Audit stories

KPMG deepens Google Cloud tie-up with AI agents for regulated sectors, including a Cardinal Health finance tool to tackle pricing disputes.

BSI unveils 125 ways standards shape the world, spotlighting cloud security, responsible AI and smart city guidance as digital trust grows.

BlackLine courts finance chiefs with a governance-first AI model and New York innovation hub aimed at making accounting automation auditable.

AvePoint and Omdia find governance and compliance are stalling AI adoption for MSP customers, as demand outpaces providers' readiness.

Governance and compliance are stalling MSP AI rollouts, with AvePoint and Omdia finding operational strain is widening the gap between investment and delivery.

EY embeds agentic AI into Canvas audit workflows worldwide, aiming to cut admin, sharpen risk checks and keep human judgement in the loop.

Trintech expands embedded AI across close processes with Beacon assistant, aiming to speed journal entries, matching and risk checks.

Secureframe adds user access reviews to Comply platform to help compliance teams replace spreadsheets and email with a single audit-ready workflow.

EY deploys agentic AI across 160,000 audit engagements, backed by Microsoft, as it launches new assurance services and training.

Cisco adds Deloitte veteran Pete Shimer to board, strengthening audit oversight as the networking giant pushes into AI-driven infrastructure.

AI agents prompt accounting firms to redesign bookkeeping and tax workflows as junior staff tasks are automated and human oversight stays central.

UK SMEs turn to data and AI for 2026 digital spending, while compliance and certification languish at the bottom of investment plans.

OpenID Foundation appoints Kantara Initiative to oversee testing service applicants as it expands independent assurance for digital identity standards.

MindBridge rolls out Developer Portal with 130 API endpoints as finance teams push to embed continuous AI-driven controls into enterprise systems.

Flywire taps former Bank of America audit chief Christine Katziff for board role as it bolsters oversight of its global payments business.

InDebted unveils a standalone API to check AI-written debt collection messages in real time, flag vulnerability and create audit trails.

UiPath rolls out agentic AI for banks to automate sanctions checks and loan origination, citing faster decisions and tighter audit controls.

Cloud Security Alliance unveils CSAI foundation to set rules, standards and assurance for securing autonomous agentic AI systems.

ControlMonkey broadens disaster recovery to Datadog, New Relic and other observability tools, giving teams versioned snapshots of dashboards and alerts.

London startup Eunice raises USD $8 million to build AI-powered due diligence tools for regulated digital asset and private markets.