Finance Chief Uncut

AI is changing how people discover, compare and buy products. And, as AI agents become capable of acting on behalf of consumers and businesses, the way payments are made could change with it.In this episode of Finance Chief Uncut, Jiang-Ming Yang, Chief Innovation Officer at Ant International, explores the rise of agentic commerce and what it means for the future of global payments.From changing user behaviour to the challenge of allowing an AI agent to act on a person's behalf, Yang looks at the trust, security and interoperability needed to make agentic transactions work at scale. He also explains how Ant International's Agentic Mobile Protocol (AMP), alongside its collaboration with Mastercard and Visa on a Know-Your-Agent (KYA) interoperability framework, is helping address some of those challenges.

Is your payments stack costing you revenue you don’t know you’re losing? Matt Healey, Director, Product Strategy and Partnerships at Juspay, joins host Matt High to discuss payments orchestration, checkout conversion and why finance leaders need to be closer to their payments infrastructure than most currently are. A grounded, commercially-focused conversation about where recoverable revenue is hiding and what CFOs can do about it.

AI investment is accelerating across financial services, but implementing more AI does not automatically create more value.In Episode 20 of Finance Chief Uncut, Rishi Kapoor, Global Head of Partner Sales Engineering at Alteryx, joins Matt High to explore how finance leaders can approach AI investment, governance, agentic AI and return on investment.With more than 20 years of experience in data and technology, including roles within investment banking, Rishi argues that organisations should start with a clear business problem rather than the technology itself. His focus is on “AI with ROI”: understanding what a process currently costs, what needs to improve and whether AI can deliver measurable value.

Procurement has a direct impact on an organisation’s financial performance, but its contribution extends far beyond negotiating lower prices.For finance leaders, effective procurement can help control costs, reduce operational and supplier risk, strengthen governance and protect profitability.In this episode, Mahbub Chowdhury FCIPS, Senior VP & Head of Procurement at City Bank PLC, explores how more than 31 years in procurement and supply chain have shaped his approach to cost, efficiency and risk.Beginning his career with a finance and accounting background, Mahbub first moved into procurement while working across cost management, budgeting and inventory control. He quickly saw the connection between procurement decisions and the bottom line.Today, that financial perspective remains central to his approach.

James Briers of Intelligent Delivery Solutions explores why data quality, governance and visibility are essential foundations for successful enterprise AI adoptionAI adoption is accelerating across businesses, but the technology is only as reliable as the data behind it.For finance leaders, poor data quality can have consequences far beyond inaccurate reporting. It can affect decision-making, operational efficiency, compliance, customer relationships and, in extreme cases, the financial stability of the business.In Episode 18 of Finance Chief Uncut, host Matt High is joined by James Briers, Founder and Board Member at Intelligent Delivery Solutions (IDS), to explore why organisations need to get their data foundations right before scaling AI.Drawing on a career spanning software, data quality and enterprise transformation, James explains why businesses need greater visibility over their data and AI, how poor information can translate into financial risk and why governance must become an ongoing business process rather than a periodic exercise.His message to finance leaders is clear: AI may offer significant opportunities, but businesses cannot expect reliable results if the data feeding it is inaccurate, fragmented or poorly governed.