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Tax Reform Not Enough To Convince Corporates To Spend, AFP Finds

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” However, the latest analysis from the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) suggests businesses are reluctant to let go of that cash. The AFP’s newest Corporate Cash Indicators report , released this week, found trade dispute concerns to be among the largest factors hampering U.S.

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Corporates Go For The ‘Coopetition’ Model Of Blockchain

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According to recent data from the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP), corporates still have a long way to go: Just 1 percent of corporate treasurers surveyed for the AFP MindShift survey , released last November, said they already have a blockchain tool implemented in their systems. Quaranta seemed to agree.

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Treasurers Choose Service Over Regulatory Ties When Picking A Bank

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New research from Asset Benchmark Research suggests ties with regulators and even reputation are not the number one priority for corporate treasurers looking for a cash management provider. The AFP, along with Marsh & McLennan Cos.,

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How Half Of Corporate Treasurers Are Getting Left Behind

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Nearly half of the companies surveyed by the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) and Bloomberg aren’t using a treasury management system. We see regulators everywhere requiring that institutions not only have the cash they need,” he said in a statement.

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Threats, Risk Coming At Businesses From All Sides

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Businesses face mounting risk thanks to things like geopolitical uncertainties and regulation but are also threatened by something as seemingly arbitrary as group chat platforms. And we’re not just talking about cyberattacks. 40% more cyberbreaches impacted U.S. businesses in 2016 than the year prior, found CyberScout.

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Artificial Intelligence Takes On Risk Of Invoice Non-Payments

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Late and non-payment is a global issue, with regulators in the U.K., The Association of Financial Professionals’ (AFP) 2017 Risk Survey found that 60 percent of businesses identify maintaining adequate liquidity as their top strategy to reduce geopolitical risks of the global market.

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Tracking The Trends That Shaped 2020’s The Digital-First Economy

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“The IRS is ready to deal with direct deposit if you have a regular bank account, and they are ready to deal with paper checks, [but] they are not used to dealing with [more] payment methods on a widespread scale,” said Linda Jun , senior policy counsel for the AFP. “I regulations.”. Digital Identity. consumer paycheck as possible.

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