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    Streamline your finance tech stack for smarter spend, better results

    Ditch fragmented systems—streamline spend with one platform for payroll & expenses.

    Feb. 17, 2026
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    Most CFOs expect larger IT budgets, ‘collapsing’ staff growth: Gartner

    The banking, technology and healthcare sectors are seeing the biggest acceleration in tech spending, according to the research.

    By Feb. 13, 2026
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    Digital transformation, one smart step at a time

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

    By CFO Dive staff
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    5 ways AI will redefine the audit profession in 2026

    The profession now has a clear path toward achieving long-standing goals, including improved accuracy and more meaningful work for new entrants, writes Trullion CEO Artie Minson.

    By Artie Minson • Feb. 13, 2026
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    HPE CFO puts agentic AI at center of 2026 finance priorities

    Finance chief Marie Myers and her team are now poised to drive “far more use of agentic AI” after testing the technology last year, she told CFO Dive.

    By Feb. 12, 2026
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    Rising AI software costs put CFOs in the middle: Tropic

    CFOs need to carefully consider how AI tools have truly been incorporated into the solutions and tools offered by their software vendors, Tropic’s Justin Etkin said.

    By Feb. 12, 2026
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    AI fueled massive surge in fraud losses last year, study finds

    AI fraud has now outpaced traditional fraud, signaling a major shift in the threat landscape, according to the research.

    By Feb. 10, 2026
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    Vena teams up with FP&A software peer Acterys in merger deal

    The proposed tie-up, which is subject to regulatory review, comes on the heels of several other deals in the CFO software space.

    By Feb. 10, 2026
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    Amazon EC2 C8id, M8id and R8id instances powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 processors are now generally available

    These new instances are 43% faster performance and have 3.3x memory bandwidth boost.

    Feb. 9, 2026
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    Compliance has become a systems problem for CFOs

    For CFOs, compliance risk is no longer isolated. It’s systemic.

    Feb. 9, 2026
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    Why SAP Americas CFO embraces a ‘failure culture’ around tech experimentation

    As finance teams weigh how to incorporate artificial intelligence into their workflows, SAP’s Sonja Simon asks her team not to fear failure.

    By Feb. 6, 2026
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    How Alphabet is leaning on AI agents to boost finance workflows

    The tech giant’s finance team is using agentic AI to process invoices while also deploying the technology within the treasury function, CFO Anat Ashkenazi said.

    By Feb. 5, 2026
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    Opinion

    Fixing digital transformation’s weakest link: Poor data

    Without a proper data foundation, even the most advanced AI tools will fail to deliver consistent, predictable results, writes Dun & Bradstreet’s David Marshall.

    By David Marshall • Feb. 3, 2026
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    US firms outpace global peers in emerging-tech spending: KPMG

    While U.S. companies are scaling a wide range of emerging technologies, few have reached full operational maturity, the study found.

    By Feb. 3, 2026
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    AI is revolutionizing fraud defense. Effective protection takes more than technology.

    Moving from legacy, rules-based systems to AI-driven protection isn’t as simple as switching on new technology.

    Feb. 2, 2026
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    SaaS bills climb as AI shakes up pricing: Zylo

    Vendors like Microsoft and Salesforce are updating plan structures, bundling AI features and accelerating the move to consumption-based pricing, Zylo said.

    By Jan. 29, 2026
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    CFOs insist on human oversight for AI in accounting, study finds

    Most respondents said their finance team had encountered at least one instance of inaccurate or “hallucinated” data while using AI.

    By Jan. 28, 2026
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    CFO Dive’s 2026 outlook roundup: Trends to watch

    Financial executives in the new year must prepare for potential changes to several building blocks at the foundation of corporate strategy.

    By Jan. 28, 2026
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    Cyber insurance prices set to hold steady through mid-2026

    But challenges such as ransomware and supply chain risks endure, with AI poised to intensify the threat landscape, insurance broker Gallagher said.

    By Jan. 27, 2026
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    CFOs feel heat as AI boosts investor demands

    The rising volume of investor interactions is “only one symptom” of the pressure AI puts on CFOs to deliver greater impact, according to Gartner.

    By Jan. 27, 2026
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    Sales expectations rise, recession worries ease: NABE survey

    Nearly three out of four respondents to a survey by the National Association for Business Economics expect that artificial intelligence will boost productivity this year.

    By Jan. 26, 2026
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    Sponsored by AWS and Intel

    Amazon EC2 X8i instances powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 processors now generally available

    New X8i instances deliver 50% higher SAP performance with up to 6 TB memory for demanding workloads.

    Jan. 26, 2026
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    Safeguarding your cloud ERP journey

    Internal controls play a central role in managing risk and enhancing value in cloud ERP migrations.

    Jan. 26, 2026
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    Deep Dive

    Top 5 AI adoption challenges facing CFOs in 2026

    When it comes to AI investments, management teams will need to be more strategic and coordinated, with CFOs playing a central role, experts say.

    By Jan. 23, 2026
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    Finance tech firm Datarails raises $70M, rolls out new AI agents

    The company said its suite of software tools is quickly evolving from one heavily focused on FP&A to a “complete finance platform.”

    By Jan. 21, 2026
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    What to expect from the AI boom this year

    Global spending on AI will surpass $2.5 trillion as M&A activity gains steam and agentic tools infiltrate software, according to Gartner’s 2026 forecast.

    By Matt Ashare • Jan. 20, 2026