6 Accounts Payable trends transforming finance today

AP should be an automated process. But is it? The reality is that most companies spend an enormous amount of time and effort in recording purchases and paying their vendors. 

By Sandeep Sahadevan, Senior Domain Principal, Infosys BPM • Dec. 20, 2021

5 trends CFOs should know about in 2022

By embracing technology that offers the best solutions for platforms to speak and share data to one another, CFOs can ensure the long-term success of an organization.

Dec. 6, 2021

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Digital transformation, one smart step at a time

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

By CFO Dive staff

Data products' success relies as much on management principles as analytical assets

No matter how good your tools are, you can’t leverage them for insights without taking a user-first approach to their design and execution.

By Julie Iskow and Jon DiGiambattista • Dec. 3, 2021

Iterative approach called best when migrating to new ERP

Trying to solve big problems when core issues remain unresolved can lead to unnecessary costs and complications, says Jason Maynard of Oracle NetSuite.

By Robert Freedman • Nov. 22, 2021

Close faster and with more confidence by implementing an integrated and automated financial close solution

As organizations continue to grow, the technology needed to support back-office teams must keep up with the pace of change and acceleration.

Nov. 8, 2021

5 ways to add resilience to your financial close

Prepare your financial close cycle for 2022 with these five best practices.

By Muneerah Kanji, Vice President, Finance at Vena • Nov. 1, 2021

Automation increasing strategic value of AP/AR operations

As technologies assume rote tasks, accounts payable and accounts receivable staff can help companies look ahead with cash flow, working capital projections.

By Ramona Dzinkowski • Oct. 21, 2021

Automation called key to improved AP compliance

The less opportunity for human intervention, the more likely a company’s accounts payable processing will align with internal fraud-prevention guidelines.

By Ed McCarthy • Oct. 11, 2021

The great techxodus to Florida

The pandemic caused tech firms to reexamine business needs and sent them towards the Sunshine State.

Oct. 4, 2021

3 intelligent reasons you can't delay AP automation any longer

AP automation can make a huge impact, and given the advances in intelligent technologies, now is the time to act.

By Jason Vincelette, Director of Product and Business Management, North America, Basware • Sept. 27, 2021

AI poses threat to trust in business: OECD

As CFOs step up investment in AI, its growing complexity has created “an important challenge for trust and accountability,” the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said.

By Jim Tyson • Sept. 24, 2021

Inspiring the next generation of "digital native" finance leaders

Advanced technologies like AI elevate the role of finance, better drive competitive advantage

By Alok Ajmera, President and CEO of Prophix Software • Sept. 20, 2021

The rise of next-gen CPM 3.0 for more dynamic business performance

Nimble and quick reporting and continuous reforecasting is the new necessity for business success 

By Alok Ajmera, CEO of Prophix Software • Sept. 13, 2021

How digital workflows for the office of the CFO enable successful transformation across the enterprise

Using digital workflows allows employees to collaborate and grow, further driving value to the organization.

Sept. 13, 2021

Hyperautomation, 'intelligent composable business' next CFO priorities: Gartner

Automation works best when it's accompanied by an organizational structure that doesn't stand in the way of quick changes in focus, the research firm says. 

By Ted Knutson • Sept. 9, 2021

CFOs leveraging APIs to improve decision making

The back-office technology is becoming important to data integration, giving finance leaders better tools for executing their strategy.

By Ted Knutson • Sept. 9, 2021

Work backwards when replacing legacy systems, accounting specialists say

Launching new technology before knowing which dashboards and reports are most useful to individual accounting and non-finance team users will result in less-than-optimal results.

By Robert Freedman • Sept. 7, 2021

Machine learning and AI to revolutionize CFO operations

As a subset of AI technology, machine learning provides the tools to optimize every aspect of the workflow - from data capture to analytics. 

By Khushboo Koutu, Marketing Director • Sept. 7, 2021

Transformation starts with fixing one big tech problem, former Oracle CFO says

Identify the application that’s causing the most frustration, inside and outside finance, and make progress on that to gain credibility for additional overhauls, says Jeff Epstein.

By Robert Freedman • Aug. 23, 2021

Leveraging financial close automation to scale and grow your business

Many organizations are turning to financial close automation software to reduce manual processes and improve their financial data's overall visibility and accuracy.

Aug. 23, 2021

BitPay CFO: long-time crypto users incentivized to keep spending

Despite its recent controversies, cryptocurrency is well on its way to “emerge as the next evolution to modern alternative payments,” Jagruti Solanki, CFO of Bitcoin and payment provider BitPay, said Friday.

By Jane Thier • Aug. 20, 2021

Payments said to have role in raising customer value, lowering acquisition costs

Stop thinking of payments as a commodity process, say payments specialists; it can be a strategic value-add by reducing failed transactions and churn.

By Robert Freedman • Aug. 19, 2021

Corporates embracing fintech at 'fever pitch': KPMG

The rise of the digital consumer and intensifying cybersecurity concerns will speed the flow of corporate venture capital into fintech in coming months, a KPMG report said.

By Jim Tyson • Aug. 16, 2021

As the IPO market continues to heat up, building out the FP&A function takes on renewed urgency

Today's fast-paced IPO market requires FP&A teams to deliver top-notch budgeting, forecasting and analytical expertise.

Aug. 16, 2021

xP&A is ready for prime time, but not every organization is ready for it

Platforms designed to integrate financial with operational planning can expand enterprise performance management capabilities if finance leaders have the right technology and culture, Gartner says.

By Robert Freedman • Aug. 11, 2021