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How a Six-Decade Old Management Framework Helps Today’s CFOs Thrive
April 01, 2024

In 1964, the origins of what would later become the “people, process and technology” (PPT) framework for more effective organizational management was first created by Dr. Harold Leavitt. Now, nearly six decades later, and amidst a shifting and uncertain macro operating landscape, that same cornerstone acronym...

Payroll
Wisconsin Law Fuels Ongoing Earned Wage Access Debate 
March 28, 2024

Gone are the days when financially constrained employees had to wait for the conventional two-week pay cycle to receive their wages.  Nowadays, earned wage access (EWA), also referred to as early, instant, or on-demand pay, is rapidly gaining popularity, granting employees access to their earned wages before their...

CFO
Chief Reality Officer? CFOs Remain Source of Truth Amid Financial Uncertainty
March 28, 2024

With great change comes great opportunity. And as the business landscape undergoes a rapid transformation, it has brought with it a broader shift in the expectations placed upon financial executives. Once seen primarily as experts in numbers and financial reporting, the modern chief financial officer...

CFO
Disruptions Happen: Baltimore Bridge Collapse Underscores Need for Operational Agility  
March 27, 2024

In business, as in life, uncertainty can result in unexpected disruptions that have an outsized ripple effects. That’s why agility in business operations, paired with a focus on strategic planning, is not just a competitive advantage; it’s a necessity. The tragic collapse of the Francis...

Payroll
ZayZoon Adds $15 Million to Grow Earned Wage Access Platform
March 26, 2024

ZayZoon has raised $15 million in an extension of its Series B financing, bringing its total Series B funding round to $49.5 million. The company will use the new financing to continue to grow, innovate and expand its earned wage access (EWA) platform for small and...

CFO
CFOs Future-Proof Operations With Data-Driven Decisions
March 26, 2024

The evolution of the CFO role reflects the changing landscape of the business world. From strategic planning and investing in technological innovation, to ensuring effective risk management in light of the shifting macro backdrop, today’s CFOs, once primarily tasked with bookkeeping and financial reporting, are...

Accounts Receivable
New Data: Instant Disbursement Use Spikes 8X Since 2017
March 22, 2024

More than half of United States consumers received disbursements from various corporate and government agencies in the last 12 months. This number is slightly less than at this time last year due to an ongoing drop in government disbursements. Even so, the number of disbursements...

Payroll
Duke University Program Highlights Growing Popularity of On-Demand Pay
March 21, 2024

Gone are the days when employees were content with waiting for the standard pay cycle to receive their hard-earned wages.  Today’s workforce, whether grappling with the uncertainties of living paycheck to paycheck or navigating the gig economy, craves more flexibility and immediate access to their earnings, especially in...

Accounts Receivable
Celonis Launches Accounts Receivable Suite of Apps
March 20, 2024

Celonis has unveiled a new suite of accounts receivable (AR) apps that aim to help AR teams optimize their processes. The Sailfin Accounts Receivable (AR) app suite, which was created in collaboration with Celonis-owned Sailfin Technologies, optimizes AR management to improve productivity and help firms...