Ramp, a US-based financial operations platform, has unveiled its first AI agents designed to automate finance operations.
The AI agents, known as agents for controllers, aim to enforce company expense policies, eliminate unauthorised spending, and prevent fraud.
The initiative paves the way for a series of specialised agents that Ramp plans to release this year to alleviate manual tasks for finance teams.
Ramp co-founder and CTO Karim Atiyeh said: “Ramp agents have complete knowledge of your accounting rules and expense policies that employees don’t carry in their heads, plus instant access to transaction details that finance teams would need time to gather.
“This lets them act faster and more accurately on every transaction. This isn’t just automation. It’s intelligent reasoning that handles complex financial decisions to reduce errors, strengthen policy enforcement, and stop fraud.”
Ramp’s agents for controllers address the challenges faced by finance teams by autonomously reviewing expenses and enforcing policies, thus eliminating redundant tasks.
The agents are built on Ramp Intelligence, which leverages OpenAI’s reasoning models to manage workflows independently and proactively.
Unlike traditional automation, which relies on basic rules and conditional logic, Ramp’s AI agents utilise context-aware, human-like reasoning.
They independently enforce spending policies, prevent violations, and continuously refine company spending guidelines.
The agents provide a clear audit trail for every decision and escalate issues when necessary. Early users have reported 99% accuracy in expense approvals.
OpenAI platform product head Olivier Godement said: “It’s amazing to see what Ramp has built with our newest reasoning models.
“These agents are taking care of key financial processes and, most importantly, getting them right – letting teams focus on deeper strategic work.”
Hex strategic finance head Lawrence Dann-Fenwick said: “Ramp takes the manual work off our plate and gives us the confidence that we’re ahead of emerging AI fraud threats before they hit us.”
Ramp Intelligence, the platform behind these agents, automates various finance tasks, including expense reporting, data entry, contract review, and accounting accuracy.
The agents learn and adapt from company policies and user feedback to approve low-risk expenses, alert users to suspicious receipts, answer employee questions, uncover fraud trends, and suggest policy edits.
Ramp’s AI agents offer finance teams advanced AI capabilities, providing essential engineering support to resource-constrained teams.
With 50% of its payroll invested in research and development, Ramp ensures that finance teams of all sizes can benefit from the latest advancements in AI automation and reasoning.
AI companies such as Hex, Notion, Quora, and Sierra are already using Ramp to enhance their operations, enabling them to work more efficiently and maximise their resources.
Quora Finance Manager Richard Gobea said: “Before Ramp agents, we manually reviewed 100% of transactions. Now, Ramp agents take the first pass and flag what actually needs our attention. Every decision Ramp makes is logged with a clear audit trail.
“Accuracy matters, and Ramp consistently gets it right. We’ve seen fewer errors, faster reviews, and stronger policy enforcement across the board.”
