Finance leaders know they must enable digital transformation across their organizations. The key is to determine which technologies and skills the enterprise needs, and how to get them. Join this complimentary webinar as Gartner experts explore how CFOs should tackle the talent and technology challenges that will determine the success or failure of their digital
Today’s economic uncertainty and rapid external change have finance organizations pushing to accelerate technology and talent development. Most finance leaders have set their transformation agenda around efficiency improvements in the “back office” (e.g., shared services), combined with investment in the analytic and partnership capabilities of the “front office” (e.g., FP&A). However, Gartner identifies several significant
Interest in Open Banking is strong in Canada, where conversations center around “consumer-directed finance” and an effort to deliver greater choice, control and personalization in financial services. An initiative driven by the Open Banking Initiative Canada (OBIC) seeks to regulate the protection of financial data, products and processes. According to the Manifesto published in April
Sales tax is complicated as almost every state has different sales tax laws and the vast majority have individual economic nexus laws. There are 46 states with sales tax laws. In addition, there are also more than 40+ states with individual economic nexus laws. Sounds like a headache, right? Not to worry, there is a
If you’re unsure about where you and your company stand with nexus, you’re not alone. Nexus used to be fairly simple. But in 2018, that all changed with the supreme court case South Dakota v. Wayfair, legalizing economic sales tax nexus state laws. Now, either a physical or economic presence in a state can give
Offering secure, user-friendly digital banking journeys has never been more imperative — or complex. As the Covid-19 pandemic shuttered retail branches, mobile and online banking adoption exploded. Surveys suggest these habits will continue long after the pandemic. Unfortunately, only half of the world’s banks have invested in the technologies they need to satisfy the skyrocketing
Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP (“Davidson Kempner”), an institutional investment management firm, today announced the launch of Ashland Place Finance LLC (“Ashland Place”). Ashland Place is an institutional financing platform offering innovative capital solutions to the global commercial aerospace industry. The business will be led by Jennifer Villa Tennity, a veteran aircraft leasing and banking
Mastercard today announced the launch of its new Sustainability Innovation Lab, which will spearhead the further development of the company’s portfolio of environmentally conscious digital products and solutions. The Lab will focus on ways to empower businesses and consumers to transform how they produce, distribute and purchase products and services, ensuring both people and the
External trends continue to fundamentally reshape finance’s areas of comparative advantage. These trends include the democratization of data and analytics, an increase in organizational complexity, and the rising sophistication of digital technology. Finance executives must recalibrate their talent, technology and processes to ensure they combine to make a lasting impact on business decisions and efficiency.
Inflection points and wild cards continually threaten to shake up industries. However, future-fit organizations are able to survive disruption by actively sensing and responding to changes. Still, a recent Gartner survey found that only 38% of organizations have a formal process for this type of trendspotting. Executives who are not adequately trendspotting already likely will
There has been a frequent lack of cross-functional collaboration in the planning cycle. This has resulted in multiple financial plans that focus on maximizing departmental goals instead of aligning with the enterprise-wide business strategy. Finance executives can play a key role in enabling the needed collaboration. This complimentary webinar provides CFOs and financial planning &
Digital Onboarding has become an expectation of new customers demanding a seamlessly integrated experience across all channels. Banks need to act quickly to remove friction from their customers’ journey, and providing a meticulous digital experience has proven to be critical for a successful KYC onboarding process.
