Finance can rise as a strategic powerhouse in the age of AI

AI can propel finance to the forefront, driving strategic impact for the function, the enterprise, and the market. 

Feb. 23, 2026

For some CFOs, AI-driven productivity feels like AI-risk exposure

Finance operations are increasingly AI-powered. Why is oversight still manual?

Feb. 23, 2026

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Finance automation and value creation: A new nexus

Process efficiency is just the beginning of what CFOs are realizing finance automation can bring to their organization. 

By CFO Dive staff

[Podcast] Navigating Change: A CFO’s Guide to Workforce Restructuring

This podcast episode explores how leaders can navigate the impacts of M&As, and technology’s role in workforce management in the face of restructuring.

By CFO Dive's studioID • Feb. 20, 2026

Booking slashes customer service costs with AI, CFO says

The company’s customer service costs are down by about 10%, despite an uptick in bookings, CFO Ewout Steenbergen said.

By Alexei Alexis • Feb. 19, 2026

Generative AI reduces M&A costs by 20%, McKinsey says

Dealmakers using the technology have also shortened their transaction timelines, the firm’s research found.

By Alexei Alexis • Feb. 18, 2026

Streamline your finance tech stack for smarter spend, better results

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

Feb. 17, 2026

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 Alexei Alexis • Feb. 13, 2026

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

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 Alexei Alexis • Feb. 12, 2026

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 Grace Noto • Feb. 12, 2026

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 Alexei Alexis • Feb. 10, 2026

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 Alexei Alexis • Feb. 10, 2026

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

Compliance has become a systems problem for CFOs

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

Feb. 9, 2026

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 Grace Noto • Feb. 6, 2026

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 Alexei Alexis • Feb. 5, 2026

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

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 Alexei Alexis • Feb. 3, 2026

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

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 Alexei Alexis • Jan. 29, 2026

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 Alexei Alexis • Jan. 28, 2026

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 Jim Tyson • Jan. 28, 2026

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 Alexei Alexis • Jan. 27, 2026

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 Alexei Alexis • Jan. 27, 2026

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 Jim Tyson • Jan. 26, 2026