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    Peloton cuts jobs, searches for new CEO amid financial turmoil

    “We made some very tough decisions, and while we firmly believe these actions are the right thing to do for the business, cuts like this are painful,” CFO Liz Coddington said. 

    By May 2, 2024
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    US inches forward on real-time payments: report

    “Real-time payments are still in their infancy in the U.S., accounting for only a 1.5% share of the total payments volume in 2023,” according to a report by ACI Worldwide.

    By James Pothen • May 2, 2024
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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
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    Auditoria.AI’s ‘human-in-the-loop’ option targets automation-wary finance teams

    When it comes to new technologies, CEO Rohit Gupta sees CFOs and their finance teams as “fast followers” rather than early adopters.

    By May 1, 2024
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    Amazon clinching bigger, longer cloud deals after AI boost: CFO

    Amazon is the latest tech giant whose hefty AI spending has been rewarded by Wall Street in the current earnings season. Meta has been an exception.

    By May 1, 2024
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    Global cyber talent shortage could hit 85M workers by 2030: report

    Cybersecurity threat actors' innovative methods are driving up demand for professionals with diverse and specialized skill sets, the World Economic Forum said.

    By April 30, 2024
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    Meta falls in AI reckoning as Microsoft, Google soar

    Investors rewarded AI spending strategies at Microsoft and Google but rebuffed Meta, whose stock plummeted.

    By April 30, 2024
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    FedNow pricing aimed at avoiding market disruption

    The Federal Reserve aimed to “not upset the marketplace as a second mover” when it set fees for the new instant payments system last year, a Fed official said Wednesday.

    By James Pothen , Lynne Marek • April 29, 2024
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    ‘Quantum advantage’ may boost businesses $2 trillion by 2035: McKinsey

    The federal government has stepped up investment in quantum technologies, more than doubling research and development spending since 2019.

    By April 26, 2024
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    Tesla CFO eyes pullback in EV market amid slumping sales, restructuring

    Tesla is leaning on AI, layoffs and new autonomous projects to help boost its future sales after a disappointing first quarter. 

    By April 24, 2024
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    Shifting accounting norms for the AI age: EY

    The rise of AI in the accounting space could bolster the need for core financial skills and expertise, EY’s Daren Campbell says.

    By April 23, 2024
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    Big Six tech firms’ profit momentum could be headed for collapse: UBS

    The companies’ growth in earnings per share is projected to drop to 15.5% by the first quarter of 2025, from an estimated 42.2% for the same period in Q1 2024.

    By April 23, 2024
  • High Court ruling eases blow of SEC’s new cyber rules: analysts

    The court’s decision in Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. v. Moab Partners makes it harder for plaintiffs to bring claims based on omissions in SEC filings.

    By April 23, 2024
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    Accounts receivable automator Versapay taps new CFO

    Ed Neumann is joining the AR platform provider as it looks to grow by targeting companies seeking to digitize their older manual systems.

    By April 18, 2024
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    NSA sounds alarm on AI’s cybersecurity risks

    Malicious actors on the hunt for sensitive data or intellectual property may be attracted to attack vectors unique to artificial intelligence, the NSA warned.

    By April 18, 2024
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    Google to restructure finance team ahead of AI push: Reports

    The restructuring is the latest round of layoffs by Alphabet as the company looks to funnel more than $100 billion into AI projects.

    By April 18, 2024
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    Cyber insurance gaps stick firms with millions in uncovered losses

    An analysis of 101 breaches across various sectors revealed insurance gaps resulting in an average of $27.3 million in uncovered losses per incident.

    By April 17, 2024
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    CFOs worry over rising operations cost: Grant Thornton

    Finance chiefs are banking on GenAI to offset cost pressures in the face of persistent inflation, with 71% of CFOs still expecting a jump in net profit.

    By April 17, 2024
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    Microsoft raises business application suite prices as Copilot permeates Dynamics 365

    The tech giant updated terms on its CRM and ERP solutions for the first time in more than five years.

    By Matt Ashare • April 16, 2024
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    70% of CEOs feel ready to deliver on responsible GenAI

    The intense focus on safe and ethical GenAI use comes as the technology’s rapid rise is prompting scrutiny from governments around the world.

    By April 16, 2024
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    ChatGPT grabs the shadow IT crown: report

    Generative AI tools emerged as the latest villain in the enterprise battle to curb SaaS bloat and rationalize software portfolios, Productiv analysis found.

    By Matt Ashare • April 16, 2024
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    The CFO’s role in curbing third-party cybersecurity risk

    With vendor-related cyber risks spiking rapidly, the stakes are too high for CFOs to treat the issue as merely an IT concern, writes cybersecurity consultant AJ Yawn. 

    By AJ Yawn • April 16, 2024
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    How AI speeds ‘hugely time-consuming’ pricing, quote tasks

    Artificial intelligence could cut anywhere from 30% to 70% of the time businesses spend on the quote process, according to Lydia DiLiello, CEO of Capital Pricing Consultants.

    By April 15, 2024
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    Cyberattacks pose biggest business threat, small companies say

    Small businesses in professional services are more concerned about cyber risk than those in manufacturing or other services, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said.

    By April 12, 2024
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    Tech vendor Docyt adds voice feature to AI-driven accounting tool

    Docyt is among the software vendors racing to capitalize on recent advancements in AI. Many of them are zeroing in on the corporate finance market.

    By April 11, 2024
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    CFOs mull future benefits for AI in tax: insightsoftware

    When it comes to bringing AI into tax, it remains a bit of a “wait and see” for finance chiefs, said insightsoftware’s Josh Schauer.

    By April 11, 2024