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AI in Finance: Moving Beyond Pilots to Real Impact

From AI Adoption to Real Outcomes in Finance

How Finance Teams Are Moving Beyond AI Pilots to Deliver Measurable Impact AI pilots in finance are increasing, but many teams are still struggling to achieve consistent results at scale. In accounts payable and wider finance operations, organizations continue to face a gap between automation […]

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White Paper on How Finance Teams Are Using AI to Overcome AP Bottlenecks

How Finance Teams Are Using AI to Overcome AP Bottlenecks

Understanding AP Process Inefficiencies in Finance Teams Accounts payable (AP) process inefficiencies continue to slow down finance operations. Many AP teams still rely on manual invoice processing and disconnected systems. This creates delays, increases workload, and reduces visibility across the finance function. Recent IFOL research […]

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Finance Leaders’ Fraud Report 2026

Only 22% of Finance Leaders Feel Fully Protected Against Fraud Fraud in finance operations is getting smarter and most teams are not keeping up. Our latest Finance Leaders’ Fraud Report, sponsored by SAP Concur, shows where leaders feel confident and where gaps are leaving teams […]

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Finance Skills Gap Report 2026

Finance Skills Gap Report 2026

Insights and Actions for Building Future-Ready Finance Teams Finance teams are facing rapid change, growing workloads and increasing demands for digital capability. Yet many organizations face a finance skills gap and struggle to provide the training, development and support their teams need to keep pace. […]

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2025 1099 Updates: IRS Rules & IRIS Filing Updates

2025 1099 Updates: IRS Rules & IRIS Filing Updates

1099 Reporting in 2025: What Finance and AP Teams Need to Know Recent polling from the IFOL community shows a significant knowledge gap around the 2025 1099 reporting updates changes. Only 38 percent of AP teams feel somewhat familiar with the updates. 13 percent say […]

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