FinTech giant FIS Global has announced the appointment of James Kehoe as its new chief financial officer (CFO), who began his new role Monday (Aug. 21). Kehoe takes over from Erik Hoag, who ends his 16-year tenure but will remain with the company as a non-executive officer...
Where a firm spends its money tends to be highly correlated to its business strategy. That makes the chief financial officer (CFO) role crucial for sustainable success – and underscores the importance for CFOs of being tapped into the macro climate, ready, able, and willing...
Today’s CFOs find themselves more and more in the driver’s seat. But that doesn’t mean the road ahead is a clear one. Coming out of a choppy past couple years into what is hopefully a soft economic landing, today’s finance leaders are facing difficult choices when...
The modern CFO is no longer just a financial gatekeeper. They are financial goal-scorer, expected to be a strategic partner to the CEO and other C-suite executives, helping to drive the company’s growth and profitability. “The digital adoption has quite a bit of impact on...
No one disagrees that a firm’s finance, accounting and treasury operations are all very important. But it is during a bad economy that they can really shine. This, as CFOs and treasury teams are increasingly getting shout outs on this latest quarter’s earnings calls for...
Manual migraines are hamstringing the order-to-cash and source-to-pay continuum. And the legacy headaches couldn’t have picked a worse time to stick around, what with today’s ongoing macro challenges making speed to cash and access to working capital more important than ever. Still, order to cash...
Time is money — and an enterprise’s treasurer needs to keep a steady hand on both. That’s why PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster sat down with Catherine Simpson and Krista Sharp, co-heads of Treasury Services for Middle Market Banking and Specialized Industries at JPMorgan Chase, to get their insights into how...
Today’s chief financial officers aren’t just closing the books; they’re often the ones writing the story. That’s because as digitization continues to sweep across the business landscape it is transforming the role of finance teams from bean counters and scorekeepers to business partners and strategic...
Long gone are the days when Excel and PowerPoint ruled supreme in the CFO office. That’s because in today’s fast-paced and hyper-connected operating environment, future-fit technology and data-science-driven solutions are the new tools finance leaders are using to help keep the score. “It’s becoming a...
