Will the Capital Markets Open in 2025 for Life Sciences?
By Sandra Gardiner
For the past several years, life science executives and investors alike have been asking the same question: when will the capital markets fully reopen? After a challenging 2022–2023 cycle marked by inflation, rising interest rates, and geopolitical uncertainty, many hoped 2024 would bring a meaningful rebound. Instead, the year proved…Read More
Read MoreHow to Implement AI to Transform Your Accounting & Finance Functions
By Bob Finley
Over the last two years, a significant number of AI-driven software solutions have entered the market, capable of automating accounting and finance functions to a considerable extent. New metrics, like “% touchless invoices” in A/P and A/R, new acronyms like “HITL” (human-in-the-loop), “IDP” (intelligent document processing), and “STP” (straight-through processing)…Read More
Read MoreAI Glossary: A Guide for Financial Leaders to the Language of Modern Intelligence
By Eric Mersch
This AI glossary contains 100+ clear, plain English definitions of AI concepts, from foundational terms like machine learning and neural networks to emerging ideas like Generative Engine Optimization and synthetic data. Where relevant, we connect definitions to their implications for governance, compliance, and ROI. Use this AI glossary to: Speak…Read More
Read MoreFinance as a Service Organization: A New Approach
By Mark Archer
Finance has not historically been considered a service function and that needs to change. The pace with which compliance, government policy, reporting, and budgeting are moving (now amplified by artificial intelligence), requires that finance evolve from back-office number cruncher to organization-leading partner. One of the most effective ways to embrace…Read More
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