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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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WEX CEO: Why Being Agile Is As Important As Being Innovative
WEX CEO: Why Being Agile Is As Important As Being Innovative
January 21, 2019  |  Healthcare

Innovation is good, but flexibility and agility count, too — as does striking while it’s hot. Those are among the factors that drove the recent...

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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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Amex Misses In Q4 Amid Lending Write-Offs
Amex Misses In Q4 Amid Lending Write-Offs
January 18, 2019  |  Earnings

American Express posted earnings results on Thursday (Jan. 17) after markets closed that missed the Street, as merchant and services revenues were both below expectations, and write-offs...

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Google Buys Fossil Smartwatch Tech For $40M
Google Buys Fossil Smartwatch Tech For $40M
January 18, 2019  |  Google

Fossil Group has announced that it is selling $40 million of intellectual property (IP) related to smartwatch technology to Google. As a result of the news,...

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Eyeing IPO, Airbnb Asserts Back-To-Back Profitability
Eyeing IPO, Airbnb Asserts Back-To-Back Profitability
January 15, 2019  |  IPO

Airbnb, one of several tech giant companies potentially getting ready for an initial public offering (IPO) this year, said on Tuesday (Jan. 15) that it’s...

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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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Amazon, Walmart Brace For New Indian eCommerce Rules
Amazon, Walmart Brace For New Indian eCommerce Rules
January 15, 2019  |  eCommerce

New restrictions in India are poised to have an impact on Amazon and Flipkart, affecting how each can do business on their online marketplaces. Get...

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OECD Sees Continued Decline In Global Economy
OECD Sees Continued Decline In Global Economy
January 15, 2019  |  Economy

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), a consortium of 34 nations worldwide, has warned that the U.S. and other large economies are poised to...

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