Finance departments embrace generative AI, but stop short of autonomous cash management

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Generative AI use by finance teams for cash flow management rose from 16% in 2025 to 80% in 2026, but Agentic AI use fell from 6% to 5%, and autonomous execution remains uncommon. 64% of finance teams use AI-generated insights or recommendations in cash flow decisions, up from 44% a year earlier; 28% of CFOs consider its impact the greatest, close to BI dashboards at 29%.