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What Happens When Machine Learning Finance Models Fail
DAVID GUSTIN, Chief Strategy Officer, The Interface Financial Group September 3, 2019 These are some strange times. Look, we have $16 trillion of negative-yielding bonds, that’s T, for trillion. I’m asked by non-financial people why anyone would
Large Companies Lack Cash to Fund Their Supply Chains
DAVID GUSTIN, Chief Strategy Officer, The Interface Financial Group August 13, 2019 The popular opinion has been that many large American companies are flush with cash. In fact, surveys from some reputable institutions support this
Can Source-to-Pay Networks Go Beyond The Approved Invoice?
DAVID GUSTIN, Chief Strategy Officer, The Interface Financial Group June 11, 2019 “The phrase ‘it’s better to be lucky than good’ must be one of the most ridiculous homilies ever uttered. In nearly any competitive endeavor, you
Blockchain and Digital Invoice Finance — What’s Missing?
DAVID GUSTIN, Chief Strategy Officer, The Interface Financial Group July 2, 2019 What is the most resilient parasite? Bacteria? A virus? An intestinal worm? An idea. Resilient … highly contagious. Once an idea has taken hold of
PPC: On Late Payment — Regulate, Shame or Just Deal with It?
DAVID GUSTIN, Chief Strategy Officer, The Interface Financial Group May 21, 2019 There was some recent shaming of some very large companies by the UK government that did not comply with the Prompt Payment Code (PPC). Seventeen
Is There a Tech Solution for Supplier Portal Proliferation?
DAVID GUSTIN, Chief Strategy Officer, The Interface Financial Group May 14, 2019 When we look at source-to-pay solutions, we tend to look at it from one side, that is, how this is going to improve the accounts