97% of AI breach victims lacked access controls, IBM finds

New research shows that AI adoption is outpacing security and governance, with 63% of firms that experienced a breach lacking formal AI governance policies.

By David McCann • Aug. 4, 2025

Mastercard’s payments leader Giulio Rindi on the future of B2B transactions

The company’s CFO for commercial and new payments reflects on his global finance career, the demands of leading worldwide teams and how new payment trends are reshaping corporate finance.

By Adam Zaki • July 31, 2025

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The CFO Strategy for Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence’s impact on the office of the CFO continues to evolve, and finance chiefs must be aware of the opportunities it will create for growth. 

By CFO.com staff

Nvidia’s CFO crosses billion-dollar net worth mark

As the chipmaker shatters market records, its finance chief Colette Kress joins the rare billionaire CFO club with her substantial equity stake in the AI chip giant.

By Adam Zaki • July 30, 2025

Can cross-border mobility help solve talent retention issues?

As talent pressures linger, EY data suggests “evolved” mobility functions are delivering better outcomes and creating more ways to measure the return on moving people around the globe.

By Adam Zaki • July 29, 2025

How LegitScript’s CFO and CTO are building systems to scale smarter

CFO and COO Jaylene Kunze and CTO and CPO Tom Cook share how they align on ROI, business efficiency and hitting exit goals for private equity investors.

By Adam Zaki • July 24, 2025

Putting AI revenue potential in perspective

AI holds immense potential, but realizing its true value demands a new level of financial discipline, precise metric alignment and robust risk management.

By Ankit Chopra • July 23, 2025

CFG Merchant Solutions CFO on risk and regulation in alternative finance

Richard Polgar reflects on how he designed his finance function for the fast-moving industries of invoice factoring and revenue-based financing.

By Adam Zaki • July 22, 2025

Inside the CFO-CAO partnership powering Brex’s IPO ambitions

Ben Gammell and Erik Zhou are building a CFO-CAO model grounded in trust, technical rigor and strategic clarity.

By Adam Zaki • July 15, 2025

Manual tasks still clogging finance teams’ capacity

Just about eight in 10 of respondents in a recent survey by enterprise tech firm Zuora said their finance teams are “swamped” with manual tasks.

By Dan Niepow • July 15, 2025

AI is seen as the most powerful force for finance staff

Organizations with specific, crafted plans for AI adoption are already seeing tangible ROI, according to a large survey of professionals.

By David McCann • July 14, 2025

SEI’s Sean Denham pivots from accounting partner to CFO

After serving as partner at Grant Thornton for decades, Denham shares how he transitioned into a CFO role, his thoughts on the global economy and his take on the AICPA’s role in addressing the accountant shortage.

By Dan Niepow • June 30, 2025

Google Cloud’s new CFO comes from Oracle

As the competition for cloud services heats up, the California-based internet giant turns to Oracle’s Kobi Bar-Nathan.

By Dan Niepow • June 27, 2025

How EY’s finance transformation team is approaching AI strategy

Deirdre Ryan, EY’s global finance transformation leader, details how her team is guiding both clients and EY’s own finance function through AI adoption.

By Adam Zaki • June 27, 2025

Unlocking the power of AI for extractive and generative insights

As CFOs navigate the opportunities and challenges presented by AI, a hybrid approach that combines extractive and generative capabilities may hold the key to success. 

By John Parkinson • June 25, 2025

Gong CFO and Ex-Googler Tim Riitters on tech booms and busts

With years of experience leading finance teams at tech businesses, Riitters takes stock of the latest wave of digital disruption.

By Dan Niepow • June 24, 2025

CFOs slash profit forecasts by 22% as economy triggers concern

Pessimism about the U.S. economy and its impact on this year’s demands and goals is worrying CFOs, according to new data from Grant Thornton.

By Adam Zaki • June 18, 2025

90% of SMB leaders say they’ll be paperless in five years despite poor data concerns

Despite technology optimism, small and medium-sized organizations face significant challenges in achieving business-wide tech integration, according to new Bill data.

By Adam Zaki • June 17, 2025

AI that plans back: The emergence of agentic intelligence in enterprise planning

IBM’s approach to enterprise planning goes beyond AI enablement. It combines deep domain knowledge, customizable automation, and real-time instrumentation to help CFOs shift from managing data to driving decisions.

June 17, 2025

76% of workers have seen senior colleagues resist new tech

Skepticism about AI remains widespread, but younger employees are far more likely to see “clear value,” research finds.

By David McCann • June 4, 2025

Top CFO growth strategy is AI by a nose

Almost as important are M&A pursuits and, surprisingly, workforce expansion, a new Coupa survey reveals.

By David McCann • June 2, 2025

In assembling finance teams, Excel expertise still trumps AI skills

AI’s impact on finance will continue to deepen, but large staffing cuts are an unlikely result, according to a new Vena Solutions report.

By David McCann • May 28, 2025

The hidden cost of constant innovation

Organizations often implement new technologies without accounting for training and productivity losses, but there are proven strategies to boost adoption rates and ROI.

By Courtney Schuyler • May 28, 2025

Supercharge finance with AI: Boost productivity, cut cycle times, drive growth

AI-powered finance is revolutionizing the industry by enabling smarter planning processes, dramatically accelerating financial cycles, and delivering greater business impact across organizations.

By IBM, Co-authored by Bill Primerano • May 27, 2025

Gartner’s Alex Bant breaks down the new realities of CFO leadership

Bant explains how CFOs can make better decisions, challenge the single source of truth, lead under PE, reduce workflow drag and prepare teams for an AI-driven future.

By Adam Zaki • May 27, 2025

How Quizlet’s CFO is driving growth in the ‘freemium’ market

Ismail Orujov shares how he is using his self-built finance team and functions to help continue organizational growth in a space growing with competition.

By Adam Zaki • May 21, 2025