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Apple’s CFO Transition Underscores Evolving Role of Back-Office Leadership
Apple’s CFO Transition Underscores Evolving Role of Back-Office Leadership
January 06, 2025  |  CFO

It is the first Monday of 2025, and at least one thing is already different: Apple’s finance function. The world’s largest company, with a $3.27...

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Amex Exec Says Payment Tech Will Drive SMB Customer Loyalty
Amex Exec Says Payment Tech Will Drive SMB Customer Loyalty
January 06, 2025  |  SMBs

Small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) must balance customer demand and seamless operation. “It’s important that businesses make sure they’ve got the right technology in place...

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Silo Busting: Why Businesses Must Fix the Past to Embrace the Future
Silo Busting: Why Businesses Must Fix the Past to Embrace the Future
January 03, 2025  |  B2B Payments

Operational silos, fragmented and disconnected functions within organizations, have long been a roadblock to efficiency and innovation. As 2025 kicks off, the stakes for businesses...

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Food Service Tech Firm PAR Acquires Delaget for $132 Million
Food Service Tech Firm PAR Acquires Delaget for $132 Million
January 02, 2025  |  Partnerships

Food service technology company PAR Technology acquired Delaget, a restaurant analytics provider. The $132 million deal closed Tuesday (Dec. 31), according to a Thursday (Jan....

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AI, Omnichannel and Social Commerce: Inside the 2024 D2C Transformation
AI, Omnichannel and Social Commerce: Inside the 2024 D2C Transformation
December 24, 2024  |  Retail

The retail sector is witnessing changes, with direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands leading innovation. As 2024 wanes, key trends influence how consumers interact with brands and make...

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AI’s Growing Role Across B2B Payments Will Be Impossible to Ignore in 2025
AI’s Growing Role Across B2B Payments Will Be Impossible to Ignore in 2025
December 23, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI), throughout 2024, became an increasingly permanent component of many business processes. Particularly across the back office and finance and treasury departments, where...

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Finance Leaders Use Data-as-a-Service to Flip the Switch on Real-Time Treasury
Finance Leaders Use Data-as-a-Service to Flip the Switch on Real-Time Treasury
December 16, 2024  |  B2B Payments

Today’s treasury operations are a far cry from your father’s, as the saying goes. Agility, powered by real-time insights and dynamic decision-making, is increasingly allowing...

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ThredUp CTO Says Data Turns Secondhand Retail Into Top-Shelf Experience
ThredUp CTO Says Data Turns Secondhand Retail Into Top-Shelf Experience
December 16, 2024  |  Retail

The resale retail sector, once considered a niche market fueled by thrifty shoppers and vintage enthusiasts, has emerged as a multibillion-dollar industry. As just one...

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Mapping the Money: Why Payments Innovation Starts With the Customer Journey
Mapping the Money: Why Payments Innovation Starts With the Customer Journey
December 11, 2024  |  Payments Innovation

As companies mull updates to their payments processes, the changes required to automate and digitize those (sometimes) analog interactions can prove daunting — and costly....

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