Apptio boosts tool for tracking cloud spend in latest FinOps expansion

Rising global IT spending, expected to reach $6.15 trillion in 2026, is intensifying pressure on enterprises to manage cloud costs in real time, the IBM company said.

By Alexei Alexis • June 16, 2026

SpaceX ties CFO stock, comp to EBITDA targets

SpaceX’s historic IPO raises retention challenges for key leadership, including newly-minted billionaire and long-time CFO Bret Johnsen.

By Grace Noto • June 15, 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

Tech debt, process gaps keep firms in AI ‘pilot purgatory,’ study finds

Collectively, the world’s top 2,000 public firms have nearly $18 trillion in untapped AI value due to broken processes and other weaknesses, according to the research.

By Alexei Alexis • June 15, 2026

BCG predicts rise of vibe coding in finance, urges guardrails

Generative AI can enable finance teams to build their own software, but that benefit comes with new control and compliance risks, BCG said.

By Alexei Alexis • June 12, 2026

Oracle expands into token-based AI pricing

More than 30 customers have pre-purchased token bundles for AI capabilities under the company’s new pricing model, CEO Mike Sicilia said.

By Alexei Alexis • June 11, 2026

Synthetic identity fraud surges as criminals weaponize AI: study

U.S. unsecured credit losses are projected to exceed $3.1 billion in 2026 as the trend accelerates.

By Alexei Alexis • June 10, 2026

McAfee nabs Experian alum for incoming CFO

Brian Herb will step in as CFO for the cybersecurity firm as it grapples with AI, which is transforming the software and digital fraud landscape.

By Grace Noto • June 10, 2026

CFOs crave real-time data. Few are there yet.

Many finance teams are still constrained by fragmented systems, technical debt and limited visibility, writes SAP Taulia CFO Rene Ho.

By Alexei Alexis • June 9, 2026

Inside Bristol Myers’ AI-powered procurement overhaul

The pharmaceutical giant cut procurement timelines from months to weeks while challenging conventional wisdom on AI data readiness.

By Alexei Alexis • June 9, 2026

AICPA tackles accounting’s AI era: 4 predictions

The crowd-sourced 44-page report from AICPA and CIMA examines AI-related changes reshaping the accounting industry.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • June 8, 2026

Board CFO sees rising ‘healthy skepticism’ of AI

As AI grows more entrenched in modern business, accurately calculating its cost-benefit is only getting more crucial for today’s CFOs, the enterprise planning platform’s CFO Gordon Pothier said.

By Grace Noto • June 8, 2026

Alphabet taps company veteran for principal accounting post

The tech giant has a history of appointing women to its top finance posts.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • June 8, 2026

Companies aren’t prepared for how AI is accelerating impersonation attacks

Businesses generally aren’t taking a proactive enough approach to blocking schemes that spoof their leaders’ identities, according to a new report.

By Eric Geller • June 8, 2026

Why CFOs are turning to NetSuite to fix their intercompany transaction problem

Stop losing time to intercompany chaos. Learn how to configure NetSuite for clean, automated close.

June 8, 2026

AI’s paradox: Skeptical CFOs will help win arms race

The leaders who keep asking whether the AI spending is justified are the ones building the muscle to redirect investment when needed, David Zwick writes. 

By David Zwick • June 5, 2026

AI cited as top reason for US job cuts for third straight month

The technology was tied to a record 38,579 U.S. layoffs in May, accounting for 40% of all job cuts for the month.

By Alexei Alexis • June 4, 2026

Ramp rolls out accounting, close-focused AI operating system

The new product marks the startup’s entry into the accounting firm market, which is estimated to be a roughly $150 billion industry. 

By Maura Webber Sadovi • June 3, 2026

US M&A deal volume to rise 8% this year: EY

Corporate dealmaking is expected to drive gains as private equity activity levels off, according to the mid-year outlook.

By Alexei Alexis • June 3, 2026

Blackberry now a ‘growth company,’ CFO says

Blackberry now focuses on driving growth and aims to expand into a “plethora of new markets,” CFO Tim Foote said.

By Grace Noto • June 3, 2026

Leading AI models are more vulnerable to malicious prompts than vendors claim

Hackers could subvert frontier models with attacks that their developers overlook, Cisco said.

By Eric Geller • June 2, 2026

Inside Coca-Cola’s use of AI to sharpen marketing spend

The push reflects a broader focus on resource allocation, which CFO John Murphy has described as a potential “secret sauce” for the business.

By Alexei Alexis • June 2, 2026

4 tips for building a strong finance AI bench: Gartner

With AI initiatives succeeding only about half the time, a Gartner researcher highlighted what differentiates high-performing finance teams.

By Alexei Alexis • June 2, 2026

CFOs are being asked to fund AI before they can measure its return

AI investment is accelerating. For CFOs, the challenge is separating promising experiments from operational wins.

By Markus Scheuermann, CFO, Cleverbridge • June 1, 2026

Uber’s finance team overtaken by engineering in AI use

The company’s rapid adoption of agentic AI coding tools has reportedly consumed its 2026 AI budget, while also raising return-on-investment questions.

By Alexei Alexis • May 29, 2026

Workday launches AI tool aimed at easing FP&A workflows

The software vendor sees the capability addressing long-standing pain points in the FP&A process, where analysis often involves hours of spreadsheet work.

By Alexei Alexis • May 27, 2026