One of the reasons I went to the AFP (Association for Finance Professionals) conference in Boston in October 2007 was to get updated on the progress of the migration of business to business (B2B) payments from checks to electronics. As a general statement, progress on this has been very slow. But recent acquisitions (Xign by [...]
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Here’s an update on NACHA topics from this morning’s sessions at the Association for Financial Professionals conference being held this week in Boston. Check to ACH Conversion Some of us in the industry will remember a brief and ill-fated “Check-ACH Coalition” in 2006, targeting a larger-scale conversion of checks to ACH, at a bank’s instigation [...]
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Results of a new survey from the Association of Financial Professionals (AFP), released in conjunction of the annual AFP conference in Boston this week, reveal that business are gradually adopting electronic payments. The study is a follow up to a similar survey conducted in 2004. Summary of key findings: The number of check payments has [...]
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In Boston at its annual conference the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) announced a partnership with IBM to develop a comprehensive treasury benchmarking program. The multi-year project is being underwritten by Deutsche Bank Global Transaction Banking, which will also promote the program through its global network. The first study in the program covering treasury operations [...]
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There are 6,000 people at this year’s AFP (Association of Finance Professionals) conference in Boston, and it feels like half of them must be smashed into this morning’s session on “The Retail Merchant’s Customers’ Payment Options: Deciding Between C21, BOC, ARC & POP”. Peter Nash of CVS, Charlie Labassi of Home Depot, and Delores Ratliff [...]
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I am speaking next week in Portland, Oregon. It's one of my favorite topics: project management for finance professionals. Oregonians, email me if you want to meet up for coffee, etc. Driving process improvement within your finance organization – and beyond!AFP of Oregon and SW WashingtonPortland, OregonOctober 17, 2007 Finance executives are increasingly asked to [...]
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The Association of Financial Professionals new Payments Fraud Survey finds that corporate payments fraud is on the rise. Seventy-two percent of corporations experienced fraud (or attempted fraud) in 2006, up from 68% in 2005. Thirty-nine percent of organizations reported an increase in fraud incidents since 2005, 47% reported that the prevalence of fraud remained about [...]
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AFP Annual Conference Las Vegas, NV October 15-18, 2006 Hosted by the Association for Financial Professionals More info: AFPOnline.org Case Study: Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream Leverages Its Demand Chain Many manufacturers suffer from a lack of detailed customer sales information and are hampered by inefficient accounting with their demand chain partners. Learn how Dreyer’s Grand [...]
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EXPO LA Symposium Los Angeles, CA May 10-11, 2006 Hosted by Southern California AFP More info : www.scafp.net Driving Process Improvement Within Your Finance Organization — and Beyond! Finance executives are increasingly asked to lead process improvement initiatives that reach far beyond the treasury and accounting functions. These projects often involve the implementation of technology; [...]
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Northwest SummitPortland, Oregon March 15-17, 2006 Hosted by AFP of Oregon and SW WashingtonMore info: www.oregonafp.org and www.nwafp.org Driving Process Improvement Within Your Finance Organization — and Beyond!Finance executives are increasingly asked to lead process improvement initiatives that reach far beyond the treasury and accounting functions. These projects often involve the implementation of technology; yet [...]
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Driving Process Improvement Within Your Finance Organization — and Beyond! January 13, 2006 Los Angeles, California Hosted by the Southern California Association for Financial Professionals More info: www.scafp.net Finance executives are increasingly asked to lead process improvement initiatives that reach far beyond the treasury and accounting functions. These projects often involve the implementation of technology; [...]
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