{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5cd2c5f7a6620c474d62a136/6af05c79218f4807f2e84ac7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"From AI Potential to ROI: Trust, Data, and the Self-Managing Expense Report, with Fiona Ashley of SAP Concur","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5cd2c5f7a6620c474d62a136/1794137090359-5c4ecec1-a8ee-49ef-9d07-528fd7c7d70a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>AI in finance is moving past potential and changing how work gets done. The question is what it can actually deliver.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of One Vision Podcast, Theodora Lau talks with <u><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/fionaashley/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Fiona Ashley</a></u>, VP of Product Marketing at SAP Concur, about how finance teams are shifting from using AI to get work done to using AI to change how the work gets done. Drawing on SAP Concur’s latest <u><a href=\"https://www.concur.com/resource-center/reports/how-finance-leaders-manage-spend-during-volatility?pid=social_selling&amp;cid=akent_uk_linkedin_theo_november26%5C\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">CFO Insights</a></u> Report, Fiona explains why half of finance leaders say proving ROI is their biggest AI deployment challenge, and why measurement has to go beyond time saved and error reduction.</p><p><br></p><p>They discuss:</p><ul><li>How real-time spend visibility moves finance from reacting after the fact to spotting risks and identifying trends and opportunities early</li><li>How close we are to the self-managing expense report, and why a human stays in the loop</li><li>AI-generated fake receipts: 92% of CFOs now believe employees may be using AI to falsify receipts, up from 84% in 2025</li><li>How CFOs should decide which AI investments to protect, pause, or reduce heading into 2027</li><li>Why connected, trusted data is the foundation for scaling AI</li></ul><p><br></p><p>🔥<strong>Hot take</strong>: “We’re no longer asking how AI can help me get work done, but how AI can change how the work gets done.” — Fiona Ashley</p><p><br></p><p>🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Keywords</strong>: AI in finance, CFO Insights, SAP Concur, agentic AI, expense management, AI ROI, spend visibility, fraud, governance, data, digital transformation</p><p><br></p><p>#AI #Finance #CFO #Fintech #SAPConcur</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Timestamp:</strong></p><p>00:00 Welcome and Introductions</p><p>01:43 AI From Hype to Outcomes</p><p>04:44 Real-Time Spend Visibility</p><p>08:46 Self-Managing Expenses</p><p>11:26 Fraud Risks and Governance</p><p>14:03 CFOs Investing in AI</p><p>16:47 Discipline and Data Foundations</p><p>17:46 Closing </p><p><br></p><p><strong>More about our guest </strong></p><p>🌐Fiona Ashley on LinkedIn: <u><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/fionaashley/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.linkedin.com/in/fionaashley/</a></u> </p><p>🌐CFO Insights Report: <u><a href=\"https://www.concur.com/resource-center/reports/how-finance-leaders-manage-spend-during-volatility?pid=social_selling&amp;cid=akent_uk_linkedin_theo_november26%5C\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.concur.com/resource-center/reports/how-finance-leaders-manage-spend-during-volatility?pid=social_selling&amp;cid=akent_uk_linkedin_theo_november26%5C</a></u> </p><p><br></p><p><strong>More about our host and One Vision Podcast </strong></p><p>🌐Theodora Lau on <u><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/theodoralau/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn</a></u>: <u><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/theodoralau/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.linkedin.com/in/theodoralau/</a></u> </p><p>🌐Banking on (Artificial) Intelligence (book): <u><a href=\"https://www.bankingonaibook.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.bankingonaibook.com/</a></u> </p><p>🌐Unconventional Ventures (company): <u><a href=\"https://www.unconventionalventures.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.unconventionalventures.com/</a></u> </p><p>🌐Listen to all One Vision Podcast episodes by visiting: <u><a href=\"https://shows.acast.com/one-vision\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://shows.acast.com/one-vision</a></u> </p>","author_name":"Theodora Lau"}