The impact of finance on performance and risk management
CFO Dive
APRIL 7, 2025
As the CFO's role evolves, it's essential to leverage data and technology for financial success.
How External Factors Shape Internal Strategies Through Strategic Risk Management
CFO Talks
JANUARY 23, 2025
How External Factors Shape Internal Strategies Through Strategic Risk Management Picture this: Youre the captain of a ship in a vast, unpredictable ocean. External forceswhether economic, technological, or socialcan quickly turn smooth sailing into turbulent waters. Businesses that fail to adapt risk falling behind competitors.
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ExecOpinion: CFO’s guide to AI’s impact on risk management
Future CFO
JANUARY 13, 2025
However, for most organisations, it is still early days and much needs to be learned and discovered about AI for users and leaders to fully grasp the impact of the technology. In this context, CFOs must adopt a proactive stance, perceiving AI not only as a source of risk but also as a vital component in the risk management toolkit.
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Book of Secrets on the Month-End Close
How To Break Digital Transformation Barriers And Accelerate AI Adoption
Forecasting Failures Are Costly: Heres How To Fix Them
Operational Strength Starts with People: The New Rules of Finance Leadership
What Your Financial Statements Are Telling You—And How to Listen!
C-Suite Risk Management Checklist: Navigating Critical Business Risks
CFO Leadership
APRIL 15, 2025
Aging, ineffective technology If your business doesnt run on reliable technology with market-leading capabilities, youre on the wrong side of an uneven playing field. AI has the potential to widen the gap between the technology haves and have-nots, as it gets built into software used to run key processes. Want to learn more?
Rethinking Direct Materials Sourcing: The Tools You Need To Manage Costs, Risks and Sustainability
Advertiser: GEP
Direct materials sourcing is evolving, with procurement now tasked not only with cost efficiency but managing sustainability and risk management. While some embrace cutting-edge tools like AI and blockchain for global trade functions, others lag in technology adoption.
The Key to Effective Risk Management in Business with Chris Weeks, CFO Center UK
CFO Talks
FEBRUARY 17, 2025
The Key to Effective Risk Management in Business with Chris Weeks, CFO Center UK In the latest CFO Club podcast, we had the pleasure of hosting Chris Weeks from CFO Center UK. Chris shared invaluable insights into effective risk management strategies and how businesses can better prepare for uncertainty.
CFOs must balance sustainability mandates, invest in technologies, report finds
Future CFO
MARCH 26, 2025
Chief financial officers are in it for a balancing act on sustainability mandates, technology investments, and economic and geopolitical shifts. The post CFOs must balance sustainability mandates, invest in technologies, report finds appeared first on FutureCFO. Cybersecurity must be a top priority to safeguard AI-driven processes.
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The role of AI-powered risk management in fraud prevention
Future CFO
AUGUST 13, 2024
True enough, the Finance function now is not just about crunching the numbers and making use of data obtained from traditional work, as AI-powered risk management has been deemed a game-changing approach against identity theft and other fraudulent activities. In an article penned by Lina S.
Financial alchemy: How CFOs can lead the tech revolution in their organisations
Future CFO
JANUARY 22, 2025
This transformation goes beyond adopting new technologies; it requires fundamentally rethinking how finance functions operate and contribute to overall business success. In this context, chief financial officers (CFOs) are emerging as pivotal figures in steering their organisations through technological adoption and innovation.
Technology emerges as top risk for APAC organisations, study says
Future CFO
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
The future of technology emerged as the top risk of concern of today and tomorrow for organisations in the Asia-Pacific region, according to a recent survey by advisory, broking, and solutions company WTW. This finding came even considering the role of artificial intelligence (AI) and technology in driving change in the next 10 years.
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AI: Opportunities, risks, and challenges for accountants
Future CFO
APRIL 4, 2025
It has been an imperative for accountants to keep up with the technological advancements in the market, and understanding artificial intelligence now raises key challenges for finance professionals. AI risks are diffuse, meaning a collaborative approach to risk management is ever-more vital.
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Making AI Pay Off in Global Banking
Global Finance
DECEMBER 16, 2024
As AI is piloted and adopted across all aspects of the personal and business banking landscape, Global Finance held a Digital Banking and AI Innovation panel in London with global financial industry leaders to explore the impact of new technologies and how to incorporate them in a way that creates a win-win for all stakeholders.
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Navigating treasury trends in 2024: challenges, strategies, and the role of technology
Future CFO
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Delving into the key trends shaping the treasury landscape in 2024, the focus is on themes such as staffing challenges, macroeconomic risks, technology adoption, and strategic financial management. Staffing challenges and technology adoption Staffing emerges as a central theme for corporate treasurers.
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Effective Risk Management Strategies for Businesses
CFO Talks
JULY 23, 2024
This article aims to provide practical, actionable insights into effective risk management strategies that you can implement within your organization. Understanding Risk Management in the CFO Role Risk management is an integral part of the CFO’s stewardship role.
The FX Automation Revolution: Hedge Trackers LLC’s Ashley Pater
Global Finance
DECEMBER 26, 2024
Modular systems and automation are revolutionizing FX risk management, enhancing visibility, agility, and adaptability. With FX risk management, adaptability is critical because every company has its own risk profile shaped by its market, currencies, and business model.
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Metamorphosis: Technology as the biggest catalyst to transformation
Future CFO
APRIL 25, 2024
Affin Bank’s Vision is to be the most creative Financial company in Malaysia: creative in terms of innovation and technology, creative in terms of unrivalled customer service and creating value for our shareholders, customers, and people, explained Rodrigues. Suddenly a deep understanding of accounting and finance is not enough.
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Taking a strategic approach to AI adoption
Future CFO
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
As businesses navigate their way around various technological advancements, finance teams are faced with the task to integrate analytics and automation into their existing processes, determining at the same time which specific system to transform first for maximum operational impact.
Supporting finance teams' risk management processes
Future CFO
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Providing support to an organisation's finance team is a must in intensifying the focus on risk management. In the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants' Rethinking Public Financial Management report, 73.4% of respondents believed risks to their organisations would increase in the future.
European Banks Brace For Heightened Cyber Threat
Global Finance
DECEMBER 5, 2024
The DORA will require banks to elevate the importance of relationship-building with critical third parties and buttress their cyber-risk management. The initiative will establish a framework to strengthen the European financial sector’s capability to better defend against cyber threats.
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Third-party risk management: Organisations redefining approach
Future CFO
OCTOBER 23, 2023
When it comes to third-party risk management, organisations are redefining their approaches, with a focus on talent and strengthening the role of executive leadership on third-party risk management teams, said Deloitte recently when releasing results of a survey.
PwC warns of AI risk management gap as industries rush to embrace tech
CFO News
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024
Only 58% of executives in sectors like healthcare, technology, and financial services have conducted a preliminary assessment of AI-related risks, despite the widespread adoption of the technology.
GW Platt Foreign Exchange Bank Awards 2025: FX Tech Global Winners
Global Finance
DECEMBER 26, 2024
Investment in our technology and architecture remains our key priority as we endeavor to meet our clients complex needs through simple, elegant solutions. Morgan , which takes home both the Best Execution Algorithms and the Best DeFi Crypto FX Platform awards, employs innovative technologies to execute trades efficiently and effectively.
Mastering Financial Services with Cash Flow Management
CFO Plans
OCTOBER 29, 2024
This proactive approach not only aids in financial risk management but also equips businesses with the foresight needed to navigate uncertainties confidently. A Comprehensive Approach to Risk Mitigation Risk mitigation for businesses involves a holistic approach that encompasses both financial and operational aspects.
How Companies Are Capitalizing On Geopolitical Turmoil
Global Finance
MARCH 21, 2025
From great-power competition to technological shifts and a fractured trade order, todays volatility is reshaping global business. You have to really incorporate geopolitics into your existing risk management frameworks and its centrally important that those risk management frameworks have a voice at the Board.
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Members’ Profile: Anne-Marie de Bruin
CFO Talks
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Whether through guiding a company through periods of expansion or navigating complex challenges, I am motivated by the potential to make a significant impact. Additionally, I plan to stay engaged in continuous learning, ensuring I remain adaptable and well-versed in the latest business trends and technologies.
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PodChats for FutureCFO: Achieving sustainable growth and cost efficiency
Future CFO
OCTOBER 27, 2024
Further, risk management is another area where the CFO shines. Sustainable goals often involve investing in new technology processes or even entering a new market. As the CFO is keen to assess and mitigate those risks, the organisation can be assured it is not just chasing goals.
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10 Best Practices for FP&A
The Finance Weekly
FEBRUARY 23, 2025
This issue hampers forecasting accuracy, risk management, and resource allocation. Without accurate insights, businesses struggle with forecasting, risk management, and resource allocation. Manage Risk and Uncertainty Identifying risks early helps businesses prevent financial losses and adjust strategies effectively.
Handling the evolving landscape of payments and fraud
Future CFO
MARCH 12, 2025
That is why it is only customary that chief finance officers and finance leaders have mastered how to get around risks, handling the evolving landscape of fraud and payments to always be prepared amid emerging technologies and shifting regulatory demands. Today, this approach is bolstered by AI and machine learning.
From Scale to Value: How CTBC Bank is Pioneering AI
Global Finance
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
Wang attributes AI Skynet’s success to its robust technology: “For each transaction, the AI model can evaluate 100,000 fraud rules within 30 milliseconds.” Sustainable AI Development After years of testing, CTBC identified six mainstream technologies that underpin their digital evolution.
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Mastering Entrepreneurial Compliance Strategies
CFO Plans
APRIL 1, 2025
In the exhilarating realm of technology startups, ambitious entrepreneurs and CEOs are on a relentless quest for rapid expansion. This foundational integration supports Scaling Business Risk Management, allowing systems and processes to evolve seamlessly as the company grows.
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Banks shift from using AI for productivity to improving customer experience
Global Finance
MARCH 20, 2025
They are now using technology as a lever to reduce costs and innovate. According to S&P Global Ratings, operational costs for European banks increased by over 4% annually from 2021 to 2023 , emphasizing the need for effective cost management strategies. For the technology to be most effective, it requires a strong data foundation.
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ICICI Lombard targets 18-20% ROE, heavily investing in health insurance, says CFO Gopal Balachandran
CFO News
MARCH 4, 2025
The insurer has achieved a ninefold increase in policy issuance while reducing headcount by 20 per cent, through technology investments. CFO Gopal Balachandran outlines the companys focus on health insurance expansion, regulatory compliance, IFRS 17 preparedness, and its approach to profitability and risk management.
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Staying Ahead in a Volatile Economic Environment
CFO Plans
MARCH 10, 2025
Establishing clear payment terms, offering early payment incentives, and utilizing innovative technology to streamline invoicing are crucial measures. Proactive Payroll Risk Management Proactive Payroll Risk Management is paramount when facing client payment delays.
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Evolving CFOs: Driving sustainable growth and cost-efficiency
Future CFO
APRIL 7, 2025
Finance leaders now are faced with the task of identifying and mitigating ESG-related risks, allocating resources towards sustainability initiatives and communicating the organisation's ESG performance to stakeholders. Another trend is the growing focus on supply chain transparency and Scope 3 emissions reporting," Soh points out. "As
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Tapping Growth Potential: NBK CEO-Kuwait Salah Al Fulaij
Global Finance
APRIL 4, 2025
Reforms aimed at enhancing entrepreneurship and innovation also create new opportunities for NBK to expand our retail and wealth management services. Al Fulaij: In line with Kuwait Vision 2035, NBK identifies high growth potential in renewable energy, technology, digital transformation, health care, logistics, and contracting.
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The Finance Leader’s Playbook: Insights from the Journey
Future CFO
DECEMBER 4, 2024
Developing specialised expertise expertise—whether in fundraising, M&A, technological transformation, or another key area—can set you apart as a leader.” This requires expertise beyond finance, including knowledge of the global economy, market trends, laws and regulations, business strategy, and emerging technologies.”
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PodChats for FutureCFO: The intersection of AI and ERP for business success
Future CFO
SEPTEMBER 2, 2024
The analyst further suggests that application leaders must understand the technologies and frameworks that underpin a composable approach to set the scene for AI-enabled wins. For example, AI automates risk management and cash forecasting processes using machine learning to generate more accurate and timely predictions,” he elaborates.
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PodChats for FutureCFO: Architecting an agile finance function in the age of AI
Future CFO
MARCH 3, 2025
Technological advancements, evolving market demands, and a heightened focus on sustainability are converging to reshape the finance landscape. CFOs, controllers, and management accountants must embrace agility and foresight to thrive in this dynamic environment. The finance function is undergoing a seismic shift.
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Outlook 2025: CFOs must focus on strategic planning, risk management, and tech, says TCI's Ashish Tiwari
CFO News
DECEMBER 16, 2024
As businesses gear up for 2025, TCI Group CFO Ashish Tiwari outlines the evolving role of CFOs, emphasising strategic planning, risk management, and technological proficiency as essential skills for future leadership.
Building resilience – the CFO way
Future CFO
APRIL 26, 2023
The talent challenge is now becoming a table stake for all leaders, with 55% of respondents to the same PwC Pulse Survey acknowledging this as a serious business risk, 78% that plan to enhance their cyber risk management, and 42% who want to see accountability for climate change governance being assigned to a person-in-charge.
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Global banking trends: Challenges and opportunities in 2025 and beyond
Future CFO
DECEMBER 11, 2024
Technological Disruption : The emergence of new technologies, including generative AI, requires banks to adapt quickly. Banks invest heavily in technology to enhance user experience and streamline processes through artificial intelligence, machine learning, and blockchain.
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Western Union Launches New Video, Phone Tool For Home Money Transfers
PYMNTS
MARCH 26, 2020
Western Union recently partnered with Integral for a new risk management mechanism called Integral BankFX. Western Union will use Integral’s technology for its electronic foreign exchange (eFX) risk management technology across the Western Union Business Solutions program.
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Google Almost Done With Transition To SAP Ariba Network
PYMNTS
AUGUST 9, 2020
The benefits for Google include a unified and accurate supplier record, the ability to integrate supplier qualification and segmentation with other procurement processes, and compliance for supplier risk management throughout the supply base.
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Coupa, American Express Team On Virtual Cards
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 19, 2020
Other benefits, the release says, include extended pre-approvals for card spend, better security when paying with virtual card technology and using the card payment cycle to better management working capital for buyers. customers to thrive in this challenging environment by empowering them to pay using virtual Card technology.
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