# How The Second City uses Ramp

**8 days**: “8 days earlier close moved from the 14th to the 5th”

As published on [ramp.com](https://ramp.com/customers/the-second-city). Captured by usedby on 2026-10-07.

- Company: [The Second City](https://www.usedby.ai/companies/the-second-city.md)
- Tool: [Ramp](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/ramp.md)
- Teams: Accounting, Finance

## What the story says

The Second City uses Ramp corporate cards, expense management and Bill Pay to replace a manual receipt-attachment process and a non-functional AP automation tool. Ramp's OCR and automated coding handle line items and project codes across its multiple legal entities, locations and shows.

Summary written by usedby from the source page, in English. The figures are those of Ramp and The Second City, not ours.

> Ramp has accelerated the close process, and the sooner I can close the month, the faster I can move on to all the additional reporting demands that come from ownership," says Frank. "We were able to start our budgeting process a month earlier this year than last year.

- **$40k**: “$40k saved annually by consolidating systems”
- **2x faster**: “2x faster bill processing time”
- **90%**: “Now, about 90% of The Second City's spend goes through Ramp”

> Switching to Ramp for Bill Pay saved us not only time but also a significant amount of money. Our previous AP automation tool cost us around $40,000 per year, and it wasn't even working properly. Ramp is far more functional, and we're getting the benefits at a fraction of the cost.
>
> Frank Byers, Controller, The Second City

## What usedby checked

We compared the story with its live page on 2026-10-07.

- Checked: the figure 8 days is printed word for word on the page, near the name of The Second City.
- Checked: the passage quoted above is copied word for word from the page, near the name of The Second City.
- Checked: The Second City uses Ramp. Confirmed line. Latest check across sources: 2026-10-07.
- Not checked: the result itself. We quote it; we did not measure it.

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Source: https://www.usedby.ai/case-studies/the-second-city-ramp · How we check: https://www.usedby.ai/methodology