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Assess product, back office before moving to recurring revenue model
Success with subscription pricing depends on whether you've laid the groundwork, executive says.
By Robert Freedman • Nov. 09, 2019 -
Nonfinance metric helped CFO diagnose strategic error
Fast churn rate showed that the software was too complex for small organizations, SaaS executive says.
By Robert Freedman • Nov. 03, 2019 -
Deep DiveWhat industry gets wrong about cyber insurance
Despite common perception, recovery from a cyber event — such as paying a ransom — cannot be decided by a carrier.
By Samantha Ann Schwartz • Oct. 31, 2019 -
Scenario planning key to overcoming macro events, CFO says
Host Analytics CFO Dan Fletcher names the 2008 global meltdown as the time when CFOs began taking a forward-looking approach to their strategic insights.
By Robert Freedman • Oct. 30, 2019 -
Q&AWhich KPIs are worth tracking?
Srinivas Pothireddy, vice president at Apps Associates, told CFO Dive which metrics to analyze and which to ignore for meeting today's digitized demands.
By Jane Thier • Oct. 30, 2019 -
Hand menial tasks to bots to reach ROI in 2 years, Infosys exec says
By freeing up your staff to work on higher-level strategic initiatives, you reduce the cost measurably within the office of the CFO, Infosys Consulting Senior Partner Alex Collevecchio tells CFO Dive.
By Jane Thier • Oct. 29, 2019 -
Finance chiefs demand digital transformation to show its value
As executives grapple with a possible recession, readjusting and slashing technology budgets is not the way to endure, analysts say.
By Samantha Ann Schwartz • Oct. 28, 2019 -
Citrix CFO faces challenge in shift to subscription-based licensing model
Arlen Shenkman joined the remote-access workspace platform company in September in part to change the way it charges for its services.
By Robert Freedman • Oct. 27, 2019 -
6 predictions from Gartner could reshape C-suite priorities
By 2023, the analyst firm sees "augmented humans" becoming a ubiquitous part of the workforce. It's one of many changes set to reshape industry in the coming years.
By Roberto Torres • Oct. 25, 2019 -
Senators press AWS on cloud security, call for FTC investigation
The Senators want to know whether Amazon Web Services' "failure to secure" servers used by Capital One "violated federal law."
By Naomi Eide • Oct. 25, 2019 -
New metrics for improving visibility into company performance
Finance metrics are lagging indicators, so you need to centralize collection of other performance measures to forecast future value.
By Robert Freedman • Oct. 23, 2019 -
9 key digital transformation mistakes — and how to avoid them
Failure to grasp the full impact of the digital age and unwillingness to plan accordingly will run more businesses into the ground.
By Roberto Torres • Oct. 23, 2019 -
CMA CGM offers financing, extended payment deadlines for shippers
The French carrier seeks to offer financial relief in the form of improved cash flow to companies working to mitigate the instability of the current trade environment.
By Morgan Forde • Oct. 22, 2019 -
Inframark's cloud rollout in HR, payroll yields 'massive saving,' CFO says
When the program went live, "only three to four people had problems with their pay slip, which is phenomenal," Inframark CFO John Freebody told CFO Dive.
By Jane Thier • Oct. 20, 2019 -
FCC approves T-Mobile, Sprint merger
The merger will help T-Mobile accelerate 5G rollout and enable it to offer high-speed home internet, the company says.
By Chris Teale • Oct. 18, 2019 -
CFO, CIO are 'natural partners' in data privacy regulation
Bernard Huger, CFO of OneLogin, said finance chiefs can be strategic leaders, as privacy and control of data becomes paramount.
By Jane Thier • Oct. 15, 2019 -
Digital coin offering effectively an unregistered IPO, SEC says
The Telegram Group's $1.7 billion sale of its digital coin offering is based on investor expectations they'll benefit from the company's open network, but the SEC argues otherwise.
By Robert Freedman • Oct. 14, 2019 -
Move to subscription-based licensing a risk worth taking, CFO says
Software company 1E wrestled with poor revenue visibility and end-of-year volatility under its old perpetual licensing model.
By Robert Freedman • Oct. 11, 2019 -
After New York and San Francisco, these 9 metro areas offer the most tech talent
Companies can find tech talent by shifting into mid-to-small markets, iCIMS said.
By Roberto Torres • Oct. 10, 2019 -
CPAs out, communicators in, as storytelling supplants number crunching
Once digital tools do most of the heavy lifting in the finance and accounting functions, softer skills — emotional intelligence and communication — will become core to CFOs' teams.
By Robert Freedman • Oct. 09, 2019 -
Most blockchain applications sunk in the 'trough of disillusionment,' Gartner says
CFOs should take a wait-and-see attitude until blockchain technology, which promises to be useful in some payables, receivables, and compliance applications, proves itself.
By Roberto Torres • Oct. 09, 2019 -
Companies shifting from 'save-to-grow' to 'save-to-transform' mindset
To meet growing technological advances, business across the globe are focusing to cut costs before expanding, according to a new Deloitte study.
By Jane Thier • Oct. 08, 2019 -
How to use RPA to increase back-office efficiency
CFOs have been interested in RPA as it applies to automating aspects of the accounting function but the technology can be applied throughout the enterprise for potential operational efficiencies.
By Jen A. Miller • Oct. 08, 2019 -
Fintech streamlines business payments across credit card, ACH and wire services
Brex, a unicorn startup, endeavors to equip businesses to pay invoices and bill customers in one system while earning rewards points redeemable for cash back, travel and air miles.
By Jane Thier • Oct. 06, 2019 -
Cornerstone saw ARRs double after pivoting from services to products
After making its name as one of the original SaaS companies, Cornerstone faced a decision: stick with services as the space became crowded or move into products.
By Robert Freedman • Oct. 06, 2019
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