PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2020

An employee’s accidental use of her corporate card to pay for groceries isn’t a crime, but it does fall under the heading of “ friendly fraud ,” which creates friction for the accounting department. Weddings and events are another sector experimenting with card-based spend management efforts.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2021

Cygnet Infotech promotes FACE as a product that handles not only conventional accounting processes, but also provides specialized handling of challenges around goods and services taxes. India uses its Invoice Registration Portal to track business activity and ensure compliance with tax laws.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The ongoing pandemic poses challenges that have amplified businesses’ need to digitize their payment operations. Some firms have better adjusted to new digital tendencies than others, especially when it comes to keeping track of B2B payments and spend management. The benefits of using virtual cards extend far beyond spend management.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

She’s alleging the city profited by that same amount selling medallions and by collecting a 5% tax on third-party transfers. A taxicab medallion is a numbered plate required to operate a yellow cab. Marblegate Asset Management, known for buying up distressed assets, now holds the largest lot of New York’s taxi-medallion loans.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 21, 2023

ERC gave eligible businesses a refundable tax credit of up to 50% of $10,000 for qualified wages paid per employee. Community banks can now white label this same product to onboard and process employee retention tax credits for the bank’s small business customers AND prospects. In 2020, the U.S.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Steve Chen, the mastermind behind a $147 million gemcoin fraud from 2013 to 2015, pleaded guilty of his crimes of tax evasion and conspiracy to commit wire fraud, reported on Wednesday (Feb. As part of his plea agreement, Chen admitted to operating the U.S.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2018

WeChat , an online messaging service operated by Chinese technology conglomerate Tencent, is looking to enhance its ability to facilitate employee expense reimbursements, and reports said the firm is exploring blockchain as part of the effort. CoinDesk reported Friday (Aug.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Radial is an industry leader in omnichannel commerce technology and operations. With headquarters in King Of Prussia, Pennsylvania, Radial provides major brands and merchants with fraud, payments and tax solutions, as well as a host of other commerce technology solutions. “We Radial knows a thing or two about fighting fraud.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2019

Fraud knows no boundaries. Aside from the political implications of such claims, The New Yorker ‘s report pointed to the fraud risks that organizations face, even from the C-Suite. It also highlighted the predicament that organizations face if a C-Suite executive is found committing fraud. In the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

MARCH 14, 2019

Unfortunately, the report found, recent tax reform in the U.S. tax reform to provide a significant benefit, nearly half said in 2019 that there has been no significant impact on their companies at all. Only 15 percent said tax reform boosted their total income, while 12 percent said financial performance has improved.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Key Takeaways Economic relief payments are often subject to fraud – PPP is no exception. BSA Officers should be aware of PPP red flags to identify potential fraud. Economic relief payments are often subject to fraud, and the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is no exception. Other PPP Fraud Indicators.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

As Michael Cichy, general manager of the Americas for Centsoft parent company Palette Software , told PYMNTS, the value in cross-platform integration can be significant for companies, particularly when it comes to saving time often wasted on manual data entry. “Time and change management are huge barriers,” he said.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 9, 2020

In the latest Disbursements Tracker® , PYMNTS examines the impact of COVID-19 upon disbursements and payments, how businesses and government bodies are responding to the increased need for faster payments and rising fraud and security concerns in this space. Around The Disbursements World. Organizations such as the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2020

Wirecard continues to dominate the headlines in the realm of corporate fraud thanks to $2 billion missing from the company’s books, but it’s not the only company at the center of questionable activity. 34 percent of furloughed employees were asked to commit furlough fraud , according to a survey from U.K.-based

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PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2020

The goal is to provide a better user experience for invoicing and a reduced risk of fraud. By using the new solution, companies will be able to scale operations to offer automated invoicing and reconciliation, global tax and regulatory compliance and better fraud controls, the release stated.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2018

Complex tax law has been linked to the rise in eInvoicing in B2B commerce, according to Julie Park, managing director of VAT and customs duty at The VAT Consultancy. She pointed to Latin America , which enacted some of the world’s first eInvoicing mandates for the purposes of tax rule enforcement. billion every year.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 30, 2019

Today in the payments news roundup, travel technology firm Amadeus is teaming with Visa’s CyberSource to bolster anti-fraud measures for the industry. Trending: Merchants Struggle With The (Un)Certainty Of eCommerce Sales Taxes. Also, Netflix turned 22 on Thursday (Aug. Citi Banks On API Calls To Make Treasury Ops Real Time.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2019

Fraud comes in many flavors, and a payments-related lawsuit arising from the growing business of legal, recreational marijuana is proof of that point. Technology can help prevent such fraud, particularly that associated with beneficial ownership of company and using shell companies in support of fraudulent activities. The good news?

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 18, 2017

Managing any company’s books can be quite complicated. Further adding to that complexity is the fact that enterprises today operate on the global stage since eCommerce makes it easier than ever to sell across borders. That can make managing cash flow from concept to payments a headache. and overseas.”. and overseas.”.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

In a new PYMNTS webinar, Karen Webster and Danielle Lackey, chief legal officer at expense management provider Motus , spoke about those changes, and how companies can get with this trend to save money and even make employees happier. Mileage Misconceptions. Different Programs. Different Programs.

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Cisco

APRIL 26, 2022

Some familiar examples are receiving banking fraud alerts on mobile devices, submitting photos for insurance adjustments, or using robo-advisors for investment decisions. Their goal is to move beyond tax-related services to deliver a holistic financial services platform to small businesses and their employees, inclusive of banking services.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2019

Kadena’s existing blockchain clients include $3 billion asset manager USCF Investments, healthcare technology company Rymedi, and leading Latin American technology business Alteum, as well as one of the world’s top 100 largest banks, and Fortune 500 companies.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 3, 2020

The Department of Justice charged two Chinese nationals with laundering over $100 million worth of cryptocurrency and operating an unlicensed money transmitting business. Some have pointed to a similar attempt by H&R Block, when it tried to purchase another do-it-yourself tax software company in 2011 but was blocked by regulators.

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Abrigo

JUNE 9, 2016

Accounting, audit and tax services are unlikely to be the growth engines of the accounting profession in the coming years. The weeks and months following the end of tax and audit seasons represent an excellent time for firm leaders to take stock of their accounting practices and the services clients may need.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2019

In addition, ClickBank works with product creators, digital marketers, banks and credit card companies to prevent risks, including fraud and cyberattacks. At ClickBank, he will manage the company’s financial management and growth strategies, including the accounting, treasury, tax and financial-planning functions.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2020

From an instant payment perspective, it has now become much more important to be able to manage the fraud in real time online,” said Tino Kam , head of transaction banking at Finland-based Nordea Bank , in a recent interview with PYMNTS. API security.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 3, 2020

There is a lot to consider, said Manish Vrishaketu, chief operating officer at supplier payments automation firm Tipalti , from vendor onboarding processes to tax compliance across borders. Automation, he said, led the company to “dramatically increase the velocity of bringing new publishers and new inventory onto our platform.”

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

In a survey of treasurers across more than 200 companies in various parts of the globe, Deloitte found that the corporate treasurer continues to be positioned as a risk-management function of organizations: 97 percent said that the treasurers’ role in liquidity risk management is important. Technology Tripping Up Treasury.

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PYMNTS

MAY 15, 2019

To maximize call centers’ capabilities and efficiency, operators are turning to a host of tools and technologies, including voice recognition and artificial intelligence (AI). Despite these new innovations, call centers continue to face difficulties, and are often targeted by fraudsters. How AI is Making Call Centers Smarter.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 25, 2014

Tip: When presenting financial statements or tax returns to a client, identify one or two open-ended questions to ask so that you can start the dialogue with clients about their business concerns and begin to offer proactive advice. “When they think of their accountant, they think of taxes,” he says.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2018

At that time, the business was handling trusts in low-tax locations, including Germany and the Virgin Islands, generating just a tiny portion of Deutsche Bank ‘s overall annual revenue. In 2016, it operated trusts for around 900 clients, with €311m in assets. In October of 2017, it announced a deal to sell the unit to N.T.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2018

The report excluded data on shop-at-home purchases and includes information about frauds reportedly directly to the FTC between January and September of this year. In all, losses to this emerging and increasingly occurring form of fraud reached $40 million in 2017, doubling the $20 million in losses reported 2015.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

And the team got another crash course in tax compliance after the first year, when a lack of planning left them scrambling at tax season to hunt down information and vendors — some of whom had since gone out of business. It was a nice crash course early on,” Wu said. It just took a while to find the right one. 7 at 12:00 p.m.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

The latest AMC/KYC Tracker examines current efforts to stop money laundering, fight fraud and improve customer identity authentication in the financial services space. Regulators are increasingly taking note, with some seeking to improve AML and anti-tax evasion efforts by prohibiting anonymous crypto transactions. imposed a full $23.52

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PYMNTS

JUNE 2, 2016

APEX Analytix , which focuses on supply chain management and optimizing the use of working capital, late last month announced the newest release of its FirstStrike SmartVM, which is software geared toward sourcing, scrubbing and simultaneously cleaning data that flows across corporate clients’ transoms about their suppliers.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

It’s because this type of fraud literally started with laundromats. Regular folks (the ones who didn’t have housekeepers for that sort of thing) were enamored with the coin-operated machines that, for the first time, saved them the trouble of doing the wash themselves. Ever wonder why it’s called “laundering money?”

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NCR

MARCH 1, 2016

As a result of the recession and market volatility, there has been a concerted effort in recent years throughout the banking industry to focus on a holistic approach to an institution’s overall risk management in order to achieve and sustain stability. Operational risks transcend all departments of a bank.

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