Audit stories
Poor data is stalling AI in finance, with nearly 9 in 10 firms hit by delays and hidden errors causing mounting, often severe, losses.
The rollout puts AI into 160,000 audits and could cut administrative work as EY braces for bigger data volumes and tougher assurance demands.
The move adds decades of finance and operational expertise to Cisco's oversight as investors scrutinise spending, margins and AI-related strategy.
Routine bookkeeping is becoming faster but riskier, as firms weigh oversight, data security and how many junior hours AI agents can replace.
Independent checks on digital identity products will now be carried out by Kantara as the OpenID Foundation expands its conformance programme.
Enterprise finance teams will be able to connect oversight tools faster, as MindBridge opens access to more than 130 API endpoints and integration guides.
Her audit and risk oversight experience should bolster governance as the payments firm handles transactions in more than 240 countries and territories.
Financial firms face tighter scrutiny as the API checks AI debt-collection messages in real time and flags vulnerable customers.
Banks could speed compliance checks and loan approvals as the new software automates alerts and underwriting while keeping audit trails intact.
The move aims to curb access and trust risks as companies deploy autonomous AI agents across internal systems and third-party services.
The update could help teams restore dashboards and alerts after outages, reducing the risk of losing visibility when systems fail.
The World Gold Council unveils a shared Gold as a Service platform to standardise and scale interoperable digital gold infrastructure.
GPT-5.4 leads new AI benchmark on real-world accounting tasks, but its 77.3% score leaves firms facing stubborn reliability gaps.
Workiva names Kristen “KP” Pimpini to spearhead APJ sales and operations, backing its AI-powered reporting push across key regional markets.
Cryptio raises USD $45m Series B to scale its digital asset ERP platform for banks, auditors and tokenisation firms handling on-chain data.
AI now touches production databases in most firms, but Liquibase warns governance controls lag far behind the velocity of change.
Greater efficiency and profit gains are pushing smaller firms to invest in data and AI, while compliance digitisation lags behind.
The London startup's software could ease onerous due diligence for banks and custodians as scrutiny intensifies across digital assets and private markets.
Opal Security unveils AI agents and tools to root out unused access rights as research shows permissions sprawl swamping security teams.
Many 'AI-ready' finance teams lack basic rules and trusted data, leaving advanced tools underused in core processes, research finds.