Velocity

// finance stories

When cheaper isn't always better: comparing consumer and enterprise AI

Ramp data shows that businesses are using consumer AI at work—but should they?

Madeline Stafford
Contributing Writer and Editor

Editor's picks

The CFO AI digest: July 3

As the volume of AI news explodes each week, it can get hard to spot what really matters. We’re here to cut through the noise and spotlight what counts for finance teams. This week’s stories mark a shift in how AI is being operationalized across finance, infrastructure, and governance. Digital workers are moving from RPA bots to actual agentic teammates. Supply chains are getting smarter, bringing new implications for cost of goods sold (COGS) and risk, as AI-driven optimization changes how teams forecast costs, manage inventory, and model disruptions. Your data is now a tradable asset, and you might be giving it away for free. Compliance is getting more complex, with individual states rolling out their own AI laws. For finance leaders, these stories are a call to re-architect your stack and strategy. Amid disruption lies an opportunity: those who adapt now set the pace for the future.

Gayatri Sabharwal
Content Marketing
How do I prepare my business for an IRS audit?

You’ll need to get your financial house in order. And yes, that will take some work.

Penny Nichols
Accountant
Applied AI in finance: 4 best practices to get started

Practical tips for finance professionals to write better prompts for GenAI chatbots, choose the right LLM provider and model, and more.

Ian McCue
Senior Content Marketing Manager, Ramp
The CFO AI digest: June 27

You already know AI is moving fast. The question is: how can CFOs and their teams use it better? Today, we're launching a weekly roundup highlighting the latest AI developments impacting the finance function. Each Friday, we'll cover the new trends, tools, and legal rulings shaping AI and finance.

Gayatri Sabharwal
Content Marketing
Creative AI tools are trending, and they're worth the investment

Why procurement should give the green light, and how finance teams can benefit, too.

Madeline Stafford
Contributing Writer and Editor
Scaling lean finance teams: 3 strategies from startup leaders

Find out how CFOs and other finance leaders can maximize the productivity of their small teams with tips from operators dealing with this firsthand.

Ian McCue
Senior Content Marketing Manager, Ramp
Applied AI in finance: 4 ideas to eliminate tedious data and research tasks

Find out how CFOs can free up their teams for more valuable strategic work by handing off time-consuming data cleansing and research work to AI.

Ian McCue
Senior Content Marketing Manager, Ramp
Trends in data science and business intelligence software (Q2 2025)

As the “post-AI” data stack takes shape, newer players such as Hex and Sigma are quickly gaining ground. But incumbents like Tableau and Power BI still lead the pack.

Ara Kharazian
Economist, Ramp

Latest stories