PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2020

To that end, ride-hailing giant Uber Technologies is branching out into software — specifically, software as a service (SaaS). According to reports Wednesday (June 17), the company is offering its software — the programming and analytics that underpin its core ride-hailing unit — to a number of outside entities. This is not a one-off.

Transportation 81

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VCFO

JANUARY 18, 2024

Deferred revenue is booked on the balance sheet as a liability because the business still owes that product or service to the customer. Deferred revenue is booked on the balance sheet as a liability because the business still owes that product or service to the customer. What is Deferred Revenue?

Auditing 81

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

Porch is anticipating approximate revenue of $72 million when it closes the books on 2020 in March. The firm’s acquisition of V12, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) marketing and data platform, will help the company better capture the pre-mover space. 15) press release. HOA is licensed in 31 states but currently operates in just six.

CFO 70

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The Finance Weekly

JANUARY 19, 2023

This can help you understand where you need to cut costs, for example, the SaaS Rule of 40 suggests that the sum of revenue growth rate and gross profit margin should be 40% or more for a healthy SaaS company, so if your company lacks in this area, an operational finance leader can help you find ways to improve it.

Leadership 98

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Centage

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

For a nonprofit using spreadsheets or a budget point solution, that means many hours spent setting up formulas, fixing data errors, inputting information, and digging in to create reports. Budgeting and financial forecasting are two of the most important business activities for nonprofit FP&A.

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2020

TechCrunch.com reported the acquisition signals Uber’s push to become a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider to public transit agencies. Last month, PYMNTS reported as ridesharing was taking a hit from the pandemic, Uber was pushing into public transportation. Uber Technologies Inc.

Transportation 67

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

The Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) startup space is no longer in the limelight, but this week venture capitalists put their own spotlight on the industry, providing more than $75 million to four firms in the sector. The companies range from product life cycle management solutions to those that help other SaaS firms retain clients.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Reports Tuesday (Nov. Also targeting SaaS businesses is UserIQ, which announced its own $2 million Series A funding round this week, led by BIP Capital. UserIQ enables SaaS companies to retain their customers through engagement technology and in-app data management. Not every week can be a home run for B2B startups. SaaSOptics.

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CFO Thought Leader

JULY 25, 2023

Somehow, in doing his due diligence, Kramer had found a big bound book: a company ledger. He continues: “I went from having this massive team as a chief accounting officer to being an SVP of FP&A with only a fraction of the number of people who previously reported to me.” Kramer doesn’t tell us.

CFO 52

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PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2016

But the report, published this week, also suggests that data security could trip up the industry’s expansion this decade. According to reports on Monday (March 28), the Software-as-a-Service expense management industry is in the midst of a more than 19 percent compound annual growth rate anticipated between 2013 and 2020.

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PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2018

And BMW is hardly alone: Cadillac launched a car subscription concierge service of cars and SUVs last year called BOOK. Reuters , citing comments that Co-founder Thomas Griesel made to a German newspaper, reported that the company wants to capitalize on a growing demand for ready-made meals. “We in Q1 2018 to 64.0 in Q2 2018.The

Marketing 44

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Centage

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

When can you book it? The start of a new year is always a time for planning. What lies ahead? For many small and mid-sized businesses, 2022 looks promising, but there are some open questions. Will supply chain hiccups continue, and if so, how will it affect the business? Will the labor shortage continue?

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 98

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Driven by the embrace of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platforms, corporates now have a greater opportunity than ever to take advantage of data connectivity, and operate their various finance functions in harmony. After all, any money coming in or out of a business must be recorded, reported on and analyzed. Technological Barriers.

Accounting 48

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Furthermore, reports said, Penta will introduce new features for its small business users, including integrated accounting and cross-border payments. Designed for corporate IT teams, Incorta enables businesses to more efficiently deliver analytical reports. PYMNTS gives the rundown on those investments below.

Startups 51

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PYMNTS

JUNE 6, 2018

The companies said the app, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offering, aims to address inefficiencies of corporate travel and expense (T&E) management, including manual hotel and flight booking, hotel check-in and check-out friction, and employee reimbursements.

Budgeting 40

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2021

The new year is here, and the grocery business gets to finally close the book on a difficult and complicated 2020. Still, according to several new reports and developments, it is shaping up to be a very good year for grocery in the U.S. The Placer report, which examines transactions for the seven top U.S. percent sales decline.

Investments 81

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The Finance Weekly

MARCH 13, 2022

This eliminates hours of manual gathering and consolidation of data for staple reports including budgets, P&Ls, balance sheets, and month-end reporting. Over the last decade, the amount of capital deployed worldwide by venture capital investors and the number of start-ups receiving funding have grown substantially.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 52

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Investments CFO Accounts Payable 52

Finvisage

AUGUST 29, 2022

According to the World bank’s latest Global economic prospect report , the global economy may be entering a protracted period of slow growth and elevated inflation. Inflation, Recession or Stagflation? The confused state of 2022. It’s almost as if their worst nightmare has come true. There’s always a trade-off.

Treasury 52

Treasury Risk Management Banking Economics 52

Planful

APRIL 8, 2019

However, the more quickly the accounting team can close the books and produce accurate, reliable financial reports, the more time the executive team has to analyze the results and make decisions about how to guide the company forward. In fact, a zero-day close would be considered the ultimate in accounting achievement!

Auditing 40

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2017

still manage their bookings with pen and paper,” Shedul co-founder and CEO William Zeqiri said in an interview. But Shedul is actively trying to solve that particular friction but offering a “totally subscription-free platform” that allows users from any device connected to the internet to find and book a salon or spa appointment.

Technology 47

Technology Financial Reporting Marketing Retail 47

CFO Thought Leader

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Of the different acquisitions with which Jason Leet became involved at ExactTarget of Indianapolis, Indiana, there’s little question that the seventh was the most impactful on his finance career. In 2013, ExactTarget became not only the largest company that tech wunderkind Salesforce had ever acquired but also the first publicly traded one.

CFO 52

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2018

Oversight Systems has updated its Insights On Demand software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions to provide managers with quicker ways to identify expense report fraud. Its Repeat Offenders feature automatically flags employees who have made multiple non-compliant expenses or attempted fraud on expense reports and p-cards.

Auditing 40

Auditing B2B Risk Management Compliance 40

BlueLight

JULY 30, 2020

Historically, the CFO role was focused on backward looking information: ensuring on-time and accurate financial reporting. Historically, the CFO role was focused on backward looking information: ensuring on-time and accurate financial reporting. I interviewed 50 people that held CFO, finance manager, and financial analyst type roles.

CFO 52

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Investors in this Series B funding round include CommerzVentures, Earlybird, Speedinvest, Seedcamp, Rancilio Cube, and Munich Re/HSB Ventures, according to EU-Startups reports. In another win for Germany, enterprise Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) startup quantilope announced $8 million raised in Series A funding this week. quantilope.

Startups 63

Startups B2B Investments Finance 63

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 1, 2017

InstaFreight developed a pricing algorithm that automates price quoting and supports instant booking for its corporate users, reports in EU-Startups said. InstaFreight developed a pricing algorithm that automates price quoting and supports instant booking for its corporate users, reports in EU-Startups said. Blockchain.

Startups 47

Startups B2B Transportation Auditing 47

Planful

AUGUST 10, 2017

Consolidating results and closing the books on a periodic basis. Reporting results to internal and external stakeholders and analyzing performance. Accelerate planning, consolidation, and reporting to deliver results faster and shift more time to value-added analysis. What Is EPM? Are CPM and BPM the same as EPM? Yes and no.

Value-Added Analysis 40

Value-Added Analysis Education Finance Budgeting 40

PYMNTS

MAY 12, 2017

Reports this week said Money Mover will use the new investment to expand its partner program that allows third parties to integrate and offer Money Mover’s global payments capabilities to their own clients. Fleet-based startups are few and far between, but OnTruck bucked the trend and secured a strong $10 million this week, reports said.

B2B 43

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2018

Reports in TechCrunch said the startup has just raised $17.7 In addition to the robots, the company has developed a logistics software product, though reports said the company will be focusing on building more Skypods with the latest investment round. that topped the week with a $60 million investment. FreightWaves. eFactor Network.

B2B 40

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PYMNTS

MARCH 23, 2017

To handle the current requirements of maintaining a business, online productivity tool and SaaS provider Zoho has found that SMBs are by and large willingly and rapidly adopting cloud-based web and mobile applications to enable them to effectively run their organizations. SMBs essentially have the world at their fingertips.

Finance 40

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2017

Alternative lending was the golden child among investors around 2015, but lately, the industry seems to have fallen out of favor thanks to regulatory uncertainty and questions over the viability of some business models. This week alone saw two examples of those concerns in action: One U.S. lawmaker, Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II (D-Mo.)

Investments 43

Investments B2B Finance Restructuring 43

Planful

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Consolidating results and closing the books on a periodic basis. Reporting results to internal and external stakeholders. This is handled through the periodic reporting and reviewing of results by internal stakeholders (i.e., We prefer the term EPM since it signifies enterprise-wide application. So here goes. What is EPM?

Budgeting 40

Budgeting Forecasting Analyzing Data Finance 40

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Despite the thousands of articles and books written by self-help experts over the years extolling the benefits of embracing change and incorporating more variety into one’s life, the truth is that trying new things can be a hard thing to motivate people or businesses to do. Stripe Steps Up Its Challenge To Clover With An In-Store Entry.

Sales 57

Sales Retail Accounting Banking 57

PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2016

This piece will give you important insight that hasn’t been covered about Apple’s developer announcement last week. So, keep reading. I promise it will be worth it. But we have to get into the right frame of mind – and for that we must first visit Sweden. times the average Swedish income. Can you feel the Swedish Bern??? Having a baby, it says?

SAP 41

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BlueLight

AUGUST 21, 2020

Our services are designed to meet the founding team where they are on day 1, that can range from getting the EIN to set up a bank account all the way to sitting in on board meetings to provide accurate reporting to shareholders. Financial Advice for Startups I recently spoke with finance leaders from a couple dozen startups. Compliance ?—?We

Planning 52

Planning Marketing Startups CFO 52

Onplan

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

No longer beholden to an endless directory of spreadsheets and outdated databases, today’s finance teams can use the best FP&A software available to help them compile financial information and make smarter, more strategic business decisions. However, not all FP&A tools are created equal. So, what is the best FP&A software?

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 52

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Budgeting Forecasting Planning 52

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

The business model of SaaSOptics could, in part, be described as a B2B SaaS firm for B2B SaaS firms. million in funding last year, helps SaaS companies manage operations by providing financial management, auditing and reporting, analytics and other back-office services. The company, which raised $1.8

Financial Data 53

Financial Data Forecasting B2B Auditing 53

PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2020

Private Capital Journal reported that the company, which connects travel experience companies — like tours and activities — to its B2B software-as-a-service (SaaS) booking management solution, will deploy the investment to focus on product development, talent acquisition, sales and marketing and strategic partnerships.

B2B 64

B2B B2C Investments Finance 64