In the not-so-distant past, the B2B world ran on manual processes, spreadsheets and trust built over handshakes. Supply chains were static, finance departments reactive, and technological disruption was mostly a consumer-facing affair. Today, that world is almost unrecognizable. A convergence of automation, artificial intelligence (AI),...
In a financial environment defined by unpredictability, mid-sized companies are feeling the pinch. Supply chain disruptions, shifting interest rates, inflationary pressure and global geopolitical instability have combined to transform liquidity management from a back-office function into a strategic imperative. For corporate treasurers at mid-sized firms,...
The business landscape moves fast, and that can leave reactive businesses a step behind their more proactive competitors. But today’s increasingly digital landscape is full of opportunity for firms looking to transition their legacy back-office processes, such as accounts payable (AP), from passive operations to...
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become the new electricity powering financial operations, and nowhere is this more apparent than in the office of the CFO. “It’s no longer a nice-to-have,” Steve Wiley, VP of product management at FIS, told PYMNTS. “Artificial intelligence is a must-have, and...
May 23, 2025
Facing persistent economic headwinds and business challenges, CFOs are abandoning traditional strategies in favor of technological adoption and external partnerships to navigate market uncertainty and pursue growth. According to recent findings by PYMNTS Intelligence, which surveyed CFOs from middle-market companies with annual revenues between $100 million and $1 billion, there is a growing array of […]
May 13, 2025
The business landscape moves fast, and that can leave reactive businesses a step behind their more proactive competitors. But today’s increasingly digital landscape is full of opportunity for firms looking...
May 08, 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become the new electricity powering financial operations, and nowhere is this more apparent than in the office of the CFO. “It’s no longer a nice-to-have,” Steve...
May 07, 2025
Cybersecurity risks are not merely a cost center for middle-market firms but represent a significant impediment to technological innovation, a challenge amplified dramatically for those operating in environments of high...
October 30, 2024
Small-business-focused cash management solutions provider Centime has teamed with expense management firm Fyle. The collaboration expands Centime’s platform to give finance teams fuller control over spending and cash flow, the companies said in a Wednesday (Oct. 30) news release. As the release noted, Centime’s cash management offers accounts payable (AP), accounts receivable (AR) and banking […]
September 19, 2024
Target has picked longtime PepsiCo executive Jim Lee as its new chief financial officer (CFO). Lee, who spent more than 25 years with the food and beverage giant, will join Target’s leadership team Sept. 22,...
August 06, 2024
One Inc has named former Flywire Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Michael Ellis as its new CFO. Ellis will oversee the financial activities of the digital payments network for the insurance industry and...
March 07, 2024
A strategic, forward-thinking approach to working capital helps separate top-performing middle-market firms from their peers, according to Visa. The latest release of the “2023-2024 Growth Corporates Working Capital Index,” noted...
