CFOs Adopt Payments Data As Strategic Asset

CFOs are entering the new year resolving to make payments data a strategic asset and to operationalize AI across accounts payable and receivable, according to PYMNTS reporting in December. Executives plan consolidation and ecosystem integration to gain real-time cash visibility, with reports showing 79% of AI users report measurable improvements, 72% adopted AI in AP within two years, and 22% at full scale.
Key Points
- 1Prioritize consolidating payments data across ERPs, banks, and processors into a governed single view
- 2Highlight AI adoption: 79% report improvements, but only 22% achieve full at-scale AP deployment
- 3Recommend integrate ecosystems to enable real-time cash visibility and actionable working capital decisions
Scoring Rationale
Highlights practical AI adoption and payment-data strategy across enterprises, but relies mainly on industry reporting and limited at-scale evidence.
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