#Thanksgiving #travel in perspective from #TSA - air travel was up 50% yesterday compared with a week ago, but is only 37% of the same date last year

‪a few thoughts on FB’s cryptocurrency-based payment system. ‪- it has more to do w/a payment system & less to do w/blockchain or crypto‬ ‪- if you want to move away from ad based revenue model, data privacy issues & regulatory headwinds now in full force, this is a plausible move. ‬ ‪- move towards a tx based revenue model, while still keeping data monetization (off of payment tx)‬ ‪- move towards other fin services easily (next credit?)‬ ‪- prove to regulators you rely less on selling ads or stoking social unrest‬ ‪- build recurring tx biz model‬ ‪- crypto angle is tactical, not strategic. FB coin an enabler. will mirror fiat as much as possible, for mass acceptance‬ ‪ now, winners and losers:‬ losers: issuing banks, payment processors (FB does not need these)‬ ‪threatened: payment networks. saving grace is building rules is a bear, so there is willingness to partner on both sides. Amazon & its marketplace‬ ‪winners: merchants (get new platform AND alternative to Amazon), lenders (especially non bank)‬ ‪neutral: all cryptocurrencies. like v-bucks in Fortnite, why would FB want to make it easy to exchange its coin for other coins.‬ ‪threat to FB: fin regulators will pay attention #blockchain #cryptocurrencies #banks #credit #marketplace #fintech #payments #facebook #data …see more

are you a global #Fintech improving European financial services & using data or creating technologies that help with data then you need to check out NadiFin Fintech Accelerator Fintech Acceleration Program. 🚀 Deadline April 10th! ➡ https://www.nadifin.com #NadiFinAccelerator #Regtech #Blockchain #AI #Finserv #data #capitalmarkets #assetmanagement #startups #financialservices #bigdata #payments #APIs #openbanking #PSD2 The LHoFT - Luxembourg House of Financial Technology Middlegame Ventures L. Michael Meyer, CFA Nasir Zubairi Kamel Amroune …see more

the next flight to safety will be brutal. i cannot escape the thought that many more financial intermediaries will be wiped out. which in turn will lead to more pressure for change led by competition technology change and regulator/legislator tinkering. if and when prepare for yet more fintech noise & signal (from defi to crypto, to new entrants to startups, to big tech..) …see more

the combination of two non-technology advanced banks with their own failed turnaround attempts does not make one technology advanced bank with a successful turnaround initiative. (am not even touching on customer centricity, culture, compliance issues...) scale and mergers of old business models does not work in the digital age. …see more

Barry Rodrigues of Citi tells me why they hope to change the#mobile payments game for consumers. https://lnkd.in/et-c7nX

‪every business is in payments:‬ ‪- some outsource it‬ ‪- some are explicitly payments businesses‬ ‪- some are implicitly payments businesses‬ ‪- some have a bank license‬ ‪- some have a payments license‬ ‪- some focus on the payments tx‬ ‪- some focus on the data‬ ‪payments is the leitmotiv‬ …see more

Partisan #COVID19 - so many more cases in counties #HillaryClinton won in 2016 vs counties where #DonaldJTrump won, reflecting the urban-rural political divide in America.

So proud to be part of the wonderful Wharton team putting on this class, with special thanks to our leader Mauro Guillen

The number of people who think big #tech has a negative impact has doubled since 2015 ... but still only 33%

Subscriptions seem simple: Pay a recurring fee and get access to goods and services. However, truth is not so simple. In fact, the bulk of services are far from fully-optimized to convert would-be subscribers - losing the rest that pull the ripcord and bail. In our latest Subscription Commerce Conversion Index, we examine more than 170 subscription commerce sites to identify the 16 make-or-break payment and checkout features that can reverse that subscription commerce curse. …see more

Wilson Wang, Director, Payment Products for Expedia, explains how they are offering payment plans - to accepting foreign currency to make travel payments as painless as possible.

My latest thoughts on the benefits of #diversity #equity and #inclusion at accounting firms and why it's so, so important to build a #DEI culture. Thanks Bonnie Buol Ruszczyk for your expert insights here. Accounting Today

If you live in an abundant world where technology is easy to add then it makes more sense to measure value and outputs. Profits are maximized. We are in an age of abundance. Globalization is here. #radicalcpa #cpas #accountants #technology #value #innovation #globalization …see more

There is no team play in a billable hour model. Hours by their inherent nature are an individual sport. #radicalcpa …see more

Where is ownership and leadership in the old-school model? Uh, nowhere, I suspect! Is that why everyone is complaining there is no one left to take over our firms anymore? Whose fault is that? …see more

When is it okay to share your passion on the job? “The definition of professionalism is so vague…it’s more important to talk about unprofessional. And, I think, it’s basically everything is good up until you inhibit somebody else’s ability to do their job.” John Garrett.  People can get more info on the book and preorder at WhatsYourAnd.com . Catch the full recording of last Thursday's #letsgetradical  live interview here:  https://lnkd.in/d8b8WeZ #radicalcpa #cpas   #accountants   #cpalove   #accountantlove   #whatsyourand …see more

COVID has forced us to technologically evolve. Next steps? We should embrace social media as a space to learn from, make connections, and yes, get referrals. The accounting/CPA pulse is thriving on social and was a really powerful crowd sourcing and learning tool since March 2020. Social can serve us beyond the trauma of COVID! #radicalcpa …see more

COVID-19: Leading a Remote Team Monday @ 12 Eastern LinkedIn Live Gretchen Pisano, PCC, MAPP, CDTLF Many firms have had the technology in place to allow team members to work remotely for years. Others are scrambling to do so now. However, these firms never really considered a situation where everyone would be working from home at the same time. Yet, here we are. How does leadership look differently when you don’t see your team and they don’t see you on a daily basis? What do you need to do differently to keep an engaged and informed workforce? In out next Let’s Get Radical…Live session, we’ll visit once again with Gretchen Pisano the CEO of Plink Leadership. Whether your lead your entire firm or a team within your firm, she’ll give us tips and advice to be better remote leaders. Join us as we go live Monday, March 23 at noon eastern. See you then! #leadership #cpafirm #taxseason #radicalcpa #cpalove #cpa #wfh #covid19 …see more

Nothing like talking about #bots and #ai at almost midnight on Chicago Radio! #somuchfun Kelly Richmond Pope, CPA #taxseason #future -ready #radicalcpa with Botkeeper and Eric Poley MindBridge Ai Solon Angel …see more