March, 2022

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Celebrating International Women's Day: The Benefits and Advantages of Female CFOs

The Finance Weekly

Historically, there is a very small percentage of women in finance- even more so than other industries. Female CFOs account for only 12% of all executives in that position, while the number of women CFOs amongst Fortune 500 and S&P 500 companies is slightly , higher (15%). Although it is still a very low percentage in the grand scheme of things, the number has been increasing steadily for quite a few decades, and has more than doubled since the turn of the century.

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Russia pivots to UnionPay for payments alternative

Payments Dive

With Russia shut out of U.S. and EU payment infrastructures, the country is pivoting to alternatives such as China's UnionPay card system and other channels that may take its trade and commerce through China.

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API security: 12 essential best practices

Axway

API security should never be taken for granted. With the increasing demand for data-centric projects, companies have quickly opened up to their ecosystem through SOAP or REST APIs.

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FICO Response to the War in Ukraine

FICO

As a result of the attack on Ukraine, FICO is exiting all work in Russia. Consistent with directives by governments around the world, we are actively unwinding our business relationships in Russia and will not be pursuing new business in Russia. To support the humanitarian efforts underway, the FICO Cares team in EMEA has made a donation to the British Red Cross and FICO is making a donation to the American Red Cross.

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Breaking The Commerce Bottleneck: Your SAP Exit Plan Starts Now

Speaker: Jason Cottrell and Gireesh Sahukar

Retailers know the clock is ticking–legacy SAP Commerce support ends in 2026. Legacy platforms are becoming a liability burdened by complexity, rigidity, and mounting operational costs. But modernization isn’t just about swapping out systems, it’s about preparing for a future shaped by real-time interactions, AI powered buying assistants, and flexible commerce architecture.

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Protect Your Customers by Using Secure Payment Systems

Agile Payments

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Japan freezes Russia Central Bank's assets

The Paypers

Japan has announced on 1 March 2022 that it joined the US and its international allies in imposing additional sanctions to the Russian Federation, amid the conflict in Ukraine.

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How does Gen Z feel about credit cards? It's complicated.

Payments Dive

Each generation has approached credit differently; Gen Z is no exception. As they turn toward credit cards, industry analysts say these consumers are likely to keep card companies on their toes.

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Survey: Closing the gap between API development and API consumption

Axway

As the digital links that enable countless disparate applications to communicate with each other, APIs are the glue holding much of our connected world together. But just building an API doesn’t get the job done.

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3 ways blockchain is building the future of the internet

CB Insights

Web3 is one of the hottest buzzwords in venture capital today. But what exactly is it? The STATE OF Blockchain 2021. The global blockchain unicorn count jumped from 9 to 47 in 2021. Download our free report to get all the trends. hbspt.forms.create({. onFormReady: function ($form) {. window.ClearbitForHubspot.addForm($form); }, region: “na1”, portalId: “763793”, formId: “c9c54721-3946-4cf6-9d6d-94a3c02d8cf9” }); Web3 is a decentralized internet built on an ope

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5 Tools To Conduct Surveys For Your Online Ventures

Agile Payments

5 Tools To Conduct Surveys For Your Online Ventures.

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From Start to Scale: Driving Growth Through Seamless Payments Implementation

Speaker: Michael Veatch, Senior Director, Implementations & Ella Aguirre, Director of Solution Consulting

Embedding payments can be a transformative step for software companies looking to enhance their platform capabilities, boost customer satisfaction, and drive long-term growth. However, the success of payments hinges on a single thing: implementation. Drawing on real-world insights and experiences, payments implementation experts Michael Veatch and Ella Aguirre will explore actionable strategies that can lead to a transparent, friction-free launch and mitigate potential challenges like technical

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Miracle Cash&More opens physical cryptocurrency store in the Netherlands

The Paypers

Estonia-based crypto fintech Miracle Cash&More has announced launching its first physical cryptocurrency store in Amsterdam.

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Reaching the Full Potential of IFP&A

The Finance Weekly

A powerful trend in corporate finance in recent years has been a more dynamic approach to FP&A referred to as “Intelligent FP&A” (IFP&A). The key objective of this approach is to enable the fast reaction to constantly developing market conditions via a single unified process, founded upon intelligent insights into large volumes of data. However, fully grasping the concept of IFP&A is no easy task given the typical poor approach finance leaders have in teaching and defining it to

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Congress mulls a different digital dollar

Payments Dive

While talk of a digital dollar has mainly focused on creation of a central bank digital currency through the Federal Reserve, a group of House Democrats on Monday proposed legislation that pivots in a different direction, creating an electronic dollar through a new program administered by the Treasury Department.

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Meet the Griffins: Darren Baggs delivers agile and comprehensive MFT support

Axway

We are back with our Meet the Griffins series where we present an outstanding employee who we feel embodies Axway’s culture and is an excellent example of commitment, achievement, motivation, and work ethic.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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The future according to Tiger Global Management

CB Insights

Tiger Global has shaken up venture capital with the pace and aggressiveness of its dealmaking. In 2021, the investment firm backed 335 deals — up 324% from 2020’s 79, and more than any other investor globally. That equates to 1.3 deals per business day. Tiger Global has only accelerated its dealmaking in 2022 so far, doing 2 deals per business day — in spite of a rocky few months of lower-than-average fund returns and a broader public-market tech stock selloff.

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The Future Of Laravel Development

Agile Payments

The Future of Laravel Development in 2022 & Coming Years.

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Mollie launches Connect for Platforms for SaaS expansion across Europe

The Paypers

Netherlands-based payment service provider Mollie has rolled out Connect for Platform for online SaaS and marketplace platforms to integrate payment services.

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3 CFO Tips for Understanding the Intricacies of Marketing

The Finance Weekly

In many cases, marketing teams are nervous about approaching the CFO in regards to the budget or new campaigns. On the other hand, CFOs need to answer to the CEO if something goes wrong or the budget goes awry. The combination of the two can create a scenario where a CFO wants to be conservative in spending while the CMO or heads of marketing want to expand their horizons in order to create and spend more.

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Top Strategies to Future-Proof & Sustain Your Merchant Services Portfolio

Build a sustainable merchant services portfolio with practical strategies to ensure long-term success. Diversify across industries to spread risk and stabilize income, balancing high-risk and low-risk clients for a robust mix. Combine large and small merchants to create a resilient payment portfolio, leveraging each type's strengths. Foster long-term relationships through exceptional service and personalized support.

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New BNPL study raises concern about 'debt spiral'

Payments Dive

Some consumers are charging buy now-pay later installment payments to their credit cards, and that should serve as a "warning flag" to regulators, said three economists who authored the research paper.

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U.S. Faster Payments Council Releases First Edition of Faster Payments Fraud Survey and Report

Faster Payments Council

For Immediate Release March 9, 2022 – The U.S. Faster Payments Council (FPC), a membership organization devoted to advancing safe, easy-to-use faster payments in the United States, today released the first edition of the Faster Payments Fraud Survey and Report. Developed by the FPC Fraud Information Sharing Work Group (FISWG), the new report explores the results of its inaugural Faster Payments Fraud Survey, offers insight in comparison to non-U.S. geographies, and provides a global contex

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Deskless worker management software Connecteam raises $120M. Connecteam competitors include Workjam, Skedulo, Deputy, Smart Access, Zipline, and ClickSoftware.

CB Insights

Connecteam, a deskless workforce management software provider, has raised $120M in a Series C round that drew participation from Insight Partners, Stripes Group, and Tiger Global Management, among others. HOW’S THE COMPANY PERFORMING? New York-based Connecteam helps companies manage deskless employees. The company states that its revenue expanded by 400% in 2021.

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Has screen scraping seen its day?

Axway

In the banking world, screen scraping has been around for over 25 years – it’s how many fintechs got their start.

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Secrets of a Successful Sale: Optimizing Your Checkout Process

Speaker: David Nisbet, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.

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SHOPX's NFT-as-a-Service to connect brands to Web3 ecommerce

The Paypers

SHOPX has offered a full suite of Web3-enabled solutions that work together to solve issues for retailers.

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Why are VCs Investing in The Office of the CFO?

The Finance Weekly

Over the last decade, the amount of capital deployed worldwide by venture capital investors and the number of start-ups receiving funding have grown substantially. Just in the , first half of 2021 , Global venture capital funding shattered records as more than $288 billion was invested worldwide. That’s up by just under $110 billion compared to the previous half-year record that was just set in the second half of 2020.

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CFPB's Chopra blasts potential card hikes

Payments Dive

In a rare TV appearance, the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said that the payments industry isn't competitive enough and that fee hikes by the big card companies would add "insult to injury" at a time of inflation. He noted new fintech tools could ultimately be a benefit if they add competition.

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2021 Faster Payments Fraud Survey and Report

Faster Payments Council

Developed by the FPC Fraud Information Sharing Work Group, this report explores the results of its inaugural Faster Payments Fraud Survey, offers insight in comparison to non-U.S. geographies, and provides a global context of faster payments and fraud.

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From Rigid To Resilient: Why Enterprises Need Modular Commerce Now

Speaker: Benjamin Woll, Tiffany Spizzo, and Jaime Santos Alcón

Enterprise commerce is at an inflection point. Rigid, monolithic platforms slow brands down, but a full replatforming is disruptive and costly. Modular architecture offers a flexible, scalable alternative - allowing enterprise brands to modernize without ripping and replacing their entire stack. Learn how a composable approach helps modernize commerce stacks while maintaining control over critical systems.

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Real estate investing platform Roofstock reaches $1.9B valuation. Roofstock competitors include Fundrise, Doorvest, HomeUnion, AlphaFlow, Mynd, and Unison.

CB Insights

Roofstock , a property technology company, has raised $240M in a Series E. The round drew participation from SoftBank Group, Khosla Ventures, SVB Capital, and JLL Spark, among others. HOW’S THE COMPANY PERFORMING? California-based Roofstock enables retail and institutional investors to purchase and sell rental homes. The platform has processed more than $5B in transaction volume.

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Dun & Bradstreet fuels data-driven services with Axway Managed File Transfer

Axway

Dun & Bradstreet delivers business intelligence that helps enterprises to compete, grow, and thrive.

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Lunar launches ecommerce payment solution

The Paypers

Nordic-based fintech Lunar has announced the launching of a solution that allows its customers to accept and track online payments.

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FP&A Maturity is the Future of Finance

The Finance Weekly

When you think about maturity, think about dark chocolate. While adults appreciate a rich flavor profile with hints of saltiness and bitterness, children, on the other hand, want something sweet. This , video below encapsulates exactly how they feel. It takes age and experience to truly enjoy dark chocolate. Store-brand milk chocolate may seem tooth-achingly, almost nauseatingly sweet once you've made the switch.

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The Evolving Retailers Fulfillment Strategy: Meeting Demands with Agility

Speaker: Becky Parisotto and John Vurdelja

Fulfillment is no longer just about getting products from point A to point B – it's about crafting seamless, scalable, customer first experiences. Flexible fulfillment strategies are more important than ever for those aiming to stay ahead and build resilience as retail enters a new era in 2025. Learn how to optimize fulfillment processes, tackle complex, multi-vendor orders, and create seamless customer experiences – from white-glove delivery for high-value items to quick-ship solutions for ever