Data privacy is CFOs’ top focus, while AI is 6th but gaining, research finds
Protiviti's latest global finance trends survey reveals that data security and privacy remain the primary concern for CFOs for the third straight year, with AI ranking sixth but showing significant upward momentum. The survey also finds that finance organizations still face challenges in measuring AI return on investment, with only 1% of respondents believing AI is driving major business transformation.
Data privacy is CFOs’ top focus, while AI is 6th but gaining, research finds
Protiviti's latest global finance trends survey reveals that data security and privacy remain the primary concern for CFOs for the third straight year, with AI ranking sixth but showing significant upward momentum. The survey also finds that finance organizations still face challenges in measuring AI return on investment, with only 1% of respondents believing AI is driving major business transformation.
CFOs On the Move: Week ending Sept. 4
In the week ending September 4, multiple companies announced Chief Financial Officer (CFO) personnel changes: Pinterest's Julia Brau Donnelly will depart to join AI startup Sierra; Charter Communications' Jessica Fischer steps down on October 15; Deutsche Telekom appointed Dhananjay Mirchandani to succeed as CFO in May 2027; T-Mobile announced Jessica Uhl will become CFO in February; Teladoc Health hired Michael Grasher as its new CFO; Hershey promoted Dave Hulays to CFO; CarGurus appointed Matthew Mandel as CFO; Herbalife CFO John DeSimone also serves as interim CEO.
Campfire Launches Migration Agent to Automate ERP Data Migration and Reconciliation | CFO.com
Campfire, a modern ERP platform for growing finance teams, announced the launch of Migration Agent on September 3, 2026. This AI feature is designed to automate the most time-consuming aspect of ERP system transitions—the migration and validation of historical financial data. Traditional ERP implementations require weeks or even months of manual data preparation, whereas Migration Agent compresses general ledger migration to about 15 minutes while retaining manual review checkpoints and automatically generating account-by-account, month-by-month reconciliation workbooks.
Home, office or hybrid: Where do CFOs work best? Peer Audit
A survey of chief financial officers shows that remote work and office work each have their advantages. About half of the respondents believe they are most productive at home, but several CFOs emphasize that the nature of the work determines the best workplace.
In the digital age, TouchTunes CFO banks on real-life experiences
TouchTunes CFO Andrew "Rusty" Russakoff接受CFO.com专访，分享其从工程背景到财务高管的职业路径，以及为何在数字时代仍对实体娱乐设备持乐观态度。
Younium Launches Younium CPQ, Streamlining the Full Subscription Management Process from Quote to Revenue
Younium announced the launch of Younium CPQ, a configure-price-quote solution natively integrated with HubSpot, aimed at bringing the quoting process into the revenue engine, eliminating manual operations and data inconsistencies, and enabling a seamless flow from quote to revenue.
U.S. Treasury's Assistant Secretary for Investment Security to Speak at ACI's CFIUS Conference | CFO.com
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Investment Security Chris Pilkerton will deliver a keynote address at ACI's 12th Annual CFIUS National Conference in Washington, D.C. on April 22, 2026. The conference brings together senior government officials to discuss foreign investment and national security issues.
Viewz Raises $7M to Replace Fragmented Finance Tools with a Single AI-Native Operating Model | CFO.com
Financial operations platform Viewz emerged from stealth today, announcing a $7 million seed funding round led by Ibex Investors and Flint Capital. The company builds its platform on a governed unified ledger, targeting the replacement of fragmented financial tools with a fully agentic finance team model. Since its quiet launch a year ago, Viewz has achieved millions in annual recurring revenue (ARR), maintained zero voluntary customer churn, and recorded 67% growth in the fourth quarter.