Ramp Q1 2024 roundup: Shared limits, expense intelligence, and Microsoft Dynamics

Card numbers get copy-pasted into Slack because there's no built-in way to share a budget. Purchase orders get re-keyed by hand after intake forms are approved. ERP data moves through CSV exports because the direct integration isn't there. These are small problems on their own, but they're the reason your AP and procurement teams can't scale without adding headcount.

The Q1 2024 Ramp releases close those gaps:

• Shared card limits
• Four new expense intelligence flags
• Procurement intake-to-PO pre-fill
• Direct Microsoft Dynamics Business Central integration

Top 5 takeaways from the webinar

1. Shared card limits replace the copy-paste workflow

If you've ever shared a card number over Slack (and most teams have), shared limits are the fix. Shared card limits put one card in the Cards tab with multiple users nested underneath, each with their own card number. You can see how much each person has spent on the shared limit and review an activity log of who edited it. When you remove someone from the limit, their card number automatically locks.

2. Expense intelligence catches double-dipping and reimbursement lag

The four new policy rules under expense intelligence are the ones that matter if you're already running clean books.

• Double-dipping detection uses OCR on receipts and flags when the same receipt appears across a card transaction and a reimbursement
• Off-trip flags catch expenses that should've been attached to a trip but weren't
• Spend program flags catch transactions that should've run through a program but didn't, and vice versa
• Reimbursement-lag flags surface expenses submitted X days after the transaction date, where you set the X

Each rule fires as a soft warning to the employee or as a hard out-of-policy mark for admin review.

3. Procurement requests pre-fill POs and submit from mobile

Two procurement updates build on each other. Intake-form answers now map directly to fields on the generated purchase order, so you don't have to re-key ship-to addresses and vendor contacts after the fact.

"Your employees, they hold a lot of vendor information that's included in the PO, like their ship to address or their contact information, and now you can map answers from the intake form directly to fields in the PO itself. So you don't have to go in, manually type it up after the fact."

You can also submit procurement requests from the Ramp mobile app by tapping the plus icon, selecting Request Spend, and filling out the pre-configured intake form. Together, these updates close the gap for employees away from their desks and for finance teams tired of completing POs manually after approval.

4. Microsoft Dynamics Business Central is live, Acumatica and Workday are next

If you're on Microsoft Dynamics Business Central and have been syncing Ramp data through CSVs, you can now connect directly. Your reimbursements, bills, and spend data sync to the ERP without manual exports.

5. Rewards redemption opens up, with admin and owner gates

You can now redeem your cashback three ways beyond statement credit. Apply it against your Ramp Plus plan, transfer it to select airline and hotel partners, or send gift cards from over 200 brands to employees.

You'll find the redemption controls under Insights and Rewards (admin or owner access required).

For a broader look at how expense, procurement, and AP automation fit together on a single platform, see Ramp's product webinars page.

Final thoughts

The Q1 2024 releases aren't a single big swing. They're a set of upstream fixes that remove handoffs you've been handling manually. Shared limits replace Slack-shared card numbers, pre-filled POs replace re-keyed vendor data, and the direct Dynamics integration replaces CSV exports. Each one removes a step that had quietly been someone's job.

See how Ramp fits in

Still re-keying POs, copy-pasting card numbers, or exporting CSVs to your ERP? Every release covered above is built to cut that manual work. Explore how Ramp's spend management software unifies expenses, procurement, and AP automation on a single platform.