CFO Making Big Financial Decisions in Seconds, Not Days.

What we’ll cover today:

🚀 CFO Making Big Financial Decisions in Seconds.

🎥 10 Videos From 10 DEFI Geniuses.

🧠 The Godfather of DeFi.

🔗 The Event Roundup.

CFO Making Big Financial Decisions in Seconds.

Thanks to AI, that’s becoming a reality.

A new survey shows that 8% of CFOs are betting on AI to transform the work of finance teams, especially in areas like financial reporting.

Most are just starting out, but tech leaders like Microsoft and Oracle are already rolling out tools to improve the efficiency of finance departments.

Here’s the exciting part: AI isn’t just for the small stuff anymore.

Key ways CFOs are using AI:

• Automating routine tasks like invoice management.

• Enhancing data visualisation for real-time insights.

• Improving financial reporting and analysis speed.

And it’s just the beginning.

98% of CFOs expect AI to:

• Speed up decision-making.

• Allow teams to focus more on strategy than routine tasks.

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1. 10 Videos From 10 DEFI Geniuses.

This is a tweet from Ruthie. Ruthie is a defi researcher and writer.

After years and years of research, she presents the top 10 videos from 10 DeFi geniuses.

“50 days ago, I started learning DEFI.

I've never ever paid $1 for any course or mentor .

I made YouTube my master as it's flooded with tons of free courses.

Here are 10 videos from 10 DEFI geniuses that will get you started in just 2 min” she adds. 

Here’s The Tweet

2. The Godfather of DeFi.

This is a post about Andre Cronje.

Andre Cronje is best known as a software developer for his role as the Co-founder of Fantom Foundation, Founder of Yearn Finance, and Keep3r Network.

He quit in 2020... and is coming back now.

Here’s The Twitter Thread

1. Fintech’s role in carbon emission efficiency: dynamic spatial analysis.

In 2022, global energy demand escalated significantly, leading to a notable surge in CO2 emissions from energy consumption and industrial production, peaking at 36.8 gigatons—a 0.9% increase from 2021. 

If this trend continues, CO2 emissions from existing and planned fossil fuel infrastructure will exceed the 1.5 °C target1. CO2 is a primary catalyst of climate change and associated extreme weather events.

2. Standard Chartered’s India and South Asia CEO Zarin Daruwala to retire.

Zarin Daruwala, Standard Chartered’s India and South Asia CEO, will retire on 1 April 2025.

Daruwala joined the bank in 2016, becoming its first female leader in India in 163 years. Before this, she led the corporate credit function of Mumbai-headquartered ICICI Bank for 27 years.

3. Philippine-based lending fintech company OneLot raises $4M Pre-Seed funding.

OneLot, a Philippine-based lending fintech company, said Monday that it had raised $4 million in pre-seed funding in an oversubscribed round led by 468 Capital.

OneLot said other participants include Kaya Founders, Crestone Venture Capital, 21yield, Founders Launchpad, and notable angel investors.