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Tabs CEO Ali Hussain states that CFOs' attitude toward AI has shifted from early trials to strategic application, with an emphasis on addressing practical pain points under scaling, talent shortages, and cost-reduction pressures. He predicts that 2026 will be a critical turning point for AI in finance, with technology applications focusing more on user trust and value creation.
In an interview, CHG-Meridian CFO Ulrich Bergmann pointed out that data is the core of financial leadership. Companies need to establish a globally unified data governance structure and balance the synergy between technology and human resources to drive the success of long-term transformation projects such as ERP.
AWS announced the general availability of Amazon EC2 general-purpose M8i and M8i-flex instances, powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 processors available exclusively on AWS, with an all-core sustained frequency of 3.9 GHz. Compared to the previous M7i series, the new instances offer up to 15% better price-performance, up to 20% higher performance, 2.5x memory bandwidth, and support up to 384 vCPUs and 1.5 TB of memory.
A survey commissioned by DataCamp and conducted by YouGov among more than 500 business leaders in the UK and the US reveals that data and AI skills enhancement is becoming a key driver of AI investment returns. Among organizations with mature related training programs, 42% report significant positive returns on AI investments, while the overall proportion is only slightly above one-fifth.
Inefficiencies in the supplier onboarding process often become a hidden bottleneck for accounts payable (AP) teams. For mid-market NetSuite users processing more than 200 invoices per month, traditional supplier setup is often delayed for weeks due to repeated communication through fragmented tools such as email, spreadsheets, and PDFs. This article analyzes the three main causes of onboarding delays and proposes three core capabilities that modern supplier onboarding should possess: frictionless activation, one-time accurate capture of payment and invoicing information, and scalable audit-level controls. The article highlights Charted's advanced supplier onboarding and supplier payment onboarding solutions, which achieve a complete closed loop from invitation, collection, to approval and activation within NetSuite through one-click email invitations, secure self-service forms, and license-free approval workflows, thereby significantly reducing payment risk and improving operational efficiency.
In the payment services field, there is a key difference between a transactional supplier and a strategic partner. After recent discussions with clients across various industries, Adyen has distilled four recurring themes: transparency, speed, strategic thinking, and continuous communication. Through real feedback from clients such as ServiceTitan, Under Armour, Oracle, and Roku, this article explains how these four foundations shape strong payment partnerships and how Adyen puts them into practice.
In an interview with CFO Dive, Sysdig CFO Karen Walker pointed out that the continuous evolution of AI will create numerous new positions, each requiring a baseline of AI and cybersecurity literacy. She stressed that CFOs should pay attention to operational changes from AI integration, prudently select investment tools, and ensure employees have the fundamental skills to use AI securely. She also shared views on AI M&A trends, investor preferences, and AI companies' business models.
Against the backdrop of a persistent shortage of qualified accountants, with seasoned professionals retiring and insufficient new graduates to replenish the pipeline, CFOs face a dilemma: they must streamline teams to boost efficiency, cut costs, and support growth, while also avoiding talent burnout caused by unrealistic expectations. Mahati Mukkamala, Senior Vice President of Finance and Operations at HubSync, points out that CFOs need to rethink how they measure ROI on support for accounting and finance teams by focusing on technology integration, upskilling, and mentorship mechanisms—looking beyond just the hard cost returns of software investments to whether employees are made more efficient and more analytically capable.
According to the FinOps Foundation's "2026 State of FinOps" report, AI cost management has become the most sought-after skill for FinOps teams, with 58% of surveyed enterprises listing it as their top priority. The report shows that the proportion of FinOps teams reporting to CTOs or CIOs has risen from 61% in 2023 to 78%, while their management scope has expanded to SaaS, software licensing, and private cloud.
In an interview, Branch's new CFO Matt Peterson pointed out that automation is the core of the company's next phase of growth. Revenue has grown over 1200% in the past three years, and he plans to optimize financial processes and enhance team efficiency through automation, emphasizing that ROI is not the only consideration.