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How The Gig Economy Is Igniting Spend Management Innovation

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PEX issues Visa -branded debit cards, paired with a spend management app, to small businesses (SMBs) that need a solution for the part of workforce spend that is anything but predictable — related to specific tasks and, by its very nature, usually ad hoc. Lately, Grant noted, prepaid has seen a bit of resurgence in the U.S.

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How Truckers Keep On Transacting

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However, transporting shipments from coast to coast presents a host of challenges. PYMNTS recently caught up with nonprofit Women in Trucking Association , and several truck drivers, to discuss what it takes to ease on-the-job expense management. Trucking is a major American job sector, as 3.5 On The Road As A Company Driver.

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How Stanley Steemer Scrubs Complexity From Employee Reimbursement

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While fleets are essential, operating a network of vehicles can be messy for many SMBs, especially when it comes to reimbursing employees for on-the-job spending. Workforce and spend management tools are being deployed to scrub the inefficiencies from SMBs’ reimbursement processes. About The Playbook.

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Card Incentives Jump On Businesses’ Shift Away From Cash

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This week’s look at the latest in commercial card innovation explores the latest technology offerings adding new incentives for businesses to make that switch, from cash-back rewards to streamlined employee expense management and faster access to earned revenues. Transportation Drags WEX’s Fleet Card Segment.

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Rydoo Integrates T&E Tools Into Uber

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Rydoo, the mobile T&E app resulting from a collaboration between Sodexo, Xpenditure and iAlbatros, is integrating its expense management capabilities with Uber. 10) said Rydoo is linking into Uber for Business to streamline corporate travelers’ reimbursement and expense reporting processes.

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Expensify Unveils Concierge Travel With Pandemic Safety Resources

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Expensify cardholders have the ability to reserve airline travel, lodging and rental cars by chatting with a concierge on the expense management company’s platform, while all reservations come with Global Rescue services and alerts in addition to safety kits, the release states.

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Where The Paths Of Fleet And Corporate Travel Management Intersect

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Lyft made progress over its rival Uber this year when corporate travel and expense management firm Certify released data that found a 9 percent increase in the percentage of Lyft ride-hailing trips expensed on its platform. The ride-hailing and ground transportation competition in the U.S.