Chief Financial Officer (CFO) stories

Sage courts trust in AI with its 'glass box' pitch, as Steve Hare says finance chiefs still need human accountability in the boom.

Thrive names Matt Kosovsky Chief Financial Officer as the managed services and cybersecurity provider accelerates acquisitions and AI-led expansion.

AICPA and CIMA unveil global AI training for finance staff as firms seek to turn automation and generative tools into measurable gains.

YFM Equity Partners invests GBP £7.6 million in Exeter-based Shopify agency Swanky, funding hiring, service expansion and selective acquisitions.

KnowBe4 teams with Flywire to streamline international billing, accepting 140 currencies as it cuts manual reconciliation and boosts cash flow.

Safe Software has named seasoned executives Judd Lee and Vanessa Ribreau to key leadership roles as it pushes towards USD $250 million in revenue by 2028.

AI pushes software sellers towards hybrid billing as usage charges jump sevenfold and finance teams face rising invoicing risk.

SoFi and Galileo expand FedNow access with instant transfers both ways, as Bill Kennedy says the platform could open the same service to partners.

AlphaSense appoints former hedge fund founder Samantha Greenberg as Chief Financial Officer to bolster its capital strategy as the AI firm expands globally.

Payhawk survey finds 45% of self-described AI leaders in finance lack minimum use rules, exposing a wider gap between ambition and control.

Q4 acquires Virtua Research to bring analyst consensus data and AI-powered earnings workflows into its investor relations platform.

Xero's Anthropic tie-up deepens finance software AI split as groups weigh integrated platforms against agent tools that work across multiple systems.

Opia widens promotion protection for brands as volatility, inflation and fraud fears push marketing teams to seek tighter budget control.

Private equity-backed firms use paid AI tools more than most peers, but many still struggle to turn sponsor pressure into practical finance gains.

Cisco adds Deloitte veteran Pete Shimer to board, strengthening audit oversight as the networking giant pushes into AI-driven infrastructure.

Ripple Treasury adds Digital Asset Accounts as finance teams get a single view of cash and crypto balances across banks, custody providers and onchain wallets.

Ripple adds digital asset treasury tools for CFOs, bundling XRP and RLUSD with cash in one dashboard as stablecoin use rises.

Procurement leaders at Americas Procurement Congress say agentic AI is moving from pilot to payback, slashing sourcing cycles and reshaping value cases.

Aquablue opens Morristown headquarters as Chief Executive Officer Chris Marino hails expansion after workforce growth of more than 40%.

RobCo taps Dennis Hauser as Chief Financial Officer to back US expansion after USD $100 million funding round and sharpen its RaaS push.