Cash flow stories
As volatility bites, European finance chiefs are turning to AI for faster forecasts, tighter cash control and better risk oversight.
Rising overseas sales and profit have lifted the home appliance maker to No. 231 on the Fortune Global 500, its best showing yet.
Valuation of the Berlin finance software group has reached EUR €1 billion as it plans AI tools that keep finance teams in control.
Finance teams using BlackLine can now collect and reconcile payments in one place, potentially speeding cash flow across 190 markets.
Smaller firms seeking cash tied up in invoices are set to get more support as the specialist lender expands and hands day-to-day control to John Nelson.
Australian mid-sized firms may finally get serious accounting tools without paying ERP costs or enduring months of disruption.
Fund administrators can now pull banking data in real time as Northern Trust's new APIs go live with NAV Fund Services first to adopt them.
The new tool steers cash towards rent, utilities and other recurring costs, with early users already setting aside more than USD $14 million.
Snap is edging towards one billion monthly users as advertising and subscription sales help lift quarterly revenue 19% to USD $1.60 billion.
The service lets small US businesses run pay, accounting and payments in one system, cutting admin and missed-payroll risk.
Many Australian small business owners cannot tell if they made a profit, prompting Xero to offer free mentoring and lessons.
Smaller finance teams can now enforce budgets and receipts in one place as Mercury adds employee and AI agent cards for business customers.
Smaller exporters could gain faster cashflow if the test proves digital pounds and stablecoins can settle trade finance in one flow.
Economic uncertainty and labour shortages are tempering optimism, even as 73% of construction leaders say Australia's sector has been stable over the past year.
Disconnected systems are slowing decisions, masking costs and forcing Canadian firms to reconcile data manually before they can trust it.
London's small firms are more likely to be adopting AI, with 41% already using it as faster-growing businesses embrace the technology.
Australian businesses can now turn routine payments into holiday bookings, as B2Bpay adds Luxury Escapes redemptions to its points scheme.
The deal gives accountants advising smaller firms fresh guidance on online payments, banking and cash flow as merchants seek quicker, simpler set-ups.
Weekly super payments surged among small hospitality operators as payday super began, easing fears of a cash flow shock but tightening timing.
More than half of young adults are shifting cash between accounts to dodge failed transactions, a survey found.
