Chief Financial Officer (CFO) stories
YAP Global names Otto Jacobsson CEO amid crypto shift
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YAP Global appoints Otto Jacobsson as CEO, signalling expansion and a broader service mix as the crypto and digital assets sector matures.
La Fosse relaunches ConnEx to link executives & charities
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La Fosse has revived its ConnEx scheme, pairing UK charity leaders with volunteer C-suite executives to tackle tech and transformation gaps.
Nasuni names new CTO & CFO to drive AI data growth
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Nasuni appoints Jerry Carter as CTO and Ross Grainger as CFO, strengthening leadership to scale unstructured data and AI-focused growth.
UK CFOs put AI at heart of strategy & productivity push
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UK CFOs are ramping up AI investment and taking charge of digital strategy, betting on productivity gains if tools fit existing finance workflows.
CFOs back AI to transform finance but trust gap widens
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CFOs bet big on AI to reshape finance, but a Kyriba survey shows trust is lagging as privacy and security fears intensify worldwide.
Mid-January urged as true start for UK Q1 forecasts
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Kaleidoscope.com urges UK firms to treat mid-January as the real start of Q1 planning, warning December forecasts are built on distorted data.
Sage predicts AI & finance shift for mid-sized firms
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Sage predicts mid-sized firms will embrace AI automation, sector-specific software and a more strategic, data-led role for finance by 2026.
Wakam UK names Philip Ward Group CFO amid UK growth
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Wakam UK promotes Philip Ward to Group CFO as its UK portfolio hits GBP £400 million, backed by a 197% solvency ratio and strong partner scores.
OutSystems appoints Fay Sien Goon as new finance chief
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OutSystems names Fay Sien Goon as CFO to steer global finance and support its push into AI-powered application development and agentic systems.
Rapid Loans reshapes leadership with new CEO & CFO
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Rapid Loans names Kane Jones CEO and Lois Zhang CFO as founder Russell Birse becomes executive chair amid tighter lending regulation.
Marqeta names Patti Kangwankij as new finance chief
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Marqeta has hired veteran payments executive Patti Kangwankij as CFO, completing a leadership reshuffle under chief executive Mike Milotich.
CFOs tighten grip as rising cloud costs hit tech margins
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CFOs seize control of cloud spending as volatile infrastructure and AI costs erode tech start-up margins and strain forecast accuracy.
Finance chiefs brace for AI hyperautomation by 2026
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Finance chiefs are set to move from AI pilots to strict ROI-driven hyperautomation and predictive fraud prevention by 2026, Gogar says.
AccountsIQ grows workforce & product range after deal
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AccountsIQ boosts staff by 38% and broadens its cloud finance tools after acquiring UK expense platform ExpenseIn to meet rising demand.
Accordion buys FCM to boost private equity services
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Accordion buys FCM to fuse data-led finance consulting with operator-led transformation in a push to deepen private equity value creation.
Finance teams shift from spreadsheets to smart platforms
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Finance teams ditch manual spreadsheets for integrated, real-time platforms as tighter 2026 reporting demands reshape core processes.
Aspire secures key licences for global fintech rollout
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Singapore fintech Aspire wins key licences in Australia, Europe and the US, paving the way for a global rollout of its business finance platform.
Finance leaders fear AI skills gap as change accelerates
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Finance chiefs brace for AI upheaval as CIMA warns of widening skills gap and underprepared teams despite soaring expectations.
Graylog appoints Jody Cire as CFO to drive AI growth
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Graylog names Jody Cire CFO to sharpen capital strategy and scale its AI-powered security analytics platform for global enterprise growth.
How AI is re-shaping financial reporting
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AI is turning CFOs from backward-looking reporters into real-time strategists, reshaping financial and sustainability reporting alike.