the slack.

Manufacturing 40

Manufacturing Retail Investments Technology 40

PYMNTS

AUGUST 31, 2018

Sleekly packaged in super minimalist whites, with whimsical names and a very affordable price tag ($8 – $24), ohii offers up various masks, cleansers, creams, palettes, mascara, lip glosses and more. But now, Urban is taking a stab at its own line of cosmetics with its in-house brand, 0hii.

Sales 40

Sales Retail Leverage Numbers 40

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

5), The Workforce Institute at Kronos published its latest research that aims to put a price tag on regulatory changes for the business community. According to Joyce Maroney, director at The Workforce Institute at Kronos, there are a host of payroll- and workforce-related regulations changing today. Today (Tuesday, Sept.

Compliance 47

Compliance Healthcare Communication Technology 47

PYMNTS

MARCH 16, 2017

The end products will likely be comprised of cheaper component parts to bring the price tag down. Simply start your meetings with a shared link,” wrote Scott Johnston, director of product management at Hangouts, in a company blog post. “No Speaking of global expansion — on the consumer products end, Alphabet Inc.’s

Startups 40

Startups Leadership Marketing Investments 40

PYMNTS

JULY 19, 2019

Some members of the Slickdeals forum managed to score an accidentally amazing deal on some very expensive photography gear for a very low price. 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 is a lot to manage and measure,” Hixson noted.

eCommerce 49

eCommerce Retail Sales Manufacturing 49

PYMNTS

AUGUST 25, 2018

But the sort of sharp differences of opinions that Burning Man manages to generate – spelled out in a slew of think pieces that fill the internet each summer during the last week of August – is actually about economics, and the extremely esoteric economies that pop up at the annual festival. In An Extremely Expensive Environment.

Economics 40

Economics Transportation Communication Sales 40

PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2016

” A big price tag is in part an outcome of a big operation. Leon Loewenstine, managing director at Riverpoint Capital Management, said Kroger can maintain and build on its momentum by increasing its store presence in its existing markets. . “But let’s face it, it’s also necessary.

Concentration 40

Concentration Retail Sales Investments 40

Barry Ritholtz

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

BARRY RITHOLTZ, HOST, MASTERS IN BUSINESS: This week on the podcast, what can I say, I have yet another extra special guest, Albert Wenger, managing partner at Union Square Ventures. ALBERT WENGER, MANAGING DIRECTOR, UNION SQUARE VENTURES: Well, I fell in love with computers very early on when I was a young teenager.

Valuation 117

Valuation Investments Marketing Technology 117

Musings on Markets

DECEMBER 10, 2023

While it is often assumed that key people, at least from a value perspective, are at the top of the organization, usually founders and top management, we will begin this section by expanding the key person definition to include anyone in an organization, and sometimes even outside it. Key Person: Who, what and why?

Valuation 113

Valuation Profit and Loss Entertainment Investments 113

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

As noted last week in the Deccan Herald , Amazon India Country Manager Amit Agarwal noted that the tax could hurt the small businesses it was designed to protect. Facebook had been sued over the use of “tag suggestions,” and had allegedly broken the law by collecting the imagery without asking for permission. The Reaction.

eCommerce 70

eCommerce Banking Sales Retail 70

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

“Demand for entry-level and mid-price smartphones remained strong across markets, but demand for high-end smartphones continued to slow in the fourth quarter of 2018,” said Anshul Gupta, senior research director at Gartner, in a press release announcing the results of the research. percent during the same time period.

Technology 59

Technology Sales Leadership Budgeting 59

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Auto glass repair and claims management company Safelite Solutions is looking to smartphone apps and a new partner to offer customers same-day claim disbursements. Fortunately, though, that’s all beginning to change, and insurance providers are turning to emerging technologies to pave the way for faster and more convenient disbursements.

Investments 40

Investments Accounting Planning Sales 40

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

TechCrunch reported that the site, which is managing more than $2 billion in goods sold through online marketplaces, plans to double its workforce and expand its New York City office. In addition to the financing, General Catalyst Managing Director Larry Bohn is joining Feedvisor’s board.

Investments 40

Investments Startups Manufacturing eCommerce 40

Planful

MAY 17, 2021

As Mary Driscoll , APQC’s senior research director for financial management, said, “[finance department staffs] are soldiers on the front lines. You can assign tasks, add comments, and tag team members within your forecasting, budgeting, and consolidation documents. The process is still complex and imperfect.

Auditing 40

Auditing Finance Planning Investments 40

PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2020

Apart from celebrities, Apple and Uber were also tagged in the hacking event that occurred Wednesday (July 15). Terry Roberds, director of corporate security for Missouri-based power company Ameren , explained to PYMNTS that could involve pretending to be a utility company that needs payment right now lest the power be turned off.

Securities 64

Securities Accounting Education Communication 64

PYMNTS

JUNE 30, 2016

“If our retailers tag a recommendation with a SKU or the product family and we can then not only target it, but if someone comes in and buys it, in real-time we’re showing those results so retailers understand the ROI of effective email marketing,” Freed-Finnegan added.

Retail 40

Retail Sales eCommerce Communication 40

PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2019

The regulatory actions against Wells are likely to continue, as a “person familiar with the matter,” — thus, an unnamed source — told the Journal that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) may force out additional executives or directors of the company.

Risk Management 46

Risk Management Currencies Banking Securities 46

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

And “waiting on the wings,” in fact, maybe a slightly misleading way to tag that. A recent Wall Street Journal report picked out four key areas that experts think will be of particular fascination to cybercriminals: sensors and data gathering networks, energy and water supply systems, autonomous vehicle systems and waste management systems.

Securities 94

Securities Transportation Technology Planning 94

Barry Ritholtz

APRIL 25, 2023

Now, full disclosure, Ritholtz Wealth Management has been around a decade. You turned out to be the first dual economics financial management major at Quinnipiac. But for the advisor with a few hundred million of assets under management, they don’t need the scale. It’s so great to be here. We retained your firm.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) 60

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Compliance Investments Finance 60

Barry Ritholtz

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

And we literally talk about during the show, I got a tag to present to the SEC, about their new single stock product. In 1992, when I joined, they gave me the highfalutin title of Managing Director of Corporate Strategy. You can go get some turnkey asset management program. Why don’t you speak to him?

Finance 107

Finance Investments Math Marketing 107

Barry Ritholtz

OCTOBER 3, 2023

 The transcript from this week’s, MiB: Gary Cohn, Director of the National Economic Council, President of Goldman Sachs , is below. We dive deep into all sorts of things about running businesses, managing risk, and then when we began talking about his public sector service, we went deep into the Tax Cuts and Job Act of 2017.

Marketing 107

Marketing Treasury Banking Profit and Loss 107

CFO News Room

JANUARY 24, 2023

–James Madison, Federalist 51 “Here’s food for thought, had Ahab time to think; but Ahab never thinks; he only feels, feels, feels” –Herman Melville, Moby Dick “So many of the social reactions that strike us as psychological are in fact a rational management of symbolic capital.” The price tag was just shy of $9,000 — a reduced rate.

Manufacturing 130

Manufacturing Construction Economics Banking 130