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AFP Payments Decision Guides

An in-depth look at payments-related topics that are developed via interviews with treasury professionals. Presented as quarterly case studies with practical applications and tools to help you make informed decisions about key payment services.

AFP Payments Decision Guides are restricted to AFP members. Non-members can purchase the guides.

AFP GUIDE TO OPTIMIZING YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR ACQUIRING PARTNER

Third in the AFP Payments Decision Guide Series, this guide – “Optimizing Your Relationship With Your Acquiring Partner” – focuses on strategies for managing payment acceptance costs and negotiating with merchant account providers. Topic areas include components of payments acceptance costs, payments acceptance fee structures, acquirer relationship management strategies, and provisions of merchant account agreements. Included is background information on the EMV mandate, the Durbin Amendment, and the antitrust lawsuit.

AFP GUIDE TO BUSINESS COMMERCE PORTALS

MBSP_13_PymntsGd_BizCommPrtls Second in the AFP Payments Decision Guide Series, this guide on Business Commerce Payments Portals addresses the various portal models and the potential benefits for companies. It also details key considerations before implementing a portal to help build the business case for it. Included is a sample list of vendors that provide the capabilities along with insight and tips from fellow practitioners that have evaluated and implemented solutions.

AFP GUIDE TO PAYROLL CARD PROGRAMS

MBSP_12_PaymentsGuide2 Learn to better manage your role in justifying and deploying new or updated programs at your company. Topic areas include setting goals; determining project scope; making the business case; establishing program features and requirements vendor selection; implementation of strategy and execution and tips for maximizing program adoption.

May 2013 Futures in FinanceThis month, we review the 2013 AFP Compensation Survey. Treasury and finance professionals experienced a healthy pay increase last year, with those at the executive level receiving the biggest boost. Also this month, we bring you our exclusive coverage of the recent CTC Corporate Treasurers Forum in New York. Much of the discussion at the forum centered around the development and retention of talent in treasury, as well as new areas treasury is expanding into. Also, CFO Coach Cindy Kraft discusses the new methods that organizations are using to find the right candidates, and more.
AFP Fraudwatch: China-Backed Group Hacking Corporates AgainHackers sponsored by the Chinese government are back after three months of silence. Although they are more interested in stealing state secrets than corporate cash, treasury risk managers should still be concerned.
Intel Exec: How to Succeed in FP&A – What You Need to KnowBrice Hill, VP Finance at Intel and for five years its chief of FP&A, offers a personal look at financial planning and analysis based on his recent presentation, "Advice I Wish I Received in 2004."
Finance Pros Need Broad Experience to Advance, Employers SayAttendees at last week's CTC Treasury Management Forum agreed that for treasurers to progress in their careers, it is essential that they gain a broad range of experience outside the treasury group.
2013 Comp Survey: Finance Pros See Healthy Salary IncreaseTreasury and finance professionals enjoyed healthy pay raises last year, according to the 2013 AFP Compensation Survey. Of the three job tiers referenced in the report - executive, management and staff level - the executive level saw the biggest boost.

AFP Payments Decision Guides

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