Complacent Managers Thwarting Expense Report Accuracy
Exaggerated claims on expense reports are challenging businesses’ ability to manage employee spend — and their own. A new survey released by travel and expense management company Concur revealed some...
View ArticleLyft Eases Expense Report Friction
Lyft has a game plan for corporate travel, and this week, the ridesharing company took a step forward in that venture. Reports on Thursday (Aug. 25) said Lyft introduced a way for professionals using...
View ArticleSabre Recruits Serko For T&E Upgrade
Travel and expense management firm Sabre is developing its newest Sabre Online iteration, and this time, the firm has recruited some help. Monday (Aug. 29) reports said Sabre Corporation is working...
View ArticleAmex GBT Pursues T&E Via M&A
American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT) has taken an M&A approach to expanding in the corporate travel space. An announcement on Tuesday (Aug. 30) said Amex GBT will acquire fellow...
View ArticleA Modern Take On The Ancient Pain Of Expense Reporting
Expensify announces today (Sept. 6) that it’s opening new offices in Australia. It may seem like global expansion for the expense management company, but according to CEO David Barrett, it’s simply a...
View ArticleAbacus Pulls Amex Into T&E Platform
Travel and expense management platform Abacus has announced that it will automatically pull data from American Express card transactions into its portal. Reports on Wednesday (Sept. 7) said Abacus will...
View ArticleConcur Acquires Travel Search Startup
Travel and expense management firm Concur announced an acquisition this week in an effort to bolster Concur’s travel search capabilities. According to TechCrunch on Wednesday (Sept. 14), Concur secured...
View ArticleCheap Flights The Ticket To Corporate Travel Growth
International companies are pulling back their spend on corporate travel, according to recent analysis. But the latest data from Advito finds the key to corporate travel spend increases. According to...
View ArticleCorporates Reluctant To Join Airbnb Bandwagon
The latest trend for on-demand players, like Airbnb, is facilitating corporate use of their services. Airbnb has embraced that potential with the launch of its corporate travel services in 2015, and...
View ArticleSpain’s Captio Raises $1.1M For Business Spend Control
Corporate expense management platform Captio announced a $1.12 million funding round on Friday (Sept. 23). The Spain-based startup secured the funding from Sabadell Venture Capital, along with...
View ArticleCoupa May Go On Takeover Spree Post-IPO
Corporate expense management firm Coupa is ready to go public, and sources are now revealing new details about the plans for the firm post-IPO. Reports by Business Travel News late last week said Coupa...
View ArticleWEX Takes The Virtual Card To Latin America
Corporate payments firm WEX is pushing virtual card technology within Latin America and has announced a new partner to help the cause. The firm revealed this week that it is working with Argo, a...
View ArticleAmerican Express Boosts Uber’s B2B Target In India
Uber is targeting the corporate traveler with new features aimed at facilitating expense reporting and management, and in India, the ride-hailing service has scored a big partner to boost its B2B focus...
View ArticleConcur Warns Finance Chiefs To Embrace T&E Tech
Technology has created new challenges for corporate finance managers to handle employee spend, and unless they embrace the technology that can help them gain a better grasp of these challenges, CFOs...
View ArticleConcur To Let Employers Track Employee Movements
Travel and expense management firm Concur has added new features to its solution empowering employers to gain a new level of transparency over where their employees are while on business trips. Reports...
View ArticleHow High Can Coupa Go?
There are a few B2B FinTech firms looking to float in the coming weeks, but Coupa beat them to the punch with its debut late last week. Reports on Thursday (Oct. 6) said the company, which priced its...
View ArticleWhy Emburse Opened Its vCard Solution To Developers
When expense management firm Emburse launched only a year ago, the company entered the market with a commercial card service, issuing virtual and physical prepaid debit cards for specific purchases in...
View ArticleWirecard Extends Virtual Card Into Asia-Pacific
For the first time, Wirecard’s virtual cards will be offered as a way for travel suppliers in the Asia-Pacific region to get paid. The initiative is made possible by a partnership with Conferma,...
View ArticleUber Continues To Dominate Taxis For The Business Trip
The ridesharing space continues to hit new milestones in the corporate travel space, with businesses choosing to spend their money on these services as opposed to traditional taxis. In its Q3 report,...
View ArticleWEX Pilots Virtual Payments For Aviation Industry
WEX is rolling out a new industry-focused virtual card solution. The commercial card firm said Monday (Oct. 31) that it is rolling out a virtual payments tool for the aviation industry. The solution,...
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