Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS 1033. Insights: How modern finance teams can win the next 10 years
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Jan 29, 2026 Megan Cooper, AI-driven wealth platform founder and former fintech/product leader. Søren Westh Lonning, CFO overseeing finance, compliance, and scaling. Jeppe Rindom, Pleo co-founder solving company spend. They discuss finance’s evolving remit, decision overload and analysis paralysis, practical AI for forecasting and automation, and how better tooling and real-time data free finance for strategic impact.
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Founding Pleo From Receipt Frustration
- Jeppe Rindom founded Pleo after sharing his company card and suffering slow, manual expense processes and delayed data.
- He built a product to automate spend, remove receipts pain, and connect data to accounting in real time.
CFOs Are Now Strategic Co-Pilots
- The CFO role has expanded from bookkeeping to a strategic 'cockpit' amid higher uncertainty and broader business involvement.
- Finance leaders now must balance historical reporting with forward-looking strategy, scenario planning, and tech adoption.
Tooling Lags Behind Rising Demands
- Rapid change frequency, geopolitical shocks, and tech advances (AI) raised demands on finance faster than tools improved.
- That gap increases pressure on finance teams who must still perform rudimentary tasks while expected to be strategic.