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KPMG study: trust as a driver of AI performance in the Finance function
Original title, in French: “Étude KPMG : la confiance, moteur de performance de l'IA dans la fonction Finance”
- Publication
- KPMG (United Kingdom)
- Author
- Unsigned
- Published on
- 25 September 2026 · read in the page structured data
Summary
KPMG has published the 2026 edition of its study "AI in the finance function", conducted among more than 1,000 companies in 20 countries, including 50 in France. According to the study, 75% of organisations are progressively integrating AI into financial reporting, up from 30% in 2024, and 81% expect to be actively using it within the next 18 months. The largest gains relate to judgement (planning, forecasting, risk analysis) rather than pure automation. Only 42% of organisations have auditable AI, but these report performance up to 3 to 6 times higher. The obstacles cited are data quality, ROI measurement, integration with existing systems and internal resistance. In France, 39% of organisations plan to deploy agentic AI within 18 months.
Summary based on the full text of the article.
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75 %
organisations progressively integrating AI into financial reporting
more than 1,000 companies in 20 countries, including 50 in France, 2026
« 75 % des organisations intègrent désormais progressivement l’IA dans la production de l’information financière, contre 30 % en 2024. »
Source: étude KPMG « IA dans la fonction finance » 2026
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30 %
same measure in 2024
2024
« 75 % des organisations intègrent désormais progressivement l’IA dans la production de l’information financière, contre 30 % en 2024. »
Source: étude KPMG « IA dans la fonction finance » 2026
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81 %
organisations expecting active use of AI in Finance within the next 18 months
global, 2026
« 81 % des organisations anticipent ainsi une utilisation active de l’IA dans leur fonction Finance dans les 18 prochains mois. »
Source: étude KPMG « IA dans la fonction finance » 2026
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42 %
organisations with auditable AI in their financial processes
global, 2026
« Seulement 42 % des organisations disposent aujourd’hui d’IA auditables dans leurs processus financiers »
Source: étude KPMG « IA dans la fonction finance » 2026
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6 factor
higher performance of companies with auditable AI on certain indicators
global, 2026
« Les entreprises disposant d’IA auditables affichent des performances jusqu’à 3 à 6 fois supérieures sur certains indicateurs. »
Source: étude KPMG « IA dans la fonction finance » 2026
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36 %
French respondents citing automation of recurring financial processes as a high-potential lever
France, 2026
« 36 % des répondants français citent l’automatisation des processus financiers récurrents parmi les leviers à fort potentiel, contre 32 % au niveau mondial »
Source: étude KPMG « IA dans la fonction finance » 2026
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39 %
French organisations planning to deploy agentic AI within 18 months
France, 2026
« D’ici 18 mois, 39 % des organisations en France prévoient de déployer des mécanismes d’orchestration agentique ou des architectures multi-agents. »
Source: étude KPMG « IA dans la fonction finance » 2026
Classification
- Country
- France
- Company size
- All sizes
- Industries
- Banking, insurance, asset management, finance departments
- Companies
- KPMG (study author)
- Keywords
- finance function, agentic AI, audit, data governance, finance departments, return on investment
KPMG sells AI services or products: its studies and publications should be read with that interest in mind.
Entry written by Marsanne Studio from the cited article, with the help of an AI model (claude-sonnet-5). The rights to the article and its illustrations belong to KPMG. Entry translated from French by Claude Sonnet 5.5.