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Walmart May Be Looking To Sell Off Its Japanese Business

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Walmart has been operating in Japan for the last 16 years — a time described as “tumultuous” by the Financial Times ( FT ). Japan is the latest nation that Walmart has backed out of in the last 12 months, as its international priorities are shifting. As Walmart is refocusing its efforts in the U.S.

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How to run quarterly roundups and use balance business scorecards at your firm

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Economic Impacts: Regional, National, and Global factors that are or may impact the business (i.e. Internal Review: Financial Review, Operations and Sales Performance and Voice of the Customer. Additional Resources: eBook: Building Value: The 5 Keys for Achieving Success Checklist: How to Embrace Technology and Grow Your Firm.

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Offering advisory services: Piecemeal or holistic approach?

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“The challenge with the piecemeal approach right now is that every project becomes a new and different project,” says Donny Shimamoto, CPA.CITP, CGMA, founder of advisory-focused CPA firm IntrapriseTechKnowlogies LLC in Honolulu and a nationally recognized accounting technology thought leader. “If

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GIACT: It’s Time To Fight Back Against Fraud

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Well-funded and organized fraud operations, meanwhile, continued to amass more capital, manpower and technology. For the benefit of these businesses, my hope is that they recognize that they can no longer afford to continue operating at the status quo. As a nation, we experienced loss and hardship. It’s time to fight back.

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VEON: The Year Of Digital Financial Inclusion In Developing Markets

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In Pakistan, like many developing nations, young and fast-growing populations are yearning for greater financial inclusion, and JazzCash is enabling a level of participation in the financial economy that was simply not possible before. We are building the skills foundations for greater digital inclusion and the economic growth it empowers.

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Strong Fraud Protection Could Draw More Customers - Survey

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In the UK, trade bodies have called for fraud levels to be considered a national security threat. Strong fraud protection — and a reputation for it — could be the vital competitive advantage that organisations need in the fiercely competitive environment they now operate in. Often the two operate in silos. Matt Cox.

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Are North American Banks Ready for the Digital Identity Challenge?

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As the graph shows, North American banks are at odds here with banks in the other nations surveyed, where customer experience is much more of a priority. Both of these challenges relate to operational efficiency and suggest that the processes and technology to deliver faster and more automated identity proofing are not in place.