Productivity stories
The cloud overhaul is meant to trim costs and modernise finance systems as Centrica adapts to tougher energy-market pressures.
Finance teams could cut manual work and speed decisions as Sage Intacct rolls out AI tools for billing, payables and analytics.
The tie-up aims to cut manual booking work and speed travel software delivery as AI chat tools reshape how trips are planned and sold.
Strategic deployment, rather than bigger budgets, is emerging as the key way finance chiefs can turn AI into revenue and margin gains.
The platform targets manual drug-development bottlenecks, from trial documents to safety case intake, as biopharma seeks faster compliant workflows.
Investors can now trade more than 4,000 U.S. stocks overnight through NYFIX, as Broadridge broadens access beyond standard market hours.
Leasing firms could cut delays and insurance risks as new software spots delivery errors and missing paperwork before contracts begin.
The five-year plan aims to move clients beyond pilot projects and into enterprise-wide AI use, targeting measurable returns across core functions.
Many finance chiefs are seeing efficiency gains from AI, but slower rollouts and weak decision-making returns are worrying boards.
Retailers and lenders could recover lost sales and automate compliance-heavy outreach as Talkdesk expands AI beyond inbound service tasks.
Issuers will be able to cut supplier enrolment friction as Visa folds automated virtual card receivables into its commercial payments hub.
Regulated industries will get custom models with tighter data control as TCS opens Mistral Forge access to enterprise clients worldwide.
A lack of ROI visibility is leaving many UK marketing teams unable to prove which campaigns work, according to a new survey.
More than 36,000 weekly home visits are set to be coordinated through one system as the partnership seeks to cut paperwork and improve oversight.
Higher margins and lower costs lifted IBM New Zealand's profit even as annual revenue dropped 13.4% to NZD $111.9 million.
Customers could open deposit accounts faster, as the Tennessee lender expects automation to cut delays and reduce staff paperwork across channels.
Broader dataset analysis has helped Pinion trim a complex review from 200 hours to 150, while improving client discussions.
Charities could cut manual finance work and improve board oversight as the cloud system helps staff spend more time on planning.
Organisations can recoup their outlay in six months, as the study found video management software cut investigation times and lifted productivity.
More than a quarter of owners fear the economy will worsen their strain as tax time and compliance pressures erode productivity and sleep.