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Payroll
Atomic Launches AI-Powered Authentication Engine for Payroll Connectivity and Other Uses
May 12, 2023

Atomic has launched an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered authentication engine. The new SmartAuth enables authentication adaptations in real-time, using AI and machine learning (ML) to identify required interactions and adapt, Atomic said in a Friday (May 12) press release. This ability allows authentication process changes without...

Accounts Payable
Relationship-Building Innovations Top Investment Wish List for Logistics Sector
May 10, 2023

Many logistics, shipping and transportation companies live and die by their relationships. That’s probably why PYMNTS data in the report “Accounts Payable Automation: Transportation Companies Innovate To Drive Growth,” done in collaboration with Routable, finds that when investing in innovations to modernize their business, members...

CFO
Generative AI Moves Finance Teams From Bean Counter to Business Partner
May 04, 2023

The future of business operations is undoubtedly digital.  Generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools and automated machine learning (ML) solutions are disrupting the economic landscape and ushering in a new, modern operating environment. The speed at which this digitization is transforming legacy processes across industries makes it more critical than ever...

Back-office
Turnkey Payments Solutions Drive Big Efficiencies for Business, Says Amex
May 04, 2023

Business payments digitization is reaching an inflection point. There will be no going back from modernized processes to manual ones. As traditional payment methods and legacy systems are increasingly giving way to future-fit alternatives, the way businesses manage their money in and out will continue...

Back-office
Citi and TIS Offer Companies Cash Liquidity Insight Tools
May 01, 2023

Citi and TIS want to give customers more insights into their cash flow and working capital. The companies – Citi’s Treasury and Trade Solutions and TIS (Treasury Intelligence Solutions) announced Monday (May 1) that they’d expanded their partnership, allowing clients of the two companies to...

CFO
CFOs Rethink ROI in Measuring Financial Supply Chain Cost and Risks
April 28, 2023

“It’s a really difficult time to be a CFO and think strategically,” OpenEnvoy CEO Matt Tillman told PYMNTS’ Karen Webster. “Lately, it’s been more about, ‘What fires can I put out?’” Not all that long ago, chief financial officers may have relied on a single...

CFO
How Smart Partnerships Overcome the Buy-Build-Partner Dynamic
April 27, 2023

Succeeding in the face of the unexpected often presupposes a holistic foundation of best-practice controls. For organizations looking to chart a healthy path through today’s ongoing macro challenges, this operational reality has put the role of the CFO into the spotlight. In light of last month’s mini...

CFO
Finance Teams Sharpen the Pencil as More Black Swans Appear
April 26, 2023

Ongoing macro challenges and a softening economic landscape have brought operational priorities into stark focus. “I think thematically, we’re seeing an economy in transition,” said Brian Caldarelli, EVP, chief financial officer at PSCU, during a recent interview for “PYMNTS CFO Series: What’s Different?” “Coming out...

Accounts Receivable
Stripe Adds New Billing, Tax and Revenue Reporting Capabilities
April 25, 2023

Stripe has added new capabilities to its revenue and finance automation suite. The firm has made major upgrades to Stripe Billing and Stripe Tax, and has launched Stripe Revenue Reporting in beta, Stripe said in a Tuesday (April 25) press release. “Stripe’s revenue and finance...