Cfos news and trends

Giving Credit Unions Credit: Bright Future for ‘Little Guys’ of Banking
Credit Unions // November 05, 2024

Bigger doesn’t always mean better across financial services — especially when it comes to innovation. And as financial technology reshapes the payments industry, even smaller, regional credit unions are finding that they must adapt quickly or risk falling behind. The CFOs of these financial institutions...

How to Cut Through the AI-Powered Cash Flow Hype
artificial intelligence // November 04, 2024

In times of business uncertainty, controlling for what’s controllable becomes paramount for a company’s leadership. And it’s these times when all heads tend to turn to the finance function for guidance and strategic insight. Against this backdrop, with treasurers and chief financial officers (CFOs) under...

Centime and Fyle Team to Bolster Small Business Spend Management
Partnerships // October 30, 2024

Small-business-focused cash management solutions provider Centime has teamed with expense management firm Fyle. The collaboration expands Centime’s platform to give finance teams fuller control over spending and cash flow, the companies said in a Wednesday (Oct. 30) news release. As the release noted, Centime’s cash...

Digital Evolution of Finance Function Sees CFOs Embracing Cyber Duty
Cybersecurity // October 30, 2024

In today’s high-stakes digital business battleground, cybersecurity isn’t just for the IT team. Cyber threats are a growing challenge for businesses of all sizes, and against that backdrop the role of chief financial officers (CFOs) and senior leaders in cyber resilience is growing as critical...

Interviews & Exclusives
CFOs Tell Banks What They Want From Working Capital Solutions. And It Isn’t Always the Best Rate

November 06, 2024
It was former Intel CEO Andy Grove who once said, “How well we communicate is determined not by how well we say things, but how well we are understood.” And according to Visa’s 2024-2025 Growth Corporates Working Capital Index, CFOs and treasurers want to be clearly understood that they are looking to their banks for […]

Giving Credit Unions Credit: Bright Future for ‘Little Guys’ of Banking

November 05, 2024
Bigger doesn’t always mean better across financial services — especially when it comes to innovation. And as financial technology reshapes the payments industry, even smaller, regional credit unions are finding...

How to Cut Through the AI-Powered Cash Flow Hype

November 04, 2024
In times of business uncertainty, controlling for what’s controllable becomes paramount for a company’s leadership. And it’s these times when all heads tend to turn to the finance function for...

From Cash Flow to Growth Engine: How Growth Corporates Rethink Working Capital

October 21, 2024
At its most basic level, working capital is the cash flow needed to fund short-term costs and operations. However, the operative definition of working capital, its usage and its access...

Quick Reads
Centime and Fyle Team to Bolster Small Business Spend Management

October 30, 2024
Small-business-focused cash management solutions provider Centime has teamed with expense management firm Fyle. The collaboration expands Centime’s platform to give finance teams fuller control over spending and cash flow, the companies said in a Wednesday (Oct. 30) news release. As the release noted, Centime’s cash management offers accounts payable (AP), accounts receivable (AR) and banking […]

Target Taps PepsiCo’s Jim Lee as New CFO

September 19, 2024
Target has picked longtime PepsiCo executive Jim Lee as its new chief financial officer (CFO). Lee, who spent more than 25 years with the food and beverage giant, will join Target’s leadership team Sept. 22,...

One Inc Appoints Flywire Veteran Michael Ellis as CFO

August 06, 2024
One Inc has named former Flywire Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Michael Ellis as its new CFO. Ellis will oversee the financial activities of the digital payments network for the insurance industry and...

Visa: Working Capital Strategies Best at Top-Performing Middle-Market Firms

March 07, 2024
A strategic, forward-thinking approach to working capital helps separate top-performing middle-market firms from their peers, according to Visa. The latest release of the “2023-2024 Growth Corporates Working Capital Index,” noted...