Why 2026 Will Be A Big Year For AI In Business Finance

Why 2026 Will Be A Big Year For AI In Business Finance

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Why the finance department need not fear AI

The narrative around whether certain functions could simply be replaced by AI is omnipresent. But what I don’t believe is that the finance department will be consigned to that fate. In fact, I believe AI presents a huge opportunity for finance teams to scale and significantly increase their capabilities. We’ve reached a point where the finance function has truly evolved – it is no longer purely a home for accounting. A conversation I had recentl…