Whenever I look at the metrics for this publication, one thing stands out: finance readers are hungry for information about emerging technologies. Articles about blockchain, artificial intelligence, machine learning, predictive analytics, and the Internet of Things, are inevitably the most popular content we publish. Everyone wants to know how to put these new innovations to use to drive better business results.

No longer the province of the IT department or analyst community, these technologies are part of the business discussion, upending business strategy and models and driving innovation across the finance line of business. It's no longer enough to be efficient and timely; finance leaders are eager to add value with greater transparency, more meaningful insight, automated control and improved governance.