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    Colorado delays AI law implementation amid backlash

    The delay gives Colorado lawmakers more time to work on tweaking the controversial AI statute in their 2026 legislative session.

    By • Sept. 2, 2025
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    How agentic AI is poised to transform financial services

    Firms are now able to integrate agents, bots and humans into seamless, end-to-end processes, writes Baker Tilly’s David Hickey.

    By David Hickey • Sept. 2, 2025
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    Trendline

    Top 5 stories from CFO Dive

    The disruption of the rules-based global order means CFOs need to adjust scenario planning to the prospect of higher capital costs and greater foreign exchange risks.

    By CFO Dive staff
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    AI opens door for new finance skillsets: insightsoftware

    AI is creating space for the development of a new, strategically-minded finance function — but finance chiefs need to think carefully about how their teams are leveraging the tool.

    By • Aug. 28, 2025
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    One in four firms report losing above $1M in a fraud attack

    Generative AI has lowered the barrier for attackers to run sophisticated campaigns at scale, cybersecurity firm Trustmi said.

    By • Aug. 27, 2025
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    Women CFOs boost lagging company growth: OneStream

    While women take an average of three years longer to reach the CFO seat than men, they tend to help boost shareholder value once there, OneStream found in a study.

    By • Aug. 27, 2025
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    Walmart, Target tout AI plans

    The two retail giants are capitalizing on sustained investment in their technology foundations even as they face economic headwinds.

    By Lindsey Wilkinson • Aug. 26, 2025
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    Stablecoins set to transform cross-border payments

    The search for faster and cheaper global payments is leading many companies to consider the use of stablecoins for remittances.

    By Justin Bachman • Aug. 26, 2025
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    AI agents spark mix of anticipation, skepticism and fear: Workday

    Most survey respondents were open to working with AI agents, but only 30% were comfortable with being managed by them.

    By • Aug. 26, 2025
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    AI startup reaped millions using bogus claims, FTC suit says

    Consumers were told they could earn back tens of thousands of dollars in a matter of days or months, according to the complaint.

    By • Aug. 26, 2025
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    CFOs, PE sponsors diverge on AI adoption approach: Accordion

    Private equity sponsors want their portfolio CFOs to move forward with AI adoption, but finance chiefs are stymied on where to begin, a recent survey found.

    By • Aug. 21, 2025
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    Cybersecurity startup Horizon3.ai taps new CFO

    Founded in 2019, San Francisco-based Horizon3.ai in June completed a $100 million Series D funding round. 

    By • Aug. 20, 2025
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    IRS underreports wait times for taxpayers phoning in for help: TIGTA

    “More transparency is needed when reporting IRS telephone level of service and average wait time,” the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration said.

    By • Aug. 20, 2025
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    Upwork leans on AI deals for greater ‘optionality,’ CFO says

    The company is “by no means done with M&A,” CFO Erica Gessert said, but is continuing to prioritize a key mix of profitability and growth.  

    By • Aug. 19, 2025
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    State AI rules trigger rising small business angst

    Nearly two-thirds of survey respondents said they were worried about potential compliance and litigation costs related to state laws on privacy, AI and technology.

    By • Aug. 19, 2025
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    Opinion

    Stablecoins now have a green light. What’s next for CFOs?

    Even with legislation in place, adoption will still require a willingness to reimagine how corporate funds are allocated, writes Sygnum Bank’s Katalin Tischhauser.

    By Katalin Tischhauser • Aug. 19, 2025
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    PwC Kunai acquisition to bolster tech enablement for bank CFOs

    With Kunai, PwC aims to help bank CFOs prototype and measure results of tech transformations, arming them with early evidence to win internal backing.

    By Suman Bhattacharyya • Aug. 18, 2025
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    Cisco AI infrastructure orders top $2B

    Newly minted CFO Mark Patterson will focus on “financial discipline” and profitable growth as Cisco looks to position itself as a “critical infrastructure provider” for the AI age.

    By • Aug. 14, 2025
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    AI cuts monthly financial close time by 7.5 days: MIT/Stanford study

    Accounting firms that adopt artificial intelligence can yield “remarkable improvements in productivity, task allocation and reporting quality,” researchers said.

    By • Aug. 13, 2025
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    Urgently narrows operating loss, leveraging AI, ML

    Urgently, while shifting leadership, is opening its AI model to clients in an attempt to boost renewals and spark new relationships.

    By • Aug. 13, 2025
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    Why the EU AI Act could be a wake-up call for US CFOs

    Staggered effective dates and uncertainty about which companies must comply could yield fresh financial pressures for CFOs, according to an attorney who specializes in cybersecurity.

    By Suman Bhattacharyya • Aug. 12, 2025
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    OneStream CEO highlights ‘deterministic’ AI approach

    After a strong second quarter, OneStream is keeping its focus on creating AI solutions that can provide CFOs with clear, rather than subjective insights, CEO Tom Shea said.

    By • Aug. 11, 2025
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    Research shows AI agents are highly vulnerable to hijacking attacks

    Experts from Zenity Labs demonstrated how attackers could exploit widely deployed AI technologies for data theft and manipulation.

    By David Jones • Aug. 11, 2025
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    How Salesforce’s finance chief is leveraging AI

    With artificial intelligence tools, the time it takes to prepare for earnings calls has “been reduced to hours instead of days,” the executive said.

    By • Aug. 11, 2025
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    ‘Big bang’ tech deployments fade amid optimization focus

    “Instead of 24- or 36-month projects, we’re talking six- to eight-week cycles,” Grant Thornton’s Tony Dinola said.

    By • Aug. 6, 2025
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    Tesla CFO Taneja, ex-CFO Kirkhorn named in robotaxi shareholder suit

    The suit comes shortly after Tesla was ordered to pay $240 million to victims of a car crash related to its autopilot technology by a Florida jury.  

    By • Aug. 6, 2025