Automation stories
Most finance chiefs still lack a clear AI plan as poor data quality and governance delay automation across North American finance teams.
Product development is already running about 30% more efficiently as the software group expands AI use across accounting and legal services.
Financial services firms risk stalled AI roll-outs and weaker supply chains unless governance and digital skills improve, experts warned.
The move aims to help firms scale AI beyond siloed contact centres, as most organisations still struggle to deploy it across the enterprise.
The new capital will fund Endra's push into AI software for building engineers as labour shortages and tight deadlines strain projects.
Businesses could see lower AI operating costs as OpenAI slashes GPT-5.6 Luna pricing and adds a faster premium mode for Sol.
The wealth manager will use the funds to build AI tools for advisers and client service, as firms race to lift productivity and engagement.
Grafana Labs has launched six AI observability tools during its AI Week, including new capabilities for monitoring and investigating AI agents.
Transparency is becoming a bigger test for accountants as most clients back AI, but only if firms explain where it is used.
Oracle customers will gain more AI model choice in everyday workflows as Google's Gemini is added to Fusion Applications and NetSuite.
The recognition reflects a wider shift in HR tech as employers look beyond automation to redesign work around AI and workforce strategy.
Employer demand for AI know-how is rising fast, with vacancies paying 34% more and formal qualifications losing sway in hiring.
Most firms are not getting the return they expected from finance platforms, with 89.3% using less than three quarters of available functions.
Fragmented banking, payments and accounting data is slowing reporting and weakening AI answers for businesses trying to act in real time.
Yet only 36% of HR leaders feel confident their organisations can comply with emerging AI rules, raising governance concerns.
The ranking reinforces Incode's pitch to banks and platforms seeking faster checks as deepfakes and synthetic identities raise fraud risk.
A survey of 204 US executives found 22% had suffered an AI-enabled breach in ERP systems, deepening doubts over existing safeguards.
A growing share of US adults doubt business emails as AI makes polished messages easier to fake, a survey found.
Paid social costs are rising as UK finance marketers struggle to produce enough creative for platforms that now reward constant ad testing.
Marketers can now set campaign goals in one place as StackAdapt adds AI agents to its ad platform for planning, reporting and execution.
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