Corporate Finance

Corporate finance is an area of finance that deals with sources of funding, the capital structure of corporations, the actions that managers take to increase the value of the firm to the shareholders, and the tools and analysis used to allocate financial resources.

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Chinese Corporates Brace For Rising Annual Losses
Chinese Corporates Brace For Rising Annual Losses
February 04, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Amid a sluggish economy and rising debts, China’s corporations are bracing for losses and drops in asset values, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) said on Friday (Feb....

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SMB Growth Stumbles Over Technology
SMB Growth Stumbles Over Technology
February 04, 2019  |  B2B Payments

While there’s been talk of an economic slowdown ahead, and declining optimism among the business community, the latest stats on small businesses (SMBs) are quite...

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US Firms Ready To Spend This Quarter: AFP
US Firms Ready To Spend This Quarter: AFP
January 29, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The Association for Financial Professionals says U.S. corporations are ready to use their cash reserves in the first quarter of 2019 to pay debt and...

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VCs Looking For FinTech Firms To Solve The Pain Of Unpaid Invoices
VCs Looking For FinTech Firms To Solve The Pain Of Unpaid Invoices
January 25, 2019  |  B2B Payments

This week, Barclays and Santander InnoVentures demonstrated traditional banks’ interest in alternative finance when they led a nearly $34 million equity fundraise for invoice financing...

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Where APIs Fall Short On Corporate Finance Integration
Where APIs Fall Short On Corporate Finance Integration
January 25, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Real-time access to data is a driving force behind enterprise modernization. It is, in part, why businesses are digitizing and adopting technology, as they look...

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Corporate Finance’s Interest In AI Doesn’t Lead To Adoption: Oracle
Corporate Finance’s Interest In AI Doesn’t Lead To Adoption: Oracle
January 22, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Last year was the year of artificial intelligence (AI), declared Brighterion CEO Dr. Akli Adjaoute for PYMNTS’ 2018 year-end eBook. The technology is proliferating financial markets,...

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China’s Private Sector Struggling Amid Corporate Bond Defaults
China’s Private Sector Struggling Amid Corporate Bond Defaults
January 21, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Market conditions in China are poised to cause another wave of corporate bond defaults, according to recent Financial Times (FT) reports, which pointed to maturing issuance...

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How Inefficient B2B Payments Systems Hobble Business Growth
How Inefficient B2B Payments Systems Hobble Business Growth
January 21, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Business confidence remains strong in the U.S., riding on the optimism of a strengthening economy that brings new opportunity for revenue growth. This is particularly...

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CFOs’ Goals For The Year: Act Like ‘Tech Titans,’ Prep For Trade Volatility
CFOs’ Goals For The Year: Act Like ‘Tech Titans,’ Prep For Trade Volatility
January 15, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Citi‘s latest report on how the corporate finance world plans to navigate volatility in 2019 suggests chief financial officers (CFOs) have a role model toward...

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