As PYMNTS Intelligence clarifies in its third edition of the 2024 Certainty Project, “Heads of Payments Zero In on Customer Behavior in Uncertainty Debate,” the responsibilities that accompany being a chief financial officer (CFO) are very different from those that head of payments must manage....
The digitization of business and commerce has left few things untouched. And the CFO role, as well as the finance function more broadly, is one of the areas most transformed by digital progress — moving beyond traditional accounting and budgeting tasks to serve as a...
Where you spend your money, there’s your business strategy. And that’s large part why the role of the chief financial officer (CFO) has undergone a transformation in recent years, expanding beyond traditional finance functions to become a driver of strategy and value creation within organizations. “The CFO role...
Over $38 billion of U.S. office buildings face loan defaults, foreclosures or other distresses. At the same time, many companies are relocating or centralizing their headquarters. That’s why, for today’s CFOs, the cost and cultural balance around return to office versus remote work and other hybrid setups is top of mind...
To be successful, you must have your heart in your business, and your business in your heart. As today’s chief financial officers know best, the role of a leader is to define a common goal and enable the business to get there. “I feel immense accountability for...
Successfully steering a business toward strategic growth requires a steady hand. And in today’s business landscape, where change is constant and innovation is key, the role of the chief financial officer (CFO) has evolved to include not just that steady hand, but a keen eye,...
The concerns keeping CFOs awake at night help define their business strategies in the morning. And with the news this week that B2B credit card platform Pliant is planning to expand, while Mastercard is bringing its commercial cards to mobile wallets, CFOs looking to sleep a little better are prioritizing...
Modern leadership requires data, communication, empathy, and above all a holistic view of the business. Call these pillars the new drivers of success. Increasingly, it is falling to today’s chief financial officers to synthesize them into a strategy that can optimize the business outcomes of...
Today’s chief financial officers are as different from 1970s bean counters as apples are from oranges. In an operational landscape marked by ongoing uncertainty and a sea change of macro shifts, modern CFOs have had to adapt to a new world of business realities —...
