PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Here’s the latest news from the technology industry, which is coming under increasing scrutiny from governments around the world. UK Regulations to Create New Digital Markets Unit. antitrust regulators are creating a Digital Markets Unit that will be given the duty to enforce rules applicable to Big Tech firms.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

For some accountants, tax and audit services are attractive for the recurring revenue streams and steady client base they provide. CPAs providing tax services, especially, should find that offering valuation services is an attractive way to not only retain those clients but to also generate new revenue from these existing clients.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 21, 2016

At Sageworks, recent feedback from industry thought leaders and CPAs providing advisory services have highlighted a key benefit to this move. Often the amount of time taken to complete certain advisory services is less than traditional compliance engagements that would yield the same return.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2020

The news comes as a new Indian equalization measure came into existence in 2020 that puts a 2 percent tax on every digital transaction that foreign online shopping firms conduct. German Gov’t Looks Into Amazon’s Use of Its Market Position Amid Pandemic. Amazon Mulls Registering Services as Separate Entities in India.

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PYMNTS

JULY 8, 2019

Onyx CenterSource , a global provider of B2B payments and business intelligence solutions to the hospitality industry, announced it has partnered with tax software provider Sovos to expand its Onyx’s InvoicePro eInvoicing capabilities. The company has now chosen Sovos to help it meet the upcoming changes in the compliance sector.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Here’s the latest news from Google and the technology industry, which is coming under increasing scrutiny from regulatory watchdogs, trade organizations and politicians globally. The banking industry, however, is against the idea. “We Regulation. EU Aims To Have Big Tech Share Data With Smaller Competitors. 25 statement. 25 statement.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

While tax accountants may not be able to see the light at the end of the busy season tunnel yet, the spring is sure to come. And when it does, and the W-2s and I-9s stop flooding in, some accountants and firms may want to transition from compliance work to more value-added advisory services.

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Abrigo

JUNE 27, 2023

Key Takeaways Real estate markets are vulnerable to money laundering and fraud because of their transaction size and appreciation over time. The real estate market is enticing to more than just new homeowners or investors. Financial criminals have used the industry to clean their illicit funds for years. Why real estate?

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The compliance burden of a legal marijuana business having to manage regulations that vary by state, and between the state and federal level, has created a banking conundrum for a market forced to rely heavily on cash. But the compliance challenges associated with this market are not easily (or quickly) addressed. “You

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2020

In other crypto news , cryptocurrency tax automation software TaxBit has raised $5 million in funding. TaxBit was founded by software developers, tax attorneys and CPAs to automate and simplify tax compliance for crypto users. ” TaxBit will use the funding to speed up customer growth, and make its products better.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Dama Financial, a financial services provider that collaborates with banks to provide services to the legal cannabis industry, is collaborating with Helix TCS on a B2B eCommerce platform for the marijuana sector. 2) that they will partner to create what they describe as the first digital wholesale marketplace for the cannabis industry.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Funding Managing through many issues Executive leaders of small community financial institutions face complex issues, considering the economic environment and ongoing industry and regulatory changes. For smaller banks, longer-term industry consolidation trends and competition are also eroding deposit market share. The result?

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Market research in the U.S. is a $20 billion industry, according to industry-market researcher IBISWorld , indicating that U.S. After all, accountants are commonly known as providing services such as tax preparation and audits.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Blockchain company DMG Blockchain Solutions is rolling out a new supply chain management solution designed for the legal cannabis market. “The emerging cannabis industry demands product management solutions and blockchain is the most logical choice,” said DMG CEO Dan Reitzik in a statement.

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Gonzobanker

AUGUST 17, 2022

Industry expert John Meyer digs deeply into the implications of this industry-changing rollup deal here. Digital banking provider Alkami acquired data analysis and marketing campaign management provider Segmint Digital banking and payments provider Bottomline was acquired by Thoma Bravo for $2.6B.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Bad habits of saving important documents any old place, and assuming you and coworkers can easily find them later, rarely flies in industries where compliance is key.". It's also important for organizations within particular industries to understand their unique needs for data digitization and document storage.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2019

Australian small business cloud accounting firm MYOB is moving closer to an acquisition by private equity firm KKR, but in the meantime, the company is keeping up with market shifts. Amid the new requirements, Australia’s small business accounting technology market continues its own market shifts.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

In the rare instance that a new market emerges, using the blueprints that other industries have created in supply chain management, logistics, procurement and other areas may seem like the easy path to take. Take, for example, markets like the food and beverage, pharmaceutical and medical supplies space.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

If death and taxes are sureties, insurance payments rank up there, as people insure homes and autos and apartments against any number of calamitous scenarios. In an interview with PYMNTS, Colin Zalewski, senior product marketing manager for One, Inc., In one example, One, Inc. Policyholders, he said, have a choice of insurers.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2019

As a result, the state has also entered the troubled waters of cannabis banking, with legal players in the state’s marijuana industry struggling to access banking and financial services. The platform will go live the same day the state’s legal medical marijuana market goes live, Tuesday (Aug. Global Payout Inc. announced Monday (Aug.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2018

Expense management technology is now a saturated market, particularly for the small business space – which is notoriously difficult to serve, because they are too small for large, enterprise-grade solutions, but too large for consumer-specialized tools. “Some observers will define the market as $10 million in the top line to $1 billion.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

The 2019 Canadian fintech market map. The startups selected for inclusion in the market map below are all Canada-headquartered, VC-backed fintech companies that have at least US $1M in equity funding, and have obtained equity funding since the start of 2015. Navigating the Canadian fintech market map. Data is as of 10/8/2019.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Financial technology company Sleek has reportedly netted $4 million in venture funding for its efforts to take on the traditional corporate services industry. SEEDS Capital , the investment arm of Enterprise Singapore , led the funding round, which also included MI8 Ltd.,

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2020

With the treasury market for S&P 500 companies valued at $2.3 Treasury desks will diversify money market and CD portfolios into these assets as digital assets are better understood and regulated, thereby improving risk/reward profiles,” Ehrlich said. Ehrlich said stablecoins, including the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2018

In the Middle East , RAK Bank has said it will offer Sage accounting software to business banking customers, in an agreement that helps those firms manage value-added tax (VAT) compliance mandates. The software firm, Sage, has had five of its accounting offerings focused on VAT, accredited by the UAE Federal Tax Authority.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

According to blockchain and cryptocurrency company BitRail , JPMorgan’s announcement was certainly a validating moment for the industry. Indeed, what will drive crypto adoption, Chell told PYMNTS, is in the technology’s ability to reduce payments friction, and integrate compliance and security.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2018

The rise of RegTech is not by chance: There is an undeniable link between regulatory changes and technological innovation, and that link has a profound impact on FinTech and the financial services market. Take the market’s VAT legislation, for example. Tax fraud is a massive threat of corporates.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

At the Monday press conference, Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge said the AGs, across political parties and demographics, stand together to “protect the free market, protect competition and … the American consumer … against this online, search engine juggernaut.”. On the Continent — and Taxes in Sight.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Legal use does not necessarily mean legitimate business, however, and this emerging and often-controversial industry may quickly encounter financial roadblocks, which credit unions (CUs) are uniquely suited to address. GFA joins a small, but steadily growing, group of CUs that are offering financial services to this emerging market.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2020

Skip ahead to the present-day gig economy , chiefly a byproduct of the Great Recession, when firms shed workers in the millions and whole industries contracted or vanished. Market forces (and, some would say, unabashed corporate greed) repurposed legions of former full-timers into a virtual army of self-employed free agents.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Whether that means establishing subsidiaries abroad, acquiring customers in new geographic markets, or stepping into a new space via mergers and acquisitions (M&A), even small companies are often global ones. The world is flattening for businesses of all sizes that now find it easier than ever to expand across borders.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Researchers this year released new data on banks’ KYC adherence that highlights just how imperative it is that the financial services industry is able to more adequately address the challenges of compliance. Avoka CMO Don Bergal told PYMNTS what global markets can expect in 2019 in terms of bank KYC happenings.

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FICO

DECEMBER 15, 2016

When it comes to anti-money laundering (AML) and financial crime, the right strategy, people resources and technology can transform the compliance function into a competitive advantage. This year, as in 2015, I was intrigued to meet compliance professionals from around the globe, talking about the challenges in their markets.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2020

8), the Securities and Exchange Commission ’s (SEC’s) Office of Compliance and Examinations (OCIE) offered up a list of its priorities for the year that has just dawned. Against that backdrop, we might see the continued evolution of tax policy tied to crypto, and perhaps more defined parameters of crypto as a distinct class of assets.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 10, 2014

As you prepare for upcoming engagements with your “best” tax and audit clients, be thinking of how you will turn those meetings into opportunities for additional business advisory work once busy season ends. It costs 11 times more to acquire a new customer than to keep an existing one, according to industry research.

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FICO

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

FICO is transitioning its Siron ® compliance business to IMTF, a Swiss global leader in regulatory technology, and a partner in the Siron business for more than 20 years. Siron’s anti-financial crime solutions provide organizations with analytics-driven applications for end-to-end financial crime compliance. FICO Admin. by TJ Horan.

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Abrigo

JULY 15, 2015

The transition from compliance to consulting makes sense: tax season is just that, a “season,” and nearly 60 percent of respondents to a Sageworks survey indicated they saw an increase in total revenue by adding financial services to their accounting practice. The advantage of working capital is obvious to some degree.

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