Everyone I talk to these days seems to have the same question: “Are we headed for a recession?” The honest answer is, “I don’t know.” (In fairness, no one else does either.) Fortunately, my job as an economics reporter isn't to predict recessions. It's to report on what's happening now, and on the risks for the future. And, above all, to focus on the real people behind the numbers we often write about. The New York Times asked me to share some thoughts on being an economics reporter in a time of uncertainty. Read on for more (including a shoutout to my students at Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY ). #recession #economy #journalism …see more

Samit Ghosh, Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd Founder, on #Pandemonium : The Great Indian Banking Tragedy #financialstability #indianbanking #banks #financialservices #banking #economy #india #finance #governance #fraud #consolidation #ratings …see more

This is what Navneet Munot, who manages India's largest mutual fund, SBI MF, says on "Pandemonium: The Great Indian Banking Crisis". Launch on 10 November, Tuesday, 5 pm IST. On this platform Linkedin Live. All welcome... LinkedIn - Tamal Bandyopadhyay: https://bit.ly/2GnOoWO #india #banking #financialstability #indianbanking #interestrates #payments #economy #growth #recession …see more

What do Nike, Cornerstone Brands, PepsiCo and shopping malls have in common? Each holds clues into the future of physical retail and whether it can make the quantum leap to digital that the pandemic has sparked. The clash between the vicious circle of physical retail and the virtuous circle of digital has suddenly taken center stage with a future that seems more and more likely to accelerate the growth of digital and the decline of physical. Here’s why. …see more

Money makes the world go round, they say, and the way the money gets around is increasingly digital-first. Does that spell trouble for traditional banks, and will digital-mostly challengers eat their lunch? Maybe not, according to five top execs from NCR Corporation , KeyBank , Mastercard , HMBradley and Truist . As they told me in a wide-ranging discussion on how banks and challengers are breaking out their digital-first best. …see more

Small FIs and major retailers say the #FederalReserve can pave the way to provide a ubiquitous, real-time payments (RTP) system. However, The #ClearingHouse argues that its own RTP rails are here and working, while adopting a second system could mean costs and delays. Our January Faster Payments Report digs into the debate - plus, Matt Richardson, Citizens Bank ’s head of product solutions, talks tapping RTP for corporate real-time payments. …see more

#PayPal and #Samsung Pay’s partnership announcement last summer was a peek into a new vision for in-store digital payments. The fruits of that pair-up are rolling out today - and they give merchants and consumers both much more than the chance to check out. We have the scoop, straight from the source. …see more

We asked 30 innovative minds to tell us what the “Year of 2017” in payments meant to them: https://lnkd.in/eren7w2

Our November 2017 Gig Economy Index shows how gig-workers are getting paid, by industry. Full Report: http://bit.ly/2hev91W

Excited to announce the launch of our Mobile Order-Ahead Tracker. Full Report: http://bit.ly/2pt94Si

Let me tell you a story about Global Warming and Mobile Pay ( Apple Pay in particular) and what they have in common.

A utopian firm beats any “firm of the future” because it includes a feeling of contentment and happiness. This is something I believe most, if not all, firm of the past—and even today—lack or lost somewhere along the way. An ideal firm’s conditions are created by growth, technology, innovation, and happiness. Talent stays for the long term, less hours are worked, and firms are still profitable. Utopian is unique to each culture. See why I like the term? …see more

It only took 8 years and a pandemic to Radicalize a profession! It’s all good!!! Just happy our culture has changed. #zoom #cpa #cpas #accountants #accounting #radicalcpa #accountantlove #cpalove

https://lnkd.in/evducNP #taxexpert #cpafirm #accountingfirm #bots #cloudaccounting #ai #fintech #technology #data #accounting #disruption #marketing #futureready #learning #radicalcpa

Life #leadership lessons: My son, a sophomore, who has a leadership role in charge of technology for his high school media club says... this freshman said something really stupid and I wanted to punch him... but I couldn’t because I’m a one of the leaders. Ha! How many times have we all been in that situation. #outoftgemouthsofbabes #radicalcpa #cpa #technology #business #futureready #genz …see more

Thank you Tiffanee Neighbors, MBA ! Listen and Learn! #radicalcpa #cpa #sales #growth #influencer #socialbusiness

Where my two worlds collide! Tax and Robots.... my Nirvana! #yesimageek #myjourneyintotech #fintech #radicalcpa #ai #bots #cpa #tax #autom #automation #accountingandaccountants #robot #futureready #innovation What do my tax experts have to say? …see more

I have been wondering why there aren't more B2B media players in the Indian financial services industry. Any views? To clarify, by B2B media I mean those that connect financial product providers with financial advisers. I don't mean business media (ET, Mint, CNBC etc). …see more

Understanding term sheets and shareholder agreements is very important for both founders and investors. Hear me discuss this with Prof. Balkrishna Parab of Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies on Tuesday 25th August, as part of the CAIA Association 10 Lessons in Finance. Attendees will also get a checklist and sample agreement. Register here https://lnkd.in/d-eDk5r Please share so many more can learn and avoid costly mistakes. #startups #venturecapital #entrepreneurlife …see more

I worked for Satya in C & E and DevDiv, and this does not surprise me one single solitary bit. He's a superlative technical leader who really connects - he deserves much of the credit for helping bring Microsoft back from the brink of total collapse and back to relevance as a bonafide software company. …see more