PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 21, 2020
The coronavirus has far-reaching impacts that extend beyond health, with a wide range of economic effects in sectors ranging from transportation to telecom and retail. We have the latest news on the economic impact of the coronavirus from airlines canceling flights to the delay of the rollout of next-generation 5G networks and merchants reopening stores in China.
SMBAccountant
FEBRUARY 21, 2020
SMB Accounting and Consulting is excited to be part of the upcoming weMean Business Expo 2020. The weMean Business Expo 2020, located at Florida Tech on Saturday, February 29th, will feature two business trainings offered during the Expo, with Shannon Bloom, CPA providing the second workshop, QuickBooks Overview. The QuickBooks Overview workshop will begin at 12:30 pm and the cost is only $10.
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BuildYourFirm
FEBRUARY 20, 2020
The Association for Accounting Marketing has been around since 1989 when accounting firms could start advertising for their services. Tune in to this episode when host Hugh Duffy talks with Founder and CEO of The Bottom Line® CPA Marilyn Parham about how she got started in the E-Commerce space. Hear about the biggest challenges small businesses face in E-Commerce and what strategies can lead to success.
Patriot Software
FEBRUARY 19, 2020
You know that you’re responsible for managing payroll for your employees. You’re also likely familiar with payroll withholdings, including taxes and non-tax deductions. But, what about your employer payroll liabilities? Do you know what the payroll taxes paid by employer are? To stay compliant with the IRS and Department of Labor, you need to know […].
Speaker: Victor C. Barnes, CPA, MBA
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 21, 2020
The largest franchisee of U.S. pizza chain Pizza Hut is reportedly considering options in the wake of financial woes, including bankruptcy. The news, reported by Bloomberg on Wednesday (Feb. 19), said that NPC International, which owns around 1,200 Pizza Huts, is about $1 billion in debt. In lieu of that, the franchisee has begun negotiations with lenders.
SMBAccountant
FEBRUARY 21, 2020
SMB Accounting and Consulting is excited to be part of the upcoming weMean Business Expo 2020. The weMean Business Expo 2020, located at Florida Tech on Saturday, February 29th, will feature two business trainings offered during the Expo, with Shannon Bloom, CPA providing the second workshop, QuickBooks Overview. The QuickBooks Overview workshop will begin at 12:30 pm and the cost is only $10.
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Patriot Software
FEBRUARY 17, 2020
If you’re an employer, you typically must withhold and remit federal income, Social Security, and Medicare taxes from employee wages. And to report wages paid and certain taxes withheld, you likely need to fill out Form 941. Read on to learn what is Form 941 and familiarize yourself with the form. What is Form 941? […]. The post What Is Form 941?
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 19, 2020
With speed being the most obvious value proposition of real-time payments capabilities, it’s not difficult to imagine that corporate payers would be eager to embrace faster payments functionality in their accounts payable (AP) departments. And for many firms, that’s exactly what they’re beginning to do. PYMNTS’ recent Making Real-Time Payments a Reality: Rising Demand for Real-Time Payments report, a collaboration with Mastercard, found that two-thirds of corporate surv
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 18, 2020
Bright lights, big (and small) cities and Big Data. In the drive to modernize, scale and handle burgeoning populations, cities are harnessing the power of data collection and analytics to improve infrastructure and services. As Mastercard Executive Vice President of Enterprise Partnerships and Head of Global Cities Miguel Gamiño told Karen Webster, it’s an endeavor that demands a long-term view and collaboration.
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 21, 2020
Sweden’s Riksbank is assessing e-krona, a new form of digital currency that hopes to take the country a step closer to the creation of the world’s first central bank digital currency (CBDC), according to reports on Thursday (Feb. 20). The e-krona could eventually be used for banking functions — payments, deposits, withdrawals — from a digital wallet, Riksbank said.
Speaker: Kim Beynon, CPA, CGMA, PMP
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 20, 2020
Future tech is no longer the province of high-end retailers. Innovations in 3D and augmented reality (AR) eCommerce are leveling the playing field and bringing conversion-centered visual technology to any online retailer. “There have been amazing shifts in the ecosystem and demand is rising for 3D and AR tools that will help connect consumers with the right products and eliminate uncertainty in the buying journey,” said Ashley Crowder, CEO and co-founder of VNTANA , whose company introduced new
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 17, 2020
IoT technology has rapidly expanded beyond in-home devices into cities worldwide. Governments and institutions in Europe, India and the United States are experimenting with IoT solutions to enhance city life, and the technology is expected to create between $4 trillion to $11 trillion in value over the next several years. Municipalities could utilize it for everything from street light control and air quality monitoring to transportation safety.
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 17, 2020
Instant payments, digital commerce and banking across mobile devices are all gaining ground no matter where you look, geographically speaking. But among the most greenfield markets are those found in Latin America, where mobile devices may have high penetration, but traditional banking services do not. Consider the fact that the World Bank has estimated only 55 percent of adults in the Latin America and Caribbean regions have access to bank accounts.
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 21, 2020
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has announced Michael Mosier as its new digital innovation officer and deputy director. Mosier succeeds Jamal El-Hindi, who will serve as the interim chief data officer (CDO) for the Department of the Treasury. In that role, El-Hindi will apply his FinCEN experience to “help lead the vision, design and development of the Treasury’s agency-wide data and information management strategies,” per an announcement.
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 17, 2020
With some analysts projecting a trillion IoT-enabled devices to be in use around the world by 2035, defending the IoT ecosystem is becoming more crucial as emerging technologies spread across business sectors and spark the development of smarter cities, homes and automobiles. In the February Intelligence of Things Tracker , PYMNTS examines how connecting devices can promote efficiency, optimized operations and streamlined organizational structures — but doing so can also create favorable data br
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 19, 2020
As it faces a competitive retail market, Groupon Inc. intends to discontinue its sale of merchandise by the close of 2020. The firm plans to move from its current deal-focused approach to concentrate on local experiences, such as local painting classes or wine-tasting dinners, as The Wall Street Journal reported. At the conclusion of last year, Groupon said its customer base (excluding goods-only shoppers) was 35 million.
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 18, 2020
FinTech LendingClub is purchasing Radius Bancorp for $185 million in cash and stock, according to a report by CNBC. LendingClub provides personal lending online, and it wants access to funding that is more stable and not as expensive. Radius is based in Boston and has in the neighborhood of $1.4 billion in assets. The bank is one of a few smaller lenders that has teamed up with FinTechs who need services only an FDIC-regulated institution can provide.
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 20, 2020
The Chinese and American governments are engaged in another proxy war. Nothing new there. But for all the saber rattling, this time it’s not about battleships and fighter planes. What we’ve got now is a tech war over super high-speed data networks, more specifically, whose will dominate a web-connected planet. Chinese firm Huawei Technologies is seen as being in the lead at present, as technologists in the West slog through issues around standards.
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PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 19, 2020
The emergence of a novel threat — particularly one like the COVID-19 coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China — has a way of bringing out some of the best and most inventive traits in people. That is observable in the medical workers who have put their health and lives on the line, rescue workers who have streamlined evacuations and researchers looking to run the virus through the best in computer modeling to get ahead of it.
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 18, 2020
Quick service restaurants (QSRs) are trimming store sizes and shifting priorities onto fulfilling digital orders as quickly and smoothly as possible. Staff can better focus on preparing meals for pickup and delivery when they do not also have to spend much time on face-to-face interactions with in-store customers. Some operations like Chipotle are even rolling out store designs that feature pick-up windows to let order-ahead diners collect their items without having to enter the restaurant.
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 17, 2020
Commerce is increasingly crossing borders and currencies, digitally, affording firms of all sizes, and across all verticals, opportunities to tap into new markets. Managing and executing payments globally can be a sticking point, though, as companies must grapple with fund flows across banks and supply chains , where fees accrue and processing times can be slow.
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 17, 2020
Online bank N26 ‘s decision to exit the U.K. has customers feeling left behind, CNBC reported. The Berlin-based digital bank said it would not be able to operate in the country anymore in the wake of Brexit, as it will no longer have a license to do business there. The startup will shutter all of its U.K. locations on April 15. N26 made its entry into the U.K. in October of 2018 — more than two years after the U.K. made its decision to leave the European Union, but six months before Brexit
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
FEBRUARY 17, 2020
Venture capitalists in China are putting record levels of money into tech startups in India, raising questions about the ability of the geopolitical rivals to work cooperatively, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Monday (Feb. 17). The geopolitical rivalry and “frosty relations” between the two countries have made India cautious about financial input from China. .
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 17, 2020
According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services , healthcare expenditures in the U.S. are expected to approach $6 trillion by 2027, with an annual growth rate that will eclipse GDP growth for that same period. That may not come as much of a surprise. What may be surprising, however, is the share of those expenditures that are borne by the consumer.
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 20, 2020
Outrider wants to do for yard trucks what Waymo did for ridesharing, and what Einride did for trucking, by providing autonomous alternatives. The company has raised a $53 million haul toward doing so, according to reports. The company, founded in 2017, has a goal to generate automatic vehicle transport in freight hubs, intending to reduce safety risks and costs.
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 21, 2020
Homesharing has been a part of the gig and sharing economies for nearly a decade, and consumers and homeowners alike are now asking such platforms for personalized support. Some consumers may wish to travel with their pets or book a room that accommodates their disabilities, for example, while others may want to ensure that the homeshares they are renting are LGBTQ-friendly before finalizing their itineraries.
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
FEBRUARY 21, 2020
To be the bank, buy the bank. Earlier this week, a FinTech took the leap into the full spectrum of financial services, perhaps paving the way for future mashups. Upon releasing its latest earnings, LendingClub , known up until now for its personal loans delivered through its online platform, said it had struck a deal to buy Radius Bancorp. The $185 cash and stock deal would bring an online bank with $1.4 billion in assets under LendingClub’s umbrella.
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 21, 2020
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced plans to sue New York City for allegedly fraudulent practices by its Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC), according to reports on Thursday (Feb. 20). James accused the agency of running a scheme on taxi drivers that created a “trapdoor of despair” and is asking for $810 million. “Government should be a source of justice, not a vehicle for fraudulent practices,” James said in a statement, announcing a notice of claim for $810 million.
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 20, 2020
As Open Banking spreads further into the small business (SMB) financial services market, accounting and lending platforms are taking advantage. This week’s exploration of the latest in bank-FinTech collaborations and data integrations finds an opportunity for accounting portals to drive customer loyalty through data connectivity, while lenders embrace strengthened risk mitigation by looping directly into borrower data.
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 20, 2020
Be thankful you don’t have lipodystrophy. It’s a condition in which the body cannot control production of fat tissue. It can cause energy control problems and diabetes, and even worse, the drug that can control it, Myalept, is a bit expensive. List price for Myalept: $71,306 a month. Fortunately, there’s a website for that and for all the other prescription meds that have consumers clamoring against drug companies.
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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