Melissa Di Donato sees caution and volatility tightening liquidity, pressuring executives on how they use company cash for acquisitions, paying down debt, or other business activities. Short-term liquidity for U.S. corporates with revenues of $1B+ was $3.2T at the end of 1Q, a $500 billion drop from last year. Long-term debt rose as well, while available undrawn credit fell. Melissa addresses the “trust gap”: Kyriba’s survey of CFOs show that 5 out of 10 are excited about the transformational impact of AI, but 8 of 10 are concerned about security and privacy risks.