Financial Planning stories
Small businesses could get real-time cash-flow and invoice insights as Xero embeds Claude into its accounting tools and planning workflows.
Businesses can now build governed AI assistants and use 12 pre-built planning apps across finance, supply chain and workforce management.
Gainsight names new finance, go-to-market and Marketing Chiefs as it gears up for AI-driven growth in customer success software.
Nearly half of Asia-Pacific mid-sized firms shun working capital tools, even as CFOs demand faster, simpler digital funding solutions.
Australian fintech Vivi unveils AI-native money platform on Pismo with Visa debit card, FX features and high-interest savings tools.
Blue Yonder expands agentic AI and mobile apps across supply chains, embedding role-based agents from planning to customer service.
Mastercard launches its Virtual C-Suite AI agents, starting with a Virtual CFO, to give small firms automated executive-style insights.
Xero launches AI-driven analytics and cash flow forecasting in ANZ, aiming to help small firms anticipate shocks and plan with richer data.
UK firms are still manually fixing flawed datasets before decisions, with weak ownership and data culture now seen as bigger risks than technology.
Concern over privacy is rising as 65% of employees say their personal data may be used to train AI tools, the survey found.
The drinks group aims to tighten planning, finance and supply chain control across 24 sites as AI tools are added to core systems.
Profitability in FY2025 caps a decade of expansion for the insurer, as adviser-led sales and wealth products helped drive growth in Singapore.
The roll-out could free advisers up to four hours per meeting, shifting wealth management time away from administration and towards clients.
It could help Australians tackle a common estate-planning gap, with 60 per cent estimated to lack a legal will despite rising wealth transfers.
Irish CFOs forecast 9% growth in 2026 as AI use in finance soars from 12% to 47%, even while regulation and cyber risks intensify.
Rising cross-border eCommerce returns and stricter marketplace refund rules are squeezing sellers' cashflow and heightening liquidity risk.
PWL Capital taps d1g1t to replace spreadsheets with a bilingual, API-driven wealth platform for its USD $7 billion advisory business.
Xero unveils an automated year-end workflow for NZ accountants, cutting manual rollovers and sharpening reconciliation and client reviews.
IMP Software has unveiled IMP Finance, a MAT-first unified platform aiming to streamline budgeting, purchasing, workforce planning and finance.
Robinhood launches a family finance hub, custodial and trust accounts, plus an invite-only platinum card with elite cashback rewards.