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CFO
How CFOs Are Becoming Chief Value Officers
March 20, 2024

The operations of today’s businesses have transformed over the past few decades. While this evolution reflects broader changes in the business landscape driven by technological advancements, globalization and an increasingly complex regulatory environment, it is also reflected in the changing nature of the roles and...

CFO
AI Helps CFOs Stay More Connected to Business Leader Priorities
March 13, 2024

No longer confined to the back office, today’s CFOs are pivotal figures in their organizations. Gone are the days when CFOs were merely guardians of the balance sheet. In today’s environment, they increasingly wear multiple hats, acting as strategic advisers, risk managers, and leaders in...

CFO
CFO Partnerships Are Putting the Collaboration in C-Suite
March 11, 2024

If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. While the origins of that allegedly African proverb appear to be shrouded in uncertainty, the applications of its message have never been more important for the future of today’s...

Accounts Payable
HighRadius Launches GenAI-Powered Tools for Invoice Processing, Supplier Communications
March 07, 2024

HighRadius has launched a generative artificial intelligence (GenAI)-powered solution designed to automate the payer-supplier payment process. The new Accounts Payable Automation solution automates invoice processing and supplier communications, the provider of cloud-based autonomous software for finance teams said in a Thursday (March 7) press release....

CFO
2024’s Top Trends CFOs Need to Know
March 06, 2024

If you don’t know what’s coming, you can’t prepare for it.  And, as the old adage goes, a failure to prepare is preparing to fail.  That’s why, as the CFO landscape continues to shift, there are five key themes that financial leaders need to know:...

Payroll
Layoffs Target Remote Workers More Than In-Office Staff
February 25, 2024

For some workers, working from home no longer seems like an attractive option. As Bloomberg News noted in a recent report, the white-collar labor market has cooled, leading companies to scale back their work-from-home offering. The report, citing information from employment firm Live Data Technologies, says that fully...

Payroll
Intelligent Chatbots Help Shape Future of One-Touch Payroll
February 21, 2024

Payroll management involves more than just disbursing employee wages. The complexity significantly intensifies when faced with a flood of payroll-related inquiries, a challenge that traditional methods such as conventional contact centers, language lines and employee information portals have struggled to adequately tackle. Moreover, the time-consuming...

CFO
CFOs Use Data to Speed Business-Wide Productivity Decisions
February 10, 2024

Today’s CFOs are tasked with a threefold agenda: maintaining differentiation, attracting strategic partners and managing capital.  And with annual budget season in the recent rearview mirror, the importance of focusing on initiatives that create the most value is top of mind for finance teams. “What’s...

Payroll
Earned Wage Access Debate Set to Heat Up Between FinTechs and Regulators
February 09, 2024

The debate between regulators and FinTechs over the state of earned wage access (EWA) innovations looks set to heat up through the next several months. In a Feb. 7 letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra, the American Fintech Council urged that...