Payments firms switch up CFOs

ACI Worldwide, Bill and Corpay lured chief financial officers from other companies this month as the health of the U.S. economy wavers.

By Lynne Marek • June 30, 2025

Google swipes Oracle alum for cloud CFO

The appointment comes as Google and other large cloud providers race to build data centers and infrastructure to support spiking AI processing demand.

By Grace Noto • June 27, 2025

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Tarifff headwinds along with the accounting talent shortage and the promises and traps of generative AI, are among the top issues CFOs are grappling with this year.

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Pennsylvania, Delaware lawmakers greenlight CPA bills

With the votes Thursday, the total number of states that have passed bills providing new routes to CPA licensure has risen to at least 22.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • June 27, 2025

Agentic AI deployment accelerates despite risks: KPMG

The uptick comes as Gartner predicts that more than 40% of agentic AI projects will be canceled by the end of 2027.

By Alexei Alexis • June 26, 2025

North Carolina’s CPA pathways bill sails through legislature

With North Carolina now onboard, at least 20 states have passed CPA pathways legislation aiming to solve the accounting shortage by adding new routes to licensure.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Updated June 26, 2025

PCAOB imposes smaller exam cheating fines, citing cooperation

The audit watchdog this week announced penalties totaling $8.5 million on three Netherlands firms. Last year, KPMG Netherlands alone was fined $25 million in connection with an exam cheating scandal.  

By Maura Webber Sadovi • June 25, 2025

Netflix taps Airbnb CFO Mertz for board

The Airbnb executive previously served in various finance roles at Netflix.

By Alexei Alexis • June 25, 2025

Ulta Beauty controller tapped as interim CFO

Controller Chris Lialios will step in as interim CFO following Paula Oyibo's departure.

By Cara Salpini • June 25, 2025

Ahold Delhaize USA taps Food Lion executive as CFO

Jason Wilson, formerly senior vice president of finance for the grocery chain, will focus on expanding Ahold Delhaize USA’s omnichannel operations in addition to overseeing its financial activities.

By Sam Silverstein • June 25, 2025

Ex-Hewlett Packard, Sprint CFO joins Pure Storage

Tarek Robbiati succeeds outgoing finance chief Kevan Krysler, who has held the post at the Santa Clara, California-based data storage company for five years. 

By Maura Webber Sadovi • June 24, 2025

Uber alum turned Remote CFO applies ‘risk-on’ lessons

Remote CFO Michiel Boere is taking advantage of the payroll platform’s dry powder to make long-term investments that let it prepare for where “customers will want us to be in three years,” he said.   

By Grace Noto • June 24, 2025

Salesforce preps price hike amid AI blitz

The software company will increase pricing across several of its core products, including Slack, Enterprise Editions for Sales Cloud and Service Cloud.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • June 24, 2025

Judge approves AT&T’s $177M data breach settlement

The settlement, which has received preliminary clearance, now awaits a December hearing for final approval.

By Alexei Alexis • June 24, 2025

Push to freeze state AI regulation clears Senate hurdle

The effort comes as AI legislative proposals are rapidly piling up across states, creating potential compliance headaches for business leaders.

By Alexei Alexis • June 24, 2025

PCAOB wins Senate lifeline while future remains murky

The U.S. auditor watchdog got a legislative reprieve through the "Byrd bath" process last week. But the battle over its future is likely to persist, experts say.

By Maura Webber Sadovi , Grace Noto • June 23, 2025

Senate pitches permanent TCJA tax breaks

The Senate proposal would make the trio of tax-relief provisions from the 2017 Tax Cut and Jobs Act permanent. In contrast, the House bill would only extend them through 2029.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • June 20, 2025

Intel alum to get $1.9M bonus as newly-minted Ciena CFO

The appointment comes after the optical networking company reported a nearly 24% boost to net revenue for its most recent quarter, driven by skyrocketing data center and cloud spending.

By Grace Noto • June 20, 2025

SolarWinds promotes insider to CFO seat

The change comes as the company defends itself against a Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit stemming from a major cybersecurity breach in 2020.

By Alexei Alexis • June 18, 2025

Fed holds main interest rate steady, expects two cuts later in 2025

Policymakers have left borrowing costs unchanged this year while balancing signs of a softening labor market against concerns that U.S. tariffs will stoke inflation.

By Jim Tyson • Updated June 18, 2025

Maine governor signs CPA exam bill, stripped of pathways

While there’s growing momentum behind the push to ease CPA licensure rules, the legislative initiatives have stalled in some states this year.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • June 17, 2025

Yum Brands CFO to receive $1.1M salary as next CEO

The CEO appointment comes as Yum Brands is looking to further integrate artificial intelligence throughout its restaurant brands and offerings.

By Grace Noto • June 17, 2025

Cyberattacks top list of global business concerns, Kroll finds

Many companies feel unprepared to comply with global privacy and security rules, according to the advisory firm’s annual business sentiment survey.

By Eric Geller • June 17, 2025

How Kraft Heinz measures AI project value

A newly formed team helps the food and beverage giant assess the success of an initiative as it works to facilitate an innovation funnel.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • June 17, 2025

Why agentic AI may herald golden age for procurement

Procurement is an ideal use case for agentic AI because it’s inherently complex, data-driven and prone to human error, writes Globality’s Keith McFarlane.

By Keith McFarlane • June 17, 2025

Inside Microsoft finance team’s AI-driven cost, time savings

AI is “driving so much change at the company … saving us thousands upon thousands of hours” as well as millions of dollars, Microsoft’s Cory Hrncirik said.

By Alexei Alexis • June 17, 2025