Survey: 55% of CFOs Trust AI Over Humans to Catch Expense Errors
The seventh annual SAP Concur Global Business Travel Survey added CFO perspectives, surveying 600 CFOs across six markets. 55% of CFOs expect AI to catch more errors and potential fraud than their teams currently do, while 45% are concerned about more errors and undiscovered fraud slipping through. 9% of CFOs know employees are using AI to attempt to falsify travel expenses or receipts, and 67% say it is at least somewhat likely.
Impact and considerations
The survey shows high CFO trust in AI for expense management while revealing the risk of AI being used for expense fraud, offering reference value for corporate expense control and AI deployment strategies.
Key points
- The survey covered 600 CFOs across six markets from April 30 to May 12, 2025.
- 55% of CFOs expect AI to catch more errors and potential fraud than their teams, while 45% are concerned about more errors and undiscovered fraud slipping through.
- 9% of CFOs know employees are using AI to attempt to falsify travel expenses or receipts, and 67% say it is at least somewhat likely.
- 81% of CFOs globally agreed that budget limitations mean employees cannot travel as much as needed to effectively perform their jobs.
- 94% of business travelers said business travel is helpful or essential for success in their role.
Sources and time
- Primary source
- SAP Concur
- Other sources
- 0
- First source publication
- 16 Oct 2025, 18:35
- Page published
- 13 Aug 2026, 08:29
- Last updated
- 16 Oct 2025, 18:35
- Original links
- SAP Concur Blog：Survey: 55% of CFOs Trust AI Over Humans to Catch Expense Errors (opens in a new tab)Primary source · en · Published 16 Oct 2025, 18:35