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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

Sure, you may know this already, but people who haven’t studied finance often find this statement confusing. Finance & Accounting Tool. You might also find that your accounts receivable (A/R) — what customers owe you for services rendered or products delivered — rises by $1 million. Excerpted from.

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Finally, Proof That Managing for the Long Term Pays Off

Harvard Business Review

To help provide a better factual base for this debate, MGI, working with McKinsey colleagues from our Strategy & Corporate Finance practice as well as the team at FCLT Global, began last fall to devise a way to systemically measure short-termism and long-termism at the company level.