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CFOs must embrace ‘cross-functional’ role: Beamery CEO
To figure out the golden balance between tech and talent spending, CFOs need to work more closely than ever with other C-suite leaders, Beamery’s Sultan Saidov said.
By Grace Noto • July 9, 2025 -
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SaaS audit costs climb as tech stack visibility slides
Nearly half of organizations report spending $1 million or more on software vendor reviews in the last three years, Flexera found.
By Matt Ashare • July 8, 2025 -
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TrendlineTop 5 stories from CFO Dive
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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AI-driven job cuts may be underreported: Challenger
Only 75 job cuts by U.S.-based employers in the first half of the year were explicitly attributed to AI, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas. The outplacement firm suspects the number is higher.
By Alexei Alexis • July 8, 2025 -
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SEC seeks SolarWinds settlement in reversal for agency under new leadership
The decision by the commission, now under Republican control, could reshape the landscape of corporate accountability for cyber incidents.
By Eric Geller • July 8, 2025 -
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OpinionMeasuring AI value is tricky. Here’s how CFOs should approach it.
Many of AI’s benefits — better forecasts, faster decisions, stronger customer engagement — are difficult to quantify, writes Keystone.ai’s Aarif Nakhooda.
By Aarif Nakhooda • July 8, 2025 -
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Sponsored by SAP TauliaProgrammable payments and the future of finance automation
SAP’s payment solutions enable real-time visibility into transactions, ensure seamless compliance with regulation, provide cost saving and risk minimization opportunities.
By Thomas Mehlkopf • July 7, 2025 -
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Senate rejects proposed moratorium on state AI laws
The proposed freeze was stripped from President Trump’s megabill as an effort by Sen. Ted Cruz to advance compromise language fell apart.
By Alexei Alexis • July 1, 2025 -
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Senate Republican deals blow to compromise AI proposal
A modified proposal to pause state AI regulation is still “not acceptable,” Sen. Marsha Blackburn asserted Monday, rejecting revised language that reduced the moratorium to five years.
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OpinionTime to rethink corporate treasury as Washington embraces crypto
The arrival of clear-sighted crypto regulation has created a unique opportunity for corporate finance, writes Alchemy’s Guillaume Poncin.
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Evolving tech, data needs spotlight modern controller role: EY
Controllers are increasingly playing a central role in the evolving finance function — serving as a key bridge across disparate business functions, EY’s Kristi Chapman says.
By Grace Noto • June 30, 2025 -
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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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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 -
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Stablecoins could bridge legacy finance-crypto gap, Bastion exec says
Ripple alum Vince Tejada sees “an explosion of adoption” for stablecoins — once the ongoing regulatory evolution settles into clear guidance.
By Grace Noto • June 26, 2025 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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Xerox alum joins publisher Wiley following AI licensing revenue jump
The CFO appointment comes as the publisher nearly doubled its revenue from AI licensing agreements to $40 million for its fiscal 2025, according to its earnings report.
By Grace Noto • June 23, 2025 -
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Sponsored by SAP TauliaThe evolution of payments: What’s on the horizon?
Traditional payment rails are fading. Discover what's on the horizon in our increasingly borderless financial world.
By Thomas Mehlkopf • June 23, 2025 -
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Sponsored by KPMGHow private companies’ AI adoption barriers are evolving as they seize opportunities
As CFOs and other company leaders continue advancing AI initiatives the concerns they consider challenges and barriers are shifting.
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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 -
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Deep Dive7 CFO tips for thriving despite ‘perma-crisis’ turmoil
“Foundational rules for risk management have been fundamentally altered forever,” the former CEO of the Institute of Internal Auditors said.
By Jim Tyson • June 17, 2025 -
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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 -
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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 -
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OpinionWhy 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
