PYMNTS
APRIL 18, 2019
“When do you want to get paid?” It’s a basic question that — when posed to anyone, particularly, a small business (SMB) — most always has the same answer, no matter who one asks or within what industry: now. Until recently, “now” was almost never an option, since it was always based on when the funds had cleared, regardless of how that payment was made.
Katz,Sapper&Miller
APRIL 15, 2019
KSM directors Ashley Christie and Justin Hayes have been recognized as up-and-coming leaders in the accounting profession and the Indianapolis community.
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PYMNTS
APRIL 16, 2019
While most CEO stories are about having founded a firm to solve a problem, Upstart CEO Dave Girouard and his team of former Google staffers actually started with a solution. A solution, he told PYMNTS four years ago , that had nothing to do with financial services or lending at all — they were actually studying hiring and figuring out ways to track employability over time with data.
PYMNTS
APRIL 16, 2019
Cross-border FinTech efforts have seen increasing participation from central banks and monetary authorities. Among the most recent headlines, in Asia this past week, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the National Bank of Cambodia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), that Business Times said will boost partnerships on FinTech and financial services innovation.
Speaker: Victor C. Barnes, CPA, MBA
In the climb from contributor to leader, the rules quietly change. But if you’re aiming for the summit, the air gets thinner, and what got you here won’t be enough to get you to the top. 🗻 What made you successful early in your finance career—technical accuracy, sharp analysis, flawless execution—won’t be what carries you to the next level. The higher you go, the more your effectiveness depends on how you connect, adapt, and communicate.
PYMNTS
APRIL 16, 2019
The Intelligence of Things (IoT) has become a fixture of everyday life, with more than 14 billion connected devices expected to be in use by the end of 2019. However, as IoT continues to proliferate in more industries and use cases, concerns about data privacy have quickly followed, with consumers and lawmakers ra ising concerns about attacks from bad actors.
PYMNTS
APRIL 17, 2019
The race to 5G retail is on. The new, faster mobile network technology is a big part of the plans for many commerce and payments operators, even though specific use cases have been only slowly emerging as the technology and the devices to support it are deployed. Recent news out of Asia serves as solid foreshadowing of how 5G could enhance retail in the coming few years.
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PYMNTS
APRIL 19, 2019
Ankur Mehrotra, managing director and head of financial services for Grab , still gets emotional when talking about the drivers and their dreams of owning cars. Not exactly in a tearful way, but one can hear something in his voice — some heartfelt tone — that signals how important it is that rideshare drivers have opportunities to own vehicles. Grab, as most know, is a financial services ecosystem that serves the 630 million citizens in Southeast Asia — and has expanded from ridesharing and foo
PYMNTS
APRIL 19, 2019
The Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) is impacting the use of data for business and consumers around the globe, and the European eCommerce industry could be significantly affected by Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) noncompliance. In retail, merchants are increasingly turning their sights to resale commerce, and Livekick is bringing personal training to clients through its digital platform.
PYMNTS
APRIL 18, 2019
Amid cross-border payments efforts, Ripple has gained some traction in recent days. As reported on sites such as BitcoinExchangeGuide , Siam Commercial Bank is boosting its use of Ripple’s offerings, including xCurrent. Paul Arriyavat, chief strategy officer at Siam Commercial Bank, said, according to the site, “Banking penetration is so low. People use cash.
PYMNTS
APRIL 19, 2019
Chipotle Mexican Grill has been the victim of a cyberattack that compromised the credit card payment information for a small number of customers. Many customers have recently posted on social media that orders placed at the restaurant fraudulently used their payment cards during the first few weeks of April. “The privacy and security of our customer information is very important,” said Laurie Schalow, chief communications officer at Chipotle, according to Mobile Payments Today. R
Speaker: Kim Beynon, CPA, CGMA, PMP
The most overlooked, yet most critical, element of transformation is preparing people for change. Automation and AI aren't just technical upgrades, they’re cultural shifts which can challenge identities. That’s why change management isn’t a side project—it’s the foundation. In finance, where precision and process rule, navigating change can feel especially disruptive.
PYMNTS
APRIL 19, 2019
Inspiration comes from anywhere and everywhere, and that goes for digital innovation in payments and commerce. Just ask Akli Adjaoute, CEO of Brighterion (a Mastercard company), who recently spoke with PYMNTS’ Karen Webster about the rise of smart agents, a form of artificial intelligence designed to bring more fraud prevention and customer service to financial institutions and other digital players.
PYMNTS
APRIL 16, 2019
Mastercard has moved into point-of-sale financing with the acquisition of Vyze, a FinTech firm the payment card network calls an “an end-to-end platform that facilitates financing options for merchants’ customers at checkout.”. Announced Tuesday morning (April 16), the deal gives Mastercard a new role in the alternative financing space. “Vyze’s platform connects merchants with multiple lenders, allowing them to offer their customers a wide range of credit options online and in-store and ultimate
PYMNTS
APRIL 14, 2019
The National Assembly of France has voted to allow local insurance companies to include cryptocurrencies in life insurance contracts. Changes to the insurance code via the Pact Act now allow for life insurance contracts investing in specialized professional funds (SPFs) to include blockchain-backed assets. “With these two provisions, it is written in black and white that SPFs can invest in cryptocurrencies like bitcoin,” said Simmons & Simmons attorney Emilien Bernard-Alzias, according to CC
PYMNTS
APRIL 18, 2019
Since many European Union (EU) countries have now brought PSD2 and GDPR fully into their financial infrastructures, banks and merchants must prepare for the upcoming Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) rule and its fast-approaching September deadline. EU banks and merchants also face the changes to data security, transparency and privacy that the PSD2 and GDPR regulations have marshaled across the region.
Speaker: Mark Gilham, FCCA, CPP
Finance used to be the function that counted, now it's the one that’s counted on. 📊 For accounting firms, controllers, and finance leaders, expectations are rising faster than headcount. Businesses want agile forecasts, granular analysis, seamless reporting, and smart automation—often without added resources while demanding uncompromised accuracy and compliance.
PYMNTS
APRIL 14, 2019
U.K. bank TSB said it would refund its 5.2 million customers who were the victims of an online fraud scam. According to a report in the Financial Times , TSB is aiming to rebuild its reputation after a difficult year that saw an IT migration go wrong. It becomes the first U.K. bank to say it will cover customers from online fraud losses. Such fraud reportedly impacted one in four U.K. consumers last year.
PYMNTS
APRIL 16, 2019
The buyer-supplier relationship is viewed as a strategic component of commerce, procurement, supply chain management and the overall success of a business. Yet, the needs of both buyer and vendor are changing as supply chains globalize, and as transactions become more complex — and those needs are often at odds with each other, risking the integrity of buyer-supplier ties.
PYMNTS
APRIL 15, 2019
Uber filed its S-1 last Thursday (April 11), two weeks after Lyft went public. By close of business on Friday, Lyft’s stock was trading at $59.90 a share, 20 percent off its $75 high at the end of its first day of trading. Lyft’s market cap was a bit lighter by the end of the day Friday, too: $17 billion versus the $23 billion it enjoyed, albeit briefly, on its first day as a public company.
PYMNTS
APRIL 17, 2019
Corporations today receive payments through a variety of methods: They might take in funds through checks, traditional automated clearing house (ACH) or wire transfers. Some corporates may accept cash, credit cards or web payments. In other words, corporates have a mix of payments coming in through different channels. Real-time payments add another payment option, however, they come with real-time challenges.
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PYMNTS
APRIL 15, 2019
Amazon has found a gold mine with its third party sales service. Because the company takes a percentage of each sale from its third party sellers, as well as additional logistics fees via the Fulfilled by Amazon service, the operations now amount to twice as much in revenue for Amazon as its own eCommerce services in which Amazon sources and sells products directly.
PYMNTS
APRIL 16, 2019
After much of Chicago burned to the ground in 1871, rebuilding the city involved various fundraising and restorative strategies. One famous effort took the form of donated books sent from common people (and royalty) in the U.K. to help build a new, free and public library in the capital of the Midwest – a gesture that can still make the city’s locals smile with awe and gratitude.
PYMNTS
APRIL 18, 2019
Silicon Valley is losing its luster with young adults, as recent polling shows millennials are gearing up to leave the San Francisco area at an increased rate. Reuters, citing a Brunswick Group survey, reported two-fifths of people between the ages of 18 and 34 that are employed in the tech sector plan to leave the San Francisco area during the next twelve months.
PYMNTS
APRIL 16, 2019
To paraphrase a TV show that many are no doubt watching (or binge watching to catch up), replete with dragons, thrones and rather grisly games: The application program interface (API) is coming. The API seems to be on everybody’s lips, a catchphrase or buzzword for a sea change in banking that has the potential to upend the way we do business across any type of interaction.
Speaker: Cheryl J. Muldrew-McMurtry
Distributed finance teams are rewriting how the back-office runs, and attackers are taking notes. Disconnected workflows, process blind spots, and rising cyber threats are more than just growing pains—they’re liabilities. The challenge isn’t just going remote. It’s building resilient systems that protect accuracy, control, and speed across every transaction and touchpoint.
PYMNTS
APRIL 18, 2019
Lyft is being sued by some investors who say the company exaggerated its market position during its IPO in March, which they say led to a shedding of stock value. Bloomberg reported there are two class-action lawsuits against the company, as well as against underwriters, officers and directors. The lawsuits were filed on Wednesday (April 17) in San Francisco.
PYMNTS
APRIL 16, 2019
Facebook’s payment service in the U.K. and France is being shut down after it failed to take off in the two countries. Finextra , citing a Facebook spokesman, reported the P2P payment service that worked through Messenger was launched in 2017. Facebook had been able to get all of the leading banks in the U.K. on board but the service didn’t resonate with consumers.
PYMNTS
APRIL 15, 2019
Mastercard has announced it is upgrading commercial cardholders’ back-office insights by providing companies with more data for Amazon Business transactions. “For many businesses, reconciling B2B transactions can be challenging due to lack of robust reporting tools,” the company said in a release. “Goods and services are sourced and shipped from a large number of suppliers, leaving business customers with a tremendous volume of expenses to process, and often little information for each tra
PYMNTS
APRIL 15, 2019
Who knows what dangers lurk in the shadows? Specifically, who knows what dangers — for banks, at least — lurk in shadow banking, as FinTechs emerge to nibble at market share? Call it a double-barreled threat pointed toward financial institutions (FIs) that have set down roots over decades, indeed, hundreds of years. Indeed, in an appearance on Capitol Hill last week in front of the House Committee on Financial Services, seven chief executive officers of banks as far-flung as Goldman Sachs , Bank
Speaker: Frank Taliano
Documents are the backbone of enterprise operations, but they are also a common source of inefficiency. From buried insights to manual handoffs, document-based workflows can quietly stall decision-making and drain resources. For large, complex organizations, legacy systems and siloed processes create friction that AI is uniquely positioned to resolve.
PYMNTS
APRIL 19, 2019
Walmart and HSBC are introducing a new initiative that pegs supplier financing rates to that vendor’s sustainability performances. In an announcement this week, Walmart and HSBC said the new supply chain finance program aims to promote sustainability through the supply chain by connecting vendors to more affordable financing rates as they make progress in Walmart’s Sustainability Index Program or Project Gigaton.
PYMNTS
APRIL 19, 2019
The big news in B2B FinTech investment this week came from Airbnb , which is bolstering its presence in the business travel market with new funding, while corporate card startup Brex also secured a prominent debt capital investment. The B2B FinTech space saw its fair share of venture capital, too, with investors targeting spend management, alternative small business lending, workforce management and enterprise crypto services — plus, some news of a few more investment rounds likely on the horizo
PYMNTS
APRIL 15, 2019
Danish operations of Ernst & Young (EY) and KPMG are now under investigation by Danish police related to money laundering cases. According to Bloomberg , EY is accused of failing to notify authorities when it discovered red flags related to the Danske Bank money laundering case. Danske, Denmark’s biggest bank, has been under investigation for its role in a $230 billion money laundering scandal centered on its Estonian branch.
PYMNTS
APRIL 19, 2019
Electronic payments company Hypur, which targets the cannabis and hemp industries, has unveiled its online electronic payment solution for transactions within the hemp and CBD community. In a press release issued Thursday (April 18), Hypur said its payments technology enables business, retail and online transactions for merchants in the hemp and CBD markets in the U.S.
Speaker: Claire Grosjean, Global Finance & Operations Executive
Finance teams are drowning in data—but is it actually helping them spend smarter? Without the right approach, excess spending, inefficiencies, and missed opportunities continue to drain profitability. While analytics offers powerful insights, financial intelligence requires more than just numbers—it takes the right blend of automation, strategy, and human expertise.
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