Cfo news and trends

Banks Offer CFOs Programmable Liquidity to Win Corporate Deposits
B2B Payments // October 15, 2026

Corporate cash has become one of banking’s most consequential bargaining chips. The third-quarter earnings season is offering chief financial officers a glimpse of what financial institutions are willing to provide to keep it. Third-quarter results from JPMorganChase, Citigroup and Bank of America suggested that the...

Stablecoins Have a $10 Million Problem: All That Money Is Going Back to the Bank
Cryptocurrency // October 12, 2026

A business receives $10 million in stablecoins on Monday, and by Friday, much of it could be back in a bank account. The payment worked. The problem, however, is what needed to happen next. Stablecoin payments may have eliminated hours of settlement friction, but they...

What the Treasury and SEC Can Teach CFOs About Fraud
Fraud Prevention // October 08, 2026

The most expensive fraud control is becoming the one that works perfectly, just a few seconds too late. Two developments from Washington this week, one from the U.S. Treasury Department and the other from the Securities and Exchange Commission, suggest that the next competitive advantage...

How CFOs Are Building Approval Controls Finance Agents Can’t Break
Artificial Intelligence // October 06, 2026

The biggest financial risk from an artificial intelligence agent won’t come from it making numbers up. It will likely come from an agent that does exactly what it has permission to do. As enterprises connect AI agents to email, procurement software, ERP systems, bank accounts...

Interviews & Exclusives
Axya’s $12 Million Bet on Fixing Procurement’s Broken Data

October 20, 2026
Watch more: Digital Shift With Félix Bélisle-Dockrill of Axya A supplier promises to deliver parts on the 18th of the month. The shipment gets pushed to the 25th. The enterprise resource planning (ERP) system updates the expected delivery date, and when the goods finally arrive, the supplier is recorded as having delivered on time. The […]

Late B2B Payments Tax 4.1% of Corporate Revenue

September 14, 2026
A well-prepared finance department typically implies a well-prepared business. And that’s supported by new PYMNTS Intelligence research in the June 2026 edition of the Growth Corporates Working Capital Index,which revealed that today’s strongest...

CFO Caution Creates an Opening for Bolder Competitors

September 04, 2026
Corporate America may have a capital allocation problem hiding inside its risk management discipline. The PYMNTS Intelligence report “The Cost of Caution: Why CFOs Put Growth Plans on Hold,” the...

Nearly 4 in 10 CFOs See Gen AI Paying Off Within Two Years

August 14, 2026
CFOs have stopped treating generative artificial intelligence returns as one date circled on the calendar. By December, 39.1% expected very positive returns within one to two years, even as 26.1%...

Quick Reads
Bottomline Launches AI-Powered CFO Finance Platform

June 11, 2026
Bottomline launched a platform to help chief financial officers use artificial intelligence to oversee cash flow. The CFO Suite combines cash forecasting, invoice management, collections and payments in one system, according to a Thursday (June 11) press release. The new software platform is designed to help finance teams as businesses face growing pressure to modernize […]

Ripple Introduces Treasury Platform That Manages Traditional and Digital Assets

January 28, 2026
Ripple introduced a treasury platform designed to give chief financial officers, treasurers and accounting teams complete control over traditional and digital treasury operations. Enabled by the company’s acquisition of GTreasury,...

Citi Announces CFO Transition and Folds Retail Bank Into Wealth Management

November 21, 2025
Citi announced changes to its leadership team and structure as it works to continue increasing its shareholder returns. Mark Mason will transition out of the role of chief financial officer...

xAI CFO Mike Liberatore Leaves After About 3 Months

September 03, 2025
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI has reportedly seen a string of executive departures, with the latest being its chief financial officer. Mike Liberatore joined xAI as CFO in April...