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Earned wage access: A CFO primer
The service, which lets users draw an advance on a portion of their pay before payday, raises some thorny issues for employers and their finance teams.
By Suman Bhattacharyya • Nov. 12, 2024 -
Opinion
Bolstering your cyber defenses in the age of AI
Generative AI’s ability to create persuasive deepfakes is just one example of the risks it poses when in the hands of fraudsters, writes Deloitte’s Ryan Hittner.
By Ryan Hittner • Nov. 12, 2024 -
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iStock / Getty Images Plus via Getty ImagesTrendlineDigital 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.
By CFO Dive staff -
Sponsored by Payrix from Worldpay
Vertical software platforms are closing the financing gap for SMBs
Discover how vertical software platforms are stepping in to fulfill the financing needs of SMBs.
Nov. 11, 2024 -
Ditching Dr. No: Tips for CFOs navigating AI, tech’s promises, pitfalls
Once relegated to number crunching, modern CFOs typically work with chief information officers to help finance and keep score on tech projects.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • Nov. 7, 2024 -
CFOs look to curb burnout in face of economic strain: Yooz
Automation can help stressed CFOs curb employee burnout and improve efficiency, but they need to approach its implementation strategically, Yooz CFO John Gronen said.
By Grace Noto • Nov. 6, 2024 -
ServiceNow CFO eyes AI agents following robust Q3
The SaaS provider is looking to bring AI agents to its customer and IT service segments after reporting $2.7 billion in subscription revenues, driven in part by AI adoption, its CFO said.
By Grace Noto • Nov. 5, 2024 -
28% of workers fear AI will diminish or replace their role: survey
It’s a stressful time for workers, who also report challenges such as increased burnout and declining mental health, Grant Thornton found.
By Alexei Alexis • Nov. 5, 2024 -
IBM’s Apptio unit ‘refines’ AI tool, eyes early 2025 rollout
“Customers are really pushing us to provide better, more actionable answers,” Apptio’s Eugene Khvostov said.
By Alexei Alexis • Nov. 5, 2024 -
Internal auditors, CFOs should share the AI disruption risk: IIA CEO
As AI further complicates a tricky risk environment, CFOs and internal auditors need to reach a strategic alignment, IIA’s Anthony Pugliese said.
By Grace Noto • Nov. 4, 2024 -
Sponsored by FINsider by HighRadius
Driving Excellence in Receivables: How Tesla, Ford & Others Steer the Auto Industry’s Cash Flow!
Auto industry's 5-year leap: 14% CCC boost, 11% faster inventory-turnover, 58-day supplier terms. Discover how!
By Rachelle Fisher, VP, Digital Transformation, HighRadius • Nov. 4, 2024 -
SEC cyber rules could survive regardless of election outcome, experts say
As the U.S. presidential election looms, cybersecurity remains a bipartisan focus, experts said during a joint CFO Dive and CIO Dive live event.
By Grace Noto • Nov. 1, 2024 -
Main GenAI benefit so far is time saved, finance execs say
Generative AI is saving finance teams a lot of man hours as they ditch manual processes, but translating that into dollar-based ROI terms is tricky, panelists said.
By Chris Gaetano • Nov. 1, 2024 -
Meta CFO: AI poised to drive ‘significant’ capex growth
The tech giant’s stock price fell after its third-quarter earnings report, as the company faces growing Wall Street angst over its ballooning AI expenditures.
By Alexei Alexis • Oct. 31, 2024 -
Alphabet CFO looks to ‘push a little further’ on efficiencies, cost
Anat Ashkenazi is prioritizing cost reductions, even as the company expects to invest $13 billion next quarter in GenAI and other growth areas.
By Grace Noto • Oct. 30, 2024 -
When it comes to AI, CFOs must get their ‘hands dirty’: EY
CFOs that want a successful AI strategy need to be sure they’re “skating to the puck,” EY’s Deidre Ryan said.
By Grace Noto • Oct. 30, 2024 -
FASB publishes narrow software accounting revamp proposal
In June the FASB voted 7-0 for the more targeted update, even as some expressed concerns about not going far enough to modernize GAAP rules.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • Oct. 29, 2024 -
Tech leaders brace for high-stakes election
It’s unclear whether a Trump or Harris presidency would bring regulatory relief to big tech, which has faced growing antitrust scrutiny in Washington.
By Alexei Alexis • Oct. 29, 2024 -
KPMG pilots AI agents
The Big Four accounting and consulting firm is interested in becoming a leader in the emerging AI agent space.
By Alexei Alexis • Oct. 29, 2024 -
Sponsored by Deel
Deel’s global compensation best practices for finance leaders
How do growing organizations compensate talent located across countries and continents fairly and consistently? The answer: a global compensation strategy.
Oct. 28, 2024 -
Sponsored by Planful
Gen AI for Gen Z… and Gen Y… and why not Gen X too? 4 ways to make AI work for the whole company
Explore why AI is such a game-changing innovation, how workers view AI today, and four ways you can accelerate AI adoption across your organization.
By Grant Halloran, Planful CEO • Oct. 28, 2024 -
Tesla earnings rise on energy storage surge
The EV maker remains focused on offering “extremely compelling” vehicle financing as demand in the overall industry continues to wane, Tesla CFO Vaibhav Taneja said.
By Grace Noto • Oct. 25, 2024 -
Honeywell sales fall short amid warehouse automation weakness
“We navigated through a challenging operational environment in the third quarter,” CFO Greg Lewis said.
By Alexei Alexis • Oct. 24, 2024 -
Only 4% of companies reap full value from AI: BCG
The share of companies worldwide that are at least experimenting with AI has surged this year to 98% from 47% last year, BCG found in a survey.
By Jim Tyson • Oct. 24, 2024 -
CFOs eye ROI ‘push pull’ for AI, growth balance: Heidrick & Struggles
To truly gauge the ROI of their GenAI investments, CFOs need to consider their strategic as well as their financial impact, Heidrick & Struggles’ Sachi Vora advised.
By Grace Noto • Oct. 24, 2024 -
IRS CFO says robotic automation saved 30,000 labor hours
Partnering with software firm UiPath, the agency has tapped software robots to complete previously manual tasks, IRS CFO Teresa Hunter said Tuesday.
By Suman Bhattacharyya • Oct. 23, 2024