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Tech Sector Cash Flows Hampered by Keeping Treasurers in the Dark

October 15, 2024
Treasurers in tech are underutilized, leading to poor cash flow predictability. Collaboration can boost profitability and financial stability.
Meta Integrates WhatsApp, Salesforce to Let Merchants Chat With Consumers
Meta // September 20, 2022

Meta will be integrating WhatsApp with Salesforce to help businesses add ways to chat with customers, a WhatsApp blog said Tuesday (Sept. 20). This will let them add more options to talk and manage communication directly from Salesforce’s platform. WhatsApp says its goal is to...

Biden Increases Screening of Foreign Investment for Security Risks
Regulation // September 15, 2022

The Biden administration is ordering the Committee on Foreign Investment (CFIUS) to add more scrutiny on deals that might give China access to critical tech or that could put personal data at risk, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) wrote. The executive order, signed Thursday (Sept....

Tech Firm Founders Debut VC Fund for Africa’s Next Unicorns
International // January 31, 2022

The founders of companies like Klarna and Skype, among others, are rolling out a new $200 million venture capital fund to find new unicorns in Africa, a report says. According to Klarna co-founder Niklas Adalberth told Financial Times on Sunday (Jan. 30) Africa was likely...

Apple Buys Mobeewave For $100M
Apple // August 02, 2020

Apple has purchased Canadian company Mobeewave, which will allow it to create mobile pay hubs out of iPhones, Bloomberg reported. The deal went down for $100 million, according to sources quoted by Bloomberg. Mobeewave specializes in letting shoppers utilize their smartphones to access a credit...

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Tech Sector Cash Flows Hampered by Keeping Treasurers in the Dark

October 15, 2024
Technology industry treasurers face different challenges than their peers in other sectors. For example, only 50% report having strong influence in decision-making, far below other sectors like consumer goods. Their limited involvement affects key financial outcomes, such as cash flow predictability and revenue optimism. Tech treasurers are 73% more likely than other department heads to […]

Where Big Tech Will And Won’t Spend In A COVID Recession

April 02, 2020
It is easy – and becoming easier by the day – to look at the business world and see trends indicating where the money isn’t flowing. Not to businesses, depending...

Western Union’s P2P Partnership Push

August 07, 2017
Staying in business for 166 years is no small feat on its own — but staying successfully in business with continued growth against increasing competition from FinTech startups is harder still....

Apple Beats Expectations — World Waits For The New iPhone Launch

August 02, 2017
Despite many predictions that the numbers would reflect a “lame duck” quarter for Apple, as consumers kept their wallets shut tight in anticipation of the next big iPhone upgrade, the team at Cupertino managed a...

Quick Reads
Meta Integrates WhatsApp, Salesforce to Let Merchants Chat With Consumers

September 20, 2022
Meta will be integrating WhatsApp with Salesforce to help businesses add ways to chat with customers, a WhatsApp blog said Tuesday (Sept. 20). This will let them add more options to talk and manage communication directly from Salesforce’s platform. WhatsApp says its goal is to add “faster, richer” interactions and make it easier for businesses […]

Biden Increases Screening of Foreign Investment for Security Risks

September 15, 2022
The Biden administration is ordering the Committee on Foreign Investment (CFIUS) to add more scrutiny on deals that might give China access to critical tech or that could put personal...

Tech Firm Founders Debut VC Fund for Africa’s Next Unicorns

January 31, 2022
The founders of companies like Klarna and Skype, among others, are rolling out a new $200 million venture capital fund to find new unicorns in Africa, a report says. According...

Apple Buys Mobeewave For $100M

August 02, 2020
Apple has purchased Canadian company Mobeewave, which will allow it to create mobile pay hubs out of iPhones, Bloomberg reported. The deal went down for $100 million, according to sources...