Back-office

CFO
For CFOs, Liquidity Now Matters More Than Forecast Precision
February 03, 2026

The job of the chief financial officer typically shifts in step with the macro environment. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

Accounts Receivable
Dirty Data and Legacy ERPs Stall Accounts Receivable Automation
January 27, 2026

The gap between ambition and execution when it comes to accounts receivable automation is one of the worst kept secrets in modern finance operations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Payroll
Unpredictable Pay Cycles Break Financial Stability for America’s Hourly Workers
January 20, 2026

At 60 million and growing, the U.S. Labor Economy represents a sizeable segment of the country’s manpower. Yet, even as these individuals serve food, staff warehouses, drive trucks, staff events, care for patients and otherwise keep local commerce moving, it rarely receives attention in mainstream...

CFO
CFOs Discover AI Is Only as Strong as Their Data
January 14, 2026

For years, artificial intelligence (AI) has been pitched to finance leaders as a faster way to do what they already do: close the books, reconcile accounts, forecast cash, and manage risk. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

CFO
Why Today’s CFO Is Part Economist, Strategist and Risk Officer
January 12, 2026

The CFO’s mandate has traditionally been to optimize within existing systems. Finance chiefs manage costs, allocate capital, forecast with increasing precision and ensure their company delivers predictable performance quarter after quarter. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Accounts Payable
Smart Accounts Payable Pays Suppliers Faster and Wins Leverage
January 08, 2026

When suppliers know payments will arrive on time and exceptions will be resolved swiftly, trust grows. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...

Payroll
Payroll Data Is Becoming a New Signal for the Financial System
January 05, 2026

For decades, payroll has been treated as administrative plumbing — essential, regulated and largely invisible. It is something companies do every two weeks, employees fret about as they wait, and finance teams optimize for cost and compliance. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Back-office
How the Back Office Took Center Stage in 2025
December 31, 2025

If you work in banking, payments, FinTech or the digital economy, you’ve felt it all year: The back office is no longer backstage. Payments, identity, onboarding and fraud were once dismissed as “plumbing.” Now they’re the user experience, the margin story and the brand promise,...

Accounts Payable
AI Turns Accounts Payable Into a Strategic Control Point
December 30, 2025

The corporate back office is undergoing a renovation, and accounts payable is at its center. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...