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After jail, these former fraudsters found lucrative careers—but it’s not the norm

  By Will McCurdy April 02, 2023 Back in 2017, the Fyre Festival managed to grab headlines, but not because it was a huge success. The music festival promised a glamorous, celebrity- and influencer-laden event on a far-off Bahamian island, with luxury accommodations, and charged thousands for the privilege. But things did not go quite … Continue reading After jail, these former fraudsters found lucrative careers—but it’s not the norm

SWIFT GPI: The New Norm for Cross-Border Payment For Businesses

Mahipal Nehra December 6, 2021 With the digitalization of the financial industry, corporate treasurers are putting pressure on financial institutions to offer faster and convenient payments across borders. They are also demanding more granular and transparent data of the payment deductions and credits. Global Payment Innovation or GPI has been launched by SWIFT to improve … Continue reading SWIFT GPI: The New Norm for Cross-Border Payment For Businesses

Today’s Hybrid Norm Could Be Tomorrow’s Workplace Crisis

Nina Fountain December 3, 2021 How you work today could be creating downstream issues. We outline what you need to know to manage a hybrid workplace. Should you go to the office today or not? At home there are distractions to contend with, technology issues and the potential productivity drain of work around the house. … Continue reading Today’s Hybrid Norm Could Be Tomorrow’s Workplace Crisis

Why Are Conscious Business Practices Becoming the Norm?

Lucy Spencer August 19, 2020 Conscious business practices have been around for several years, originally developing from the concept of corporate social responsibility. They were devised to bring a more human element to the business world and to ensure businesses operated in an ethical way. Whereas 20 years ago businesses were either commercial or communal, … Continue reading Why Are Conscious Business Practices Becoming the Norm?

How to counteract dips in productivity as workflow disruptions become the new norm

Sixty-two percent of companies have seen decreases in productivity since enforcing work from home policies. Amy Gesenhues on May 13, 2020 The number of employees working from home has skyrocketed from 5 million to 75 million since the start of the COVID-19 crisis, according to a recent report from 451 Research. “Sixty-two percent [of companies] … Continue reading How to counteract dips in productivity as workflow disruptions become the new norm

How MOPs teams are staying agile as remote work becomes the norm

Agile expert and coach Stacey Ackerman says it’s important to have a strong facilitator to make sure everyone is actively participating in the conversation. Amy Gesenhues on March 25, 2020  When the agile movement first began, one of the founding principles was ‘face-to-face’ communication, according to Stacey Ackerman, an agile expert and founder of Agilify, … Continue reading How MOPs teams are staying agile as remote work becomes the norm