Strengthening Expense Compliance in the Age of AI: Key Insights from Industry Peers in Higher Education

In a recent SAP Concur customer survey, higher ed institutions with 500-15,000+ employees answered questions on how they approach expense auditing, manage compliance risks, prevent fraud, leverage AI and automation, and prioritize improvements to their travel and expense programs.

Explore key findings from the September 2026 survey of SAP Concur customers in higher education, including:

• 89% of respondents agree their expense compliance programs have room for improvement.
• 48% are already using AI capabilities in their travel and expense processes or evaluating AI use cases for expense management.
• 35% would prioritize using AI to improve policy compliance with fewer employee queries.

Discover how higher education institutions are strengthening fraud prevention, improving travel and expense (T&E) compliance, and exploring AI-powered automation to enhance expense auditing and risk management.