The New Technology of Financial Management
The New Technology of Financial Management

Author: Dimitris N. Chorafas

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 1992-09-04

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 9780471574026

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With advanced technologies altering our financial institutions more radically than ever before, it is essential that every financial manager become a master of these technologies - or risk being swallowed up by the competition. The New Technology of Financial Management is your complete, up-to-date guide to the technological and conceptual tools that are transforming the operations of today's financial corporations and trading firms, as well as treasury functions in any international business. In thorough, step-by-step detail, it shows you how to structure and manage an integrated financial operation - and control activities in foreign exchange, international trading, and risk management, using the most modern technologies and operating on a real-time basis. From a fresh global perspective, The New Technology of Financial Management reveals everything you need to know about the latest technological developments affecting forex, treasury, trading, and investment operations. And it offers complete coverage of the analytical and mathematical tools associated with contemporary finance, from the use of AI and "knowledge engineering" to intelligent networks in managing an international financial operation. An invaluable desktop reference for every financial manager, The New Technology of Financial Management will not only help you make better financial decisions, it is your key to survival in the new global technology of the 90s financial markets.

Financial Management for Technology Start-Ups
Financial Management for Technology Start-Ups

Author: Alnoor Bhimani

Publisher: Kogan Page Publishers

Published: 2022-01-03

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 1398603074

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More than a third of start-ups fail due to founders having a poor understanding of financial management. Become financially savvy with this easy to understand guide and learn how to effectively grow your business, communicate with investors and progress to the next level. Start-ups face many challenges but managing the finances does not need to be one. Financial Management for Technology Start-Ups offers a complete financial toolkit on how to use this area of your business to your advantage. This book contains invaluable tools and insights designed specifically for tech start-ups, with a concentrated focus on what is important in financial terms for technology-based and innovation focused entrepreneurial businesses. The fully updated second edition offers greater analysis of financial statements directly from real-world start-ups, charts the success of businesses that went from start-up to scale-up with all new case studies and covers new digital technologies, emerging opportunities in the ecosystem, developing markets and much more. For entrepreneurs and tech innovators, this is a must-have book to help take your idea from concept to company with clear and effective financial insights.

Purchasing and Financial Management of Information Technology
Purchasing and Financial Management of Information Technology

Author: Frank Bannister

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-06-25

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 1136370633

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Purchasing and Financial Management of Information Technology aims to significantly reduce the amount of money wasted on IT by providing readers with a comprehensive guide to all aspects of planning, managing and controlling IT purchasing and finance. Starting from a recognition that IT purchasing and the financial management often needs to be treated differently from other types of expenditure, the author draws on over 25 years of experience in the field to provide readers with useful mixture of good procedures and common sense rules that have been tried, tested and found to work. Many of these are illustrated by case histories, each with a moral or a lesson. Purchasing and Financial Management of Information Technology provides useful guidelines and advice on whole range of topics including: * IT acquisitions policy * Dealing with suppliers * Budgeting and cost control * IT cost and risk management * Specification, selection and evaluation of systems * IT value for money

Financial Management for Technology Start-Ups
Financial Management for Technology Start-Ups

Author: Alnoor Bhimani

Publisher: Kogan Page Publishers

Published: 2017-08-03

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 0749481358

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All start-up businesses must be founded on product expertise, a grasp of digitization, and being aware of market forces. Tech start-ups also need a unique understanding of accounting to succeed, knowledge which is required to power their more innovative business models, and the ways of working that drive technology-based businesses. Unlike traditional accounting manuals or those aimed more generally at small business operators, Financial Management for Technology Start-Ups concentrates on what is important in financial terms for technology-based and innovation focused entrepreneurial businesses. Featuring a simple yet effective 'Start-Up Financial Control Loop' and 'Tech Start-Up Tracker,' Financial Management for Technology Start-Ups offers a complete and must-have financial toolkit for launching and managing a tech start-up. The book covers all relevant facets of accounting and finance not covered by any other publication by using straight-forward language, extensive practical illustrations and case studies to demonstrate the financial understanding that has become essential to technology and innovation-based start-ups.

Emerging Tools and Strategies for Financial Management
Emerging Tools and Strategies for Financial Management

Author: Álvarez-García, Begoña

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2020-02-14

Total Pages: 357

ISBN-13: 1799824411

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Over the past years, significant changes have occurred in the corporate sector arising from globalization, increasing international competitiveness, and intensive use of information and communication technologies (ICTs). These developments have led to new corporate and social behaviors that are affecting the entire corporate value chain. Thus, business organizations are focusing on technological innovation as a driving force of development. Emerging Tools and Strategies for Financial Management is a pivotal reference source that explores both practical and theoretical perspectives on how financial management is evolving and how future consequences of technological innovation will affect individuals, businesses, and society. While highlighting topics such as financial imbalance, venture capital, and shadow banking, this publication explores the relationship between companies and their customers and the methods of generating changes in today’s enterprises. This book is ideally designed for business managers, financial analysts, financial controllers, directors, finance officers, treasurers, entrepreneurs, CEOs, academicians, students, and research professionals.

Financial Management In The Digital Economy
Financial Management In The Digital Economy

Author: David Kuo Chuen Lee

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2021-12-02

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 9811230021

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Financial Management in the Digital Economy adopts an integrated approach to synthesize the various areas in finance into a consolidated framework and implements the theories and practices in the world of digital economy. The first part of this book extends the fundamentals of asset management to digital assets, and also covers topics like cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. The next part of the volume discusses the concept of financial inclusion, digital innovations and technology-enabled business model innovations in the financial sector.This book reviews the finance and FinTech ecosystem to provide insights into the most important technological developments in the financial services to better understand the future trends, challenges as well as opportunities for both the incumbents and the start-ups in the fast-changing finance world.

Introduction to Business
Introduction to Business

Author: Lawrence J. Gitman

Publisher:

Published: 2024-09-16

Total Pages: 1455

ISBN-13:

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Introduction to Business covers the scope and sequence of most introductory business courses. The book provides detailed explanations in the context of core themes such as customer satisfaction, ethics, entrepreneurship, global business, and managing change. Introduction to Business includes hundreds of current business examples from a range of industries and geographic locations, which feature a variety of individuals. The outcome is a balanced approach to the theory and application of business concepts, with attention to the knowledge and skills necessary for student success in this course and beyond. This is an adaptation of Introduction to Business by OpenStax. You can access the textbook as pdf for free at openstax.org. Minor editorial changes were made to ensure a better ebook reading experience. Textbook content produced by OpenStax is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Quality Money Management
Quality Money Management

Author: Andrew Kumiega

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2011-08-29

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 0080559913

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The financial markets industry is at the same crossroads as the automotive industry in the late 1970s. Margins are collapsing and customization is rapidly increasing. The automotive industry turned to quality and its no coincidence that in the money management industry many of the spectacular failures have been due largely to problems in quality control. The financial industry in on the verge of a quality revolution. New and old firms alike are creating new investment vehicles and new strategies that are radically changing the nature of the industry. To compete, mutual funds, hedge fund industries, banks and proprietary trading firms are being forced to quicklyy research, test and implement trade selection and execution systems. And, just as in the early stages of factory automation, quality suffers and leads to defects. Many financial firms fall short of quality, lacking processes and methodologies for proper development and evaluation of trading and investment systems. Authors Kumiega and Van Vliet present a new step-by-step methodology for such development. Their methodology (called K - Presents a robust process engineering framework for developing and evaluating trading and investment systems - Best practices along the step-by-step process will mitigate project risk, model risk, and ensure data quality - Includes a quality model for backtesting and managing market risk of working systems

Fintech As a Disruptive Technology for Financial Institutions
Fintech As a Disruptive Technology for Financial Institutions

Author: Abdul Rafay

Publisher: Business Science Reference

Published: 2018-12-26

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 9781522586333

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"This book provides understanding and lessons learned in regard to all aspects of financial technology utilization and management in individual, organizational, and societal experiences. It examines the emergence of financial technology during the last decade. Including discussion on topics such as regulatory environments, technology infrastructures, public sector initiatives, and financial technology for the social sector"--

Transforming Financial Institutions
Transforming Financial Institutions

Author: Joerg Ruetschi

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2022-04-26

Total Pages: 301

ISBN-13: 1119858836

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Transform your financial organisation’s formula for value creation with this insightful and strategic approach In Transforming Financial Institutions through Technology Innovation and Operational Change, visionary turnaround leader Joerg Ruetschi delivers a practical and globally relevant methodology and framework for value creation at financial institutions. The author demonstrates how financial organisations can combine finance strategy with asset-liability and technology management to differentiate their services and gain competitive advantage in a ferocious industry. In addition to exploring the four critical areas of strategic and competitive transformation — financial analysis, valuation, modeling, and stress — the book includes: Explanations of how to apply the managerial fundamentals discussed in the book in the real world, with descriptions of the principles for reorganization, wind-down and overall value creation An analysis of the four key emerging technologies in the financial industry: AI, blockchain, software, and infrastructure solutions, and their transformational impact Real-world case studies and examples on how financial institutions can be repositioned and rebuilt on a path of profitability Perfect for managers and decision makers in the financial services industry, Transforming Financial Institutions through Technology Innovation and Operational Change is also required reading for regulators, tech firms, and private equity and venture capital funds.