Contents In this issue Cover story 6 News & numbers 8


The headlines and vital statistics impacting the market.


Big interview 8 Fever pitch


Contemporary football would be impossible without UEFA. From i ts headquarters in the Swiss town of Nyon, the body organises and runs some of the most spectacular sporting contests on earth, along the way investing billions into everything from elite clubs to the


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grassroots game. Yet commanding such a vast financial network is far from easy, especially when it risks clashing with moral considerations. Andrea Valentino talks to Josef Koller, the finance director at UEFA, to learn about how the body has invested in digitalisation to keep its sprawling accounts under control, how much of its revenue is spent on boosting football for women and girls – and why questions around balancing profit and ethics are never far away.


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Cognizant: Invest in the right technology to power simple, human experiences


Finance transformation 21 The single


platform revolution Digital transformation is a powerful trend across many industries and it sees CFOs and CIOs working closely to deliver tangible benefit to their organisations. That process of transformation both stems from and affects the finance function, as Jim Banks discovers when he speaks to Nicola Wadham, CIO at the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS), about how this process has played out at the body.


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HighRadius: Ready for the future


35 Ahead of the digital curve There is a revolutionary shift happening across businesses large


Finance Director Europe / www.ns-businesshub.com


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