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Strategic Financial Leadership on Demand: Why Hire a Fractional CFO

Jake Jorgovan

From 2019 to 2020, there was a noticeable 27% increase in CFO resignations, leading to a surge in interest for fractional or part-time CFOs who can adapt quickly to what early-stage startups need. The chart below from Google Trends illustrates the global search volume for the term "Fractional CFO" on Google over the past five years.

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Facebook’s Digital Currency Venture “Diem”: the new Frontier. or a Galaxy far, far away?

TIM Review

Due to their “decentralized” character, these cryptocurrencies are poised to potentially disrupt national and central bank-backed “fiat currencies” (see note 1) around the world. National governments and their central banks have traditionally enjoyed a kind of “monopoly” when it comes to deciding what counts as legal “currency”.

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Humans Vs Machines

EGA

People in customer-facing roles (cashiers, bank tellers, check-in agents) may argue that the use of self-service or remote interfaces ‘dehumanizes’ the company. Digitalization: A goal in 2019 has become reality in 2020 as technology has facilitated work, learning, life. But has it replaced humanity?

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ARC Group Applauded by Frost & Sullivan for Reliable and Superior Investment Advisory Service and Its Market-leading Position

Frost & Sullivan

ARC Group’s foray into the SPAC market in 2013 gave the company a significant first-mover advantage, which it capitalized on during the 2019 boom. The company’s focus on mid-tier firms in Asia caters to the clientele that other banks largely underserved, cementing its leadership position.

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Announcing the Thinkers50 2021 Radar Award Shortlist

Thinkers 50

Previously, she held positions in investment banking, consulting, and management, for organizations such as Standard Chartered Bank, IBM Global Services, and Johnson & Johnson. Laura holds an MS and BSE in electrical engineering, both from Duke University, an MBA from INSEAD, and a PhD from the University of California, Irvine.

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How COVID-19 is Helping Countries Transform into Cashless Societies

Frost & Sullivan

Participants can receive these incentives through Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) bank accounts or eWallets, e.g., GoPay, OVO, and LinkAja. In Fiji, remittances represented 5% of its GDP in 2019. A similar initiative was launched in the Philippines, where remittances represented nearly 10% of its GDP in 2019.

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Strategy Execution: 5 Organizations That Have Done It Well

ClearPoint Strategy

The results have been so positive that Germantown won a 2019 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award from the U.S. When Joly transitioned from CEO to executive chairman in June 2019 , Best Buy had five consecutive years of comparable sales growth, increased its non-GAAP operating income rate, achieved $1.9 Origin Bank.

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