One in four firms report losing above $1M in a fraud attack

Generative artificial intelligence has lowered the barrier for attackers to run sophisticated campaigns at scale, cybersecurity firm Trustmi said.

By Alexei Alexis • Aug. 27, 2025

Women CFOs lead lagging companies to 10% revenue growth: OneStream

While women take an average of three years longer to reach the CFO seat than men, they tend to help boost revenue and shareholder value once there, OneStream found in a study.

By Grace Noto • Aug. 27, 2025

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CFO best practices in the evolving generative AI era

As the initial frenzy around the launch of generative artificial intelligence subsides, a new GenAI era appears to be taking shape.

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Jack Daniel’s maker CFO to retire after 4 years in seat

Leanne Cunningham plans to retire from Brown-Forman on May 1. The Louisville, Kentucky-based spirits maker faces pressures from tariffs and changing alcohol consumption habits.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Aug. 26, 2025

British American Tobacco CFO steps down abruptly

The CFO departure comes as the Lucky Strike maker focuses on boosting growth for its vape and smokeless products. BAT is one of three global tobacco brands that agreed to pay a collective $23.7 billion to settle decades-long litigation with Canada earlier this year. 

By Grace Noto • Aug. 26, 2025

Walmart, Target tout AI plans

The two retail giants are capitalizing on sustained investment in their technology foundations even as they face economic headwinds.

By Lindsey Wilkinson • Aug. 26, 2025

Stablecoins set to transform cross-border payments

The search for faster and cheaper global payments is leading many companies to consider the use of stablecoins for remittances.

By Justin Bachman • Aug. 26, 2025

AI agents spark mix of anticipation, skepticism and fear: Workday

Most survey respondents were open to working with AI agents, but only 30% were comfortable with being managed by them.

By Alexei Alexis • Aug. 26, 2025

AI startup reaped millions using bogus claims, FTC suit says

Consumers were told they could earn back tens of thousands of dollars in a matter of days or months, according to the complaint.

By Alexei Alexis • Aug. 26, 2025

Murky economic outlook prompts review of pay strategies: Korn Ferry

Business leaders are thinking differently about their approach to executive incentives among continued economic uncertainty — an area where CFOs could share key insights, Korn Ferry’s Ron Seifert said.  

By Grace Noto • Aug. 25, 2025

UHY’s new CFO on being a CPA’s CPA: They ‘need numbers’

Laura LaPeer took the CFO seat at the accounting firm of UHY, which plans to grow organically and via private-equity-backed deals.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Aug. 25, 2025

CPA licensing changes poised to hit half of all states by year-end

While a growing band of states have passed new CPA licensure laws, employers, universities, students and regulators are just beginning to grapple with how the new rules will work.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Aug. 22, 2025

Former Dollar General exec to return for CFO post

Donny Lau is rejoining Dollar General after a nearly three-year absence to replace Kelly Dilts, who is leaving the discount retailer to become the CFO of Nordstrom.

By Alexei Alexis • Aug. 21, 2025

Cybersecurity startup Horizon3.ai taps new CFO

Founded in 2019, San Francisco-based Horizon3.ai in June completed a $100 million Series D funding round. 

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Aug. 20, 2025

CFO turnover spikes after record CEO exits last year

Starbucks is among the public companies that have named a new CFO this year following a CEO departure.

By Alexei Alexis • Aug. 20, 2025

Home Depot warns of tariff impact, ‘modest’ price hikes

The retailer might see some “modest” price movement as it continues to navigate tepid home improvement demand alongside tariff and interest rate uncertainty, executives said.

By Grace Noto • Aug. 20, 2025

Rare earth CFO’s financing strategy hinges on auto contracts

The Canada-based mining company Aclara's finance chief is priorizing securing contracts from customers who will use its products in order to secure more than $1 billion in financing.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Updated Aug. 20, 2025

State AI rules trigger rising small business angst

Nearly two-thirds of survey respondents said they were worried about potential compliance and litigation costs related to state laws on privacy, AI and technology.

By Alexei Alexis • Aug. 19, 2025

Stablecoins now have a green light. What’s next for CFOs?

Even with legislation in place, adoption will still require a willingness to reimagine how corporate funds are allocated, writes Sygnum Bank’s Katalin Tischhauser.

By Katalin Tischhauser • Aug. 19, 2025

CFOs elevate tax to strategic leadership: BDO

Tax leaders have seen their roles as strategy drivers grow since many stepped up to help with cash planning needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

By Grace Noto • Aug. 18, 2025

New cloud-based digital tax rules are here. They warrant CFO attention.

With remote work driving cloud spending to new heights and states competing aggressively for the related tax revenue, CFOs face mounting pressure to comply with a growing patchwork of tax obligations.

By Winston Post • Aug. 14, 2025

Cisco AI infrastructure orders top $2B

Newly minted CFO Mark Patterson will focus on “financial discipline” and profitable growth as Cisco looks to position itself as a “critical infrastructure provider” for the AI age.

By Grace Noto • Aug. 14, 2025

Why CFOs must stop treating compensation as a cost

Today’s economic uncertainty presents an opportunity for CFOs to get ahead of competitors struggling with the whiplash of boom-and-bust pay tactics, Payscale’s Philip Watson writes.

By Philip Watson • Aug. 13, 2025

Urgently CFO steps down after two months

The CFO’s departure comes as the digital roadside assistance company looks to continue addressing material weaknesses in its financial reporting.

By Grace Noto • Aug. 12, 2025

Citizens taps Barclays vet as next CFO

Aunoy Banerjee will become Citizens’ CFO in October, replacing John Woods, who’s leaving the Providence, Rhode Island-based regional lender to become CFO at State Street.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Aug. 12, 2025

How Salesforce’s finance chief is leveraging AI

With artificial intelligence tools, the time it takes to prepare for earnings calls has “been reduced to hours instead of days,” the executive said.

By Alexei Alexis • Aug. 11, 2025