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EXPERT INSIGHT BY LUCANET
Speaker: Natália Ferreira Silva (Lucanet)
Multi-entity roll-ups, cross-currency models, adoption at scale, and audit-ready design, clear steps for complex groups. 15 Oct 2025 | 10:00 am BST. Reserve Your Seat
WEBINAR BY FONOA
AI for Tax: Lessons from Meta and Netflix
Learn compliance-first AI strategies from Meta and Netflix for smarter, safer tax operations—real-world insights for finance leaders.
FROM THE MARKET
EDITOR’S PICKS
New data reveal that 72% of finance teams now use AI - more than double last year’s figure. With CFO confidence dipping to 41%, tariff-related forecasting challenges and cybersecurity risks are pushing finance leaders to embrace data-driven strategies, elevate FP&A, and strengthen supplier oversight ahead of 2026.
EXPERT INSIGHT BY MONEYPENNY
Why CFOs belong at the brand table
CFOs are moving beyond spreadsheets to shape brand identity and trust. From ESG to employee wellbeing, finance now drives values into action.
THE BIG INTERVIEW
Q&A: Pleo’s CFO on the real test of efficient growth
Pleo CFO Søren Westh Lonning reflects on the moment rapid growth outpaced infrastructure and the deliberate reset that followed. In this interview, he explains how finance teams can balance speed with sustainability, manage risk at scale, and define what efficient growth really means.
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CFO TRANSFORMATION UNDER REVIEW
A new survey from Mavvrik reveals that most companies are dramatically underestimating AI costs. Over half miss forecasts by 11%–25%, while nearly one in four miss them by more than 50%. The fallout is already hitting margins 84% of respondents said AI costs shaved off at least 6% of gross margins.
WHAT WE'RE LISTENING TO
What would it take to transform finance in just 90 days? In this solo episode of the CFO 4.0 Podcast, Hannah Munro breaks the journey into three phases: stabilisation (reconciliations, AR/AP, reporting structures), automation & efficiency (AP automation, chart redesign, month-end optimisation), and forward-looking acceleration (forecasting, dashboards, data integration).
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