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How to Conduct a Risk Assessment for Your Disaster Recovery Playbook

VISTA InfoSec

Risk management is at the heart of any effective disaster recovery (DR) plan or playbook. A proactive approach to risk management allows businesses to identify, assess, and mitigate these threats before they can bring operations to a standstill. The question isnt if, but when these threats will materialize.

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How to Conduct a Risk Assessment for Your Disaster Recovery Playbook

VISTA InfoSec

Risk management is at the heart of any effective disaster recovery (DR) plan or playbook. A proactive approach to risk management allows businesses to identify, assess, and mitigate these threats before they can bring operations to a standstill. The question isnt if, but when these threats will materialize.

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Understanding Risk Management Strategies as a PayFac

Stax

In this article, we’ll discuss what SaaS companies looking to become payment facilitators need to know about risk management strategies. PayFacs handle risk assessment, underwriting, settling of funds, compliance, and chargebacks which exposes them to greater potential risks.

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Merchant Underwriting: What It Is, How It Works, and Why It’s Important

Stax

The merchant underwriting process is a critical step that payment processors and financial institutions use to assess the risk associated with onboarding new businesses. Key steps include application review, risk assessment, credit checks, and compliance verification. Learn More What is Merchant Account Underwriting?

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Three Ways to Improve the Relationship Between Credit and Sales

Trade Credit & Liquidity Management

. “Credit management is an essential support system for the company’s sales efforts; with no sales, there would be no receivables, nor the working capital needed to sustain and grow the company.” Share Expertise: Communicate your credit knowledge, industry trends, and benchmark customer comparisons with the sales team.

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Planning an Internal Audit Risk Assessment

FloQast

One of the first steps in carrying out an effective internal audit is to perform an internal audit risk assessment. This planning process is the foundation for a successful audit, helping auditors identify and prioritize significant risks and areas of concern within an organization. What Is an Internal Audit Risk Assessment?

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Difference Between Metrics and KPIs in the Payments Industry

Clearly Payments

They serve as the foundation for assessing the overall health and performance of a payments business. These indicators are typically a smaller set of highly critical metrics that reflect the organization’s performance in key areas such as revenue growth, customer acquisition and retention, operational efficiency, and risk management.