Finance Leaders Report Rising Uncertainty, With AI Adoption as Key Differentiator
Pigment released its first Uncertainty Index this week, surveying 2,000 finance leaders across the U.S., U.K., France, and Germany. The index measures how macroeconomic pressure, geopolitical instability, and AI adoption shape real-time financial decisions.
More than 41% of surveyed finance leaders say uncertainty has increased over the past six months. The shift reflects mounting pressure on forecasting and planning across developed markets.
Organizations with mature AI capabilities are pulling ahead. These companies grow faster, forecast with greater confidence, and widen their performance advantage each quarter, according to Pigment's Q1 report.
What This Means for Your Organization
The gap between AI-advanced and lagging organizations is widening. Finance teams that have moved beyond pilot projects are making better decisions faster.
AI data analysis tools help finance leaders build scenarios and stress-test assumptions when traditional forecasting breaks down. This capability matters more as macro conditions shift.
For finance teams still evaluating AI tools, the index signals that adoption is becoming a competitive necessity, not an optional upgrade. The leaders seeing the clearest performance gains have moved past experimentation into production use.
Pigment's research suggests demand for planning and analytics platforms will continue rising as finance leaders seek ways to manage uncertainty and build confidence in forecasts.
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