1,600 finance leaders reveal the reality gap between AI ambitions and the hard truth of data, culture, and governance. he 2025 Global Autonomous Finance Benchmark reveals who’s leading, who’s lagging, and what it takes to close the gap.
Finance has moved beyond automation. In 2025, CFOs are betting on AI to help position finance a true strategic partner — predictive, proactive, and indispensable to growth.
Yet, insights from 1,600 finance leaders across nine geographies and six sectors, shows that ambition is colliding with reality. Adoption is widespread, but progress is uneven. Data remains the #1 barrier. ROI is still hard to measure. And a widening cultural divide is separating agile leaders from cautious followers.
Key insights you’ll find inside:
* The biggest barriers to AI transformation for even the most ambitious finance teams;
* Which sectors are moving into autonomous finance the fastest, and who risks being left behind;
* The tale of two realities: where perception versus progress are telling very different stories;
* What works: Practical lessons from finance leaders who are successfully aligning AI, culture, and strategy.
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