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The Rise of FinTech in Supply Chains

Harvard Business Review

They enable both the buyer and supplier to improve their working capital by making it possible for the former to extend its payables and at the same time accelerate payment to the latter. The use of FinTechs allows suppliers to access funding at the multinationals firm’s lower cost of capital.).

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The Most Common Mistake People Make In Calculating ROI

Harvard Business Review

If a company earns a $500,000 profit in a calendar year, shouldn’t it have $500,000 more in the bank on December 31 than it did on January 1 of that year? Working capital requirements are typically built into an Excel model you’ll use to calculate ROI , so you don’t need to worry about them. Excerpted from.

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