5 key takeaways from CFO Live 2025

Today’s CFOs still put a premium on top-tier financial skills and know-how, even as technologies, talent requirements and business needs continue to change.

By Grace Noto • Oct. 2, 2025

How CFOs can build data skills for the AI age

To manage both financial controls and innovation, top-tier data intelligence skills are a must for the modern CFO, Microsoft alum Stephen Harris said.  

By Grace Noto • Sept. 30, 2025

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CFO best practices in the evolving generative AI era

As the initial frenzy around the launch of generative artificial intelligence subsides, a new GenAI era appears to be taking shape.

By CFO Dive staff

Cyber insurance could greatly reduce losses from diversification, mitigation measures

A report by CyberCube shows the global market is heavily concentrated in the U.S. and would benefit from expanding into new segments and improving cyber hygiene.

By David Jones • Sept. 30, 2025

Risk mitigation budgets swell as enterprise AI adoption grows

Governing AI comes at a cost with most organizations increasing oversight investments in the next financial year, according to OneTrust data.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • Sept. 30, 2025

Startup aims to rescue finance teams ‘buried in reconciliations’

After a $9 million funding boost, finance software firm Maximor will work on beefing up its AI agents, said its CEO, a former Microsoft executive.

By Alexei Alexis • Sept. 30, 2025

Amazon, Apple, Meta probed by Senate panel over H-1B visa hiring

The debate over H-1B visas is heating up after President Donald Trump imposed a $100,000 fee on new petitioners, citing “systemic abuse” of the program.

By Alexei Alexis • Sept. 30, 2025

GitLab names new interim CFO, CAO

James Shen will receive an additional $10,000 in monthly compensation related to his appointment as GitLab's interim finance chief.

By Grace Noto • Sept. 24, 2025

Enterprise software spend accelerates amid AI adoption blitz

As the technology ripples through IT budgets, it’s driving up costs across infrastructure, data management and applications, according to West Monroe.

By Matt Ashare • Sept. 23, 2025

Many ‘material’ cybersecurity breaches go unreported: VikingCloud

The research also found that cyberattacks have escalated both in frequency and severity in the past year, with AI serving as a primary driver behind the surge.

By Alexei Alexis • Sept. 23, 2025

Saying ‘yes’ in finance: How a tech CFO is breaking the mold

“By shifting from gatekeeper to enabler, finance departments can become genuine growth drivers rather than necessary constraints,” Agiloft CFO Angel Lange writes.

By Angel Lange • Sept. 23, 2025

[Podcast] Data + Efficiency, One Platform

This podcast explores how CFOs use unified ERP to achieve efficiency, improve compliance, and unlock real-time, strategic insights.

By CFO Dive's studioID • Sept. 23, 2025

Trump roils tech employers with new $100K H-1B visa fee

The H-1B charge puts added pressure on employers as tensions over deportations and immigration have been a flashpoint in the second Trump administration.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Sept. 22, 2025

FASB finalizes narrow software accounting update

The targeted new guidance detailing how companies should capitalize certain software costs is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after Dec. 15, 2027.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Sept. 18, 2025

OpenAI nabs former xAI CFO as business finance leader

Mike Liberatore brings some “heavyweight financing chops” to OpenAI — but might “come with a learning curve” when it comes to AI, Cowen Partners’ Shawn Cole said.

By Grace Noto • Sept. 16, 2025

Kroger plans acceleration of AI efforts

The grocer is using the technology to operate more efficiently, improve customer experience and boost sales.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • Sept. 16, 2025

FBI warns about 2 campaigns targeting Salesforce instances

The threat groups, identified as UNC6040 and UNC6395, have used different tactics to gain access to data.

By David Jones • Sept. 16, 2025

Most firms miss AI cost forecasts, survey finds

The stakes could dramatically rise next year as many AI pilots move to production, leaving CFOs with huge cost overruns, Mavvrik CEO Sundeep Goel said. 

By Alexei Alexis • Sept. 16, 2025

FP&A software firm Vena offers AI ‘planning agent’ in bid to slash budget cycles

The Microsoft partner envisions helping FP&A teams to adjust strategies “without the weeks or months traditional planning requires,” an executive said.

By Alexei Alexis • Sept. 16, 2025

Cinema operator Vue taps new CFO

The CFO swap comes as Vue aims to expand its presence throughout Europe after a 2024 financial restructuring.

By Grace Noto • Sept. 12, 2025

Finance teams struggle to shake ‘Department of No’ label

Only 18% of CFO business partners said they strongly feel the finance department has their strategic needs in mind when making decisions, a Datarails survey found.

By Alexei Alexis • Sept. 10, 2025

Rising tariff worries, AI use puts spotlight on FP&A, Protiviti survey finds

Businesses are increasingly looking to FP&A to manage their data needs as concerns related to cybersecurity, AI and tariffs rise, Protiviti found.

By Grace Noto • Sept. 9, 2025

Walmart taps OpenAI for employee training

The mass retailer will debut training for employees in 2026 through a partnership with the company behind ChatGPT.

By Dani James • Sept. 9, 2025

Ransomware insurance losses spike despite fewer claims: Resilience

AI-powered phishing, “double extortion” tactics and insurance policy theft are fueling more destructive, costly ransomware attacks, the cybersecurity firm said.

By Alexei Alexis • Sept. 9, 2025

AI-driven job displacement may already be here: Fed

The CEOs of Salesforce and Amazon have been in the spotlight after touting AI’s ability to handle some jobs in place of humans.

By Alexei Alexis • Sept. 9, 2025

CFOs must hone data interpretation skills in AI age, AuditBoard CEO says

As finance chiefs confront the “enormous” risks AI can bring to their organizations, parsing data into insights is crucial, AuditBoard’s Raul Villar Jr. said.

By Grace Noto • Sept. 4, 2025