Strategic CFOs must build ‘complementary’ finance teams: Gartner

For CFOs to meet their strategic goals, they must think differently about the skills they need in the finance function.

By Grace Noto • Feb. 10, 2025

Salesforce director named chief of operations, finance

The software giant is among a growing list of companies that have decided to merge the CFO and COO roles.

By Alexei Alexis • Feb. 6, 2025

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Digital transformation, one smart step at a time

As pricing pressures tighten margins and technologies like artificial intelligence evolve, finance chiefs are more closely scrutinizing the cost and returns of the tech tools they implement.

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PCAOB warns auditors of risks from lax oversight of specialists

Specialists who use artificial intelligence pose a growing challenge to auditors and, in turn, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

By Jim Tyson • Feb. 6, 2025

Alphabet projects $75B in capex as AI push grows: CFO

Big tech continues to invest heavily in AI even as investors nervously watch for indications that it’s paying off.

By Alexei Alexis • Feb. 5, 2025

Ransomware payments fell 35% in 2024

Cyberattacks using ransomware spiked in the second half of the year, but fewer victims paid up.

By Rob Wright • Feb. 5, 2025

With AI, CFOs must balance cost, value: Genpact

CFOs need to play a familiar risk versus rewards game to meet the AI deployment mandate being asked of many of them, Genpact’s Vivek Saxena said.  

By Grace Noto • Feb. 4, 2025

AI agents may cause some finance jobs to ‘disappear’: Microsoft exec

Microsoft’s Georg Glantschnig said the software giant envisions every business process being impacted by the emerging technology.

By Alexei Alexis • Feb. 4, 2025

DeepSeek surge hits companies, posing security risks

The Trump administration is scrutinizing the AI app, Italy and Taiwan have banned it, and companies have blocked it.

By Alexei Alexis • Feb. 4, 2025

Security tool consolidation boosts efficiency, threat mitigation

A study from IBM shows the controversial shift to platformization can pay off for enterprises. 

By David Jones • Jan. 31, 2025

Tesla CFO flags risk posed by Trump tariffs

The electric vehicle executive is the latest finance chief of a major U.S. company to sound the alarm over the president’s tariff plans.

By Alexei Alexis • Jan. 30, 2025

Microsoft races to bring more cloud capacity online

Enterprise AI workloads and OpenAI training consumed Azure resources last year. “We have been short power and space,” CFO Amy Hood said.

By Matt Ashare • Jan. 30, 2025

SAP CFO: DeepSeek AI disruption is ‘very good news’

The Chinese startup's sudden rise has prompted mixed reactions, with President Trump calling the development a “wake-up call.”

By Alexei Alexis • Jan. 28, 2025

State AGs threaten financial institutions over ESG, DEI policies

Bank of America, BlackRock, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley were all asked about their plans for implementing hiring or supplier diversity goals.

By Lamar Johnson • Jan. 28, 2025

Trump order shifts AI policy away from Biden-era risk focus

The order calls for federal agencies to nix Biden policies that are deemed a threat to AI innovation.

By Alexei Alexis • Jan. 28, 2025

Tech execs grapple with budget sinkholes as AI drives up spend

Unpredictable cloud bills, outdated software licenses and shadow IT frustrate FinOps efforts, according to Apptio.

By Matt Ashare • Jan. 27, 2025

Culture, tech key to accounting talent retention: Wolters Kluwer

A supportive, tech-forward work culture can help retain younger entrants to the accounting profession, Wolters Kluwer’s Dean Sonderegger said.  

By Grace Noto • Jan. 27, 2025

Trump crypto executive order bars agencies from establishing CBDCs

While barring CBDCs, the order leaves space for the establishment of privately-issued “stablecoins” and creates a presidential crypto working group.

By Grace Noto • Jan. 24, 2025

Agentic AI is here. Are CFOs ready?

It could take a while — perhaps years — before the technology’s full potential is realized, yet C-suites need to prepare now, analysts say.

By Alexei Alexis • Jan. 24, 2025

Former Visa CFO joins blockchain firm advisory board amid Trump crypto push

The appointment brings a veteran of a major credit card network player to the company’s board at a time when cryptocurrency firms are looking to establish higher trust and credibility.

By Grace Noto • Jan. 23, 2025

Evolving tech talent woes call for new ‘cultural’ playbook

As tech CFOs confront leaner budgets and AI’s impact, creating a strong culture can be a key talent retention tool, Grant Thornton’s Andrea Schulz said.

By Grace Noto • Jan. 22, 2025

Trump rescinds Biden-era AI executive order

The move, which fulfills a Trump campaign pledge, potentially signals a less restrictive AI policy under his administration.

By Alexei Alexis • Jan. 21, 2025

6 big AI agent rollouts that impact finance teams

Microsoft and SAP are among software giants that have begun rolling out AI agents, with further innovations expected in the year ahead.

By Alexei Alexis • Jan. 21, 2025

New Mark43 CFO stresses importance of ‘measured’ AI deployment

Given the sensitive information at play in the public safety space, a measured approach to implementing generative AI technologies here is crucial, Mark43 CFO Chris Merwin said.  

By Grace Noto • Jan. 15, 2025

Microsoft introduces pay-as-you-go Copilot plan

The technology provider said the offering serves as an “on-ramp” for organizations looking to deploy agentic AI. 

By Lindsey Wilkinson • Jan. 15, 2025

World Economic Forum spotlights growing gap in cyber readiness

Ransomware remains the top cyber risk concern among executives, but CISOs are almost twice as likely as CEOs to make that determination.

By Matt Kapko • Jan. 15, 2025