Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Whitepaper October 28, 2021 CFO Exchange - October 14 Chief financial officers (CFOs) of high-growth software companies meet virtually in a small group setting using the Chatham House Rule to exchange learnings and discuss business challenges and industry trends. Participants of this exclusive CFO peer group create the agenda through a series of pre-interviews. Protiviti is proud to support and host members of this community. The agenda topics for… Whitepaper June 3, 2022 CFO Exchange - May 18 Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) of high-growth technology companies met virtually to share leading practices, discuss and exchange learnings on challenges, industry trends and topics of mutual interest. The agenda for this small-group meeting, conducted under Chatham House Rule, was created through a series of pre-interviews. Comments from participating CFOs are summarised below. Whitepaper September 9, 2021 Clean Money is a Click Away: The Money Laundering Risks of E-Commerce The global e-commerce market is projected to approach $5 trillion in sales in 2021[1] — pretty impressive for an industry that only came into existence in 1991 when the internet was opened for commercial use. With brick-and-mortar stores shuttered because of COVID-19 and online buying the only option many consumers had, retail e-commerce sales in 2020 grew by double-digits in every region of the… Insights paper November 27, 2024 Top compliance challenges facing the technology industry in 2025 In the fast-paced world of technology, both regulators and companies face challenges applying existing laws to new and rapid developments. Given the high stakes of non-compliance, which may lead to business restrictions, technology companies’ senior management, boards and compliance teams must clearly understand current and emerging risks, ensuring that they have effective people, processes and… Whitepaper November 24, 2022 The Global Consequences of Europe’s New Digital Regulatory Regime Why technology companies should care about the EU’s Digital Services Act A new and dramatic approach to regulating big technology firms is coming into force across the European Union. The Digital Services Act (DSA), which the European Council signed into law on September 15, 2022, aims to protect the digital space against the spread of illegal content, particularly on social networks, content… In Focus February 18, 2025 Does DeepSeek disrupt your AI strategy? It should. Late last month, DeepSeek, the China-based AI startup, sent shockwaves worldwide when it released its latest model, DeepSeek R1, which it says rivals ChatGPT’s capabilities. OpenAI’s o1 model was released on Sept. 12, 2024, roughly four months ahead of DeepSeek’s R1 model release in January. Blogs July 28, 2023 The Clock’s Ticking for Tech Firms to Prepare for EU’s Digital Services Act This blog post was authored by Kaitlin Kirkham-Cooper, Managing Director and Karter Klumpyan, Director Risk and Compliance on The Protiviti View.Time is running short for technology companies, particularly those providing hosting services, large online platforms and search engines, to comply with the European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA). The law aims to protect the digital space, creating… Video February 24, 2022 Video: The Money Laundering Risks of E-Commerce Alleged criminals have identified the potential for laundering funds through e-commerce. After all, why would a money launderer hassle with the physical transport of ill-gotten gains or risk dealing with financial institutions with savvy detection capabilities when laundering money can be done with a few clicks of a computer in an environment that may not always be vigilant in detecting fraud?… Infographic June 15, 2022 Infographic | Industry Preparedness Makes TMT Future-Ready For many technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) organisations, the looming threat of a cybersecurity event and a difficult talent market continue to define the risk landscape in 2022. In a webinar survey conducted by Protiviti, respondents shared their perspectives on the top risk issues impacting their organisations. The responses reaffirmed the major trends and insights we… Whitepaper June 10, 2022 Finding Equilibrium in an Era of Heightened Regulation Big Tech’s “big” problem How big is Big Tech? There is little doubt that the big five technology companies (i.e., Apple, Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Facebook) are operating in a completely different stratosphere. As one recent New York Times blog described it, “America’s tech titans have formed a separate universe in which they are the sun, and everyone else — billions of humans, other… Load More