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Software and use cases

IFRS 18 compliance: Why traditional tools fail and what integrated platforms deliver

IFRS 18 is mandatory from January 1, 2027, but finance teams approaching implementation with spreadsheets, disconnected consolidation systems, and legacy ERP modules are heading for compliance crisis.

ESG

Sustainability reporting for SMEs – The VSME in a nutshell

Company news

Lucanet's ESG report 2025: Built, measured, and verified

Market and trends

What 600 finance professionals had to say about consolidation software, and why it matters

Regulatory insights

IFRS transition: 6 reasons when the transition is truly worthwhile
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AI and innovation

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  • The front door to intelligent finance and tax: Lucanet’s new conversational layer
    Lucanet’s new conversational layer gives finance and tax teams a trusted front door to the CFO Solution Platform, routing plain-language requests to the right intelligent workflows with context, control, and transparency.
  • What shipping finance-grade intelligence actually looks like
    From financial modelling to sustainability reporting, XBRL tagging and annual report creation, discover how Lucanet has already embedded intelligent features across its solutions.
  • AI is reshaping the talent landscape in finance. Here’s what you can do to strengthen your team
    AI is raising the bar for finance teams. Learn how to close skill gaps, upskill your workforce, and build teams that deliver real value with AI.

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Market and trends

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  • BARC Score FPM 2026: Why Lucanet stands out in a competitive DACH market
    Lucanet is a Market Leader in the BARC Score FPM DACH 2026. Find out what makes it stand out and how you can use these insights to choose the right FPM solution.
  • What 600 finance professionals had to say about consolidation software, and why it matters
    Learn why some finance teams close faster, have better data quality, and need less audit effort with the right consolidation software.
  • 7 essential AI concepts every finance and tax team should understand
    Master the 7 AI concepts transforming finance. Understand machine learning, AI agents, LLMs and 4 more concepts every finance and tax leader should know.
    Artificial intelligence

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ESG

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  • Sustainability reporting for SMEs – The VSME in a nutshell
    What VSME brings to SMEs: uniform ESG information instead of questionnaires, basic module & comprehensive module, CSRD context and EU Recommendation 2025 — a compact overview.
  • Driving Business Value From ESG Sustainability Report: New Insights from Verdantix
    Explore how top firms leverage ESG reporting to cut costs, drive growth, and attract investment - based on Verdantix's global survey of 400 sustainability leaders
  • Stay the ESG course: How sustainability drives cheaper capital and competitive edge
    Discover how ESG reporting drives lower capital costs, better investor access, and strategic growth—even amid regulatory delays. Here’s why it still pays to invest.
    sustainability esg

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Life at Lucanet

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  • Inside our SaaS architecture journey
    Lucanet's engineering leads reveal our AWS multitenant architecture journey.
    Lucanet CFO Solution Pltform
  • Solutions Engineering at Lucanet: Where technology meets business impact
    Discover how Lucanet’s Solutions Engineers blend tech and strategy to solve real business challenges and drive customer success.
  • Meet Svenja: Turning tax challenges into customer wins every day
    Discover how Svenja turns tax complexity into customer impact, and why Lucanet is a place where growth, teamwork, and curiosity thrive.
    Meet Svenja: Turning tax challenges into customer wins every day

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Software and use cases

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  • How to close the year without stress
    Year end close is often associated with stress. Learn how you can optimize financial processes and permanently end the state of emergency.
    Year-end financial close
  • IFRS 18 compliance: Why traditional tools fail and what integrated platforms deliver
    Traditional consolidation tools can't handle IFRS 18 complexity. Discover why integrated platforms are essential for MPMs, retrospective application, and audit readiness.
    IFRS 18 compliance
  • Introducing the Tagger Agent: AI-powered automation for the upcoming reporting season
    Automate your XBRL reporting with Lucanet’s AI Tagger Agent for faster, smarter tagging of narrative, numeric and calculation elements.
    XBRL Tagger Structured data

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Regulatory insights

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  • Navigating EU Taxonomy Regulation and sustainable activities
    Master EU Taxonomy compliance with our guide. Learn about Omnibus I, materiality thresholds and automation for streamlined sustainability reporting.
  • UK GAAP vs. IFRS: Key differences explained
    Understand the key differences between UK GAAP and IFRS. Learn how the September 2024 updates to FRS 102 impact your financial consolidation and reporting.
    IFRS versus UK GAAP
  • Expanding electronic filing of the trade register in the Netherlands using Inline XBRL
    Learn how mandatory electronic trade register filing in the Netherlands expands in 2026, with key differences between XBRL and iXBRL and guidance for companies.

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Company news

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  • From a student dorm to €200M ARR: The Lucanet story
    How did Lucanet grow from a shipping container in Munich to €200M ARR? Discover the 25-year journey behind the CFO Solution Platform.
  • Lucanet expands to Japan with intelligent CFO Solution Platform
    Lucanet brings its CFO Solution Platform to Japan, offering cloud-based consolidation, financial planning, and intelligent automation for modern finance teams.
  • Lucanet's ESG report 2025: Built, measured, and verified
    Lucanet publishes its ESG report 2025 under the VSME standard. Science-based climate targets validated, emissions data independently assured, and ESG performance tied directly to financing. Read what was built, measured, and verified in 2025.
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