PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

FlitWays Technology , a company enabling ground transportation booking, is expanding its B2B offering across Europe. 22) said FlitWays is launching its business travel booking tool in London, Milan, Berlin, Paris and Barcelona to address businesses’ ground transportation management and expense management needs in these markets.

Transportation 40

Transportation Expense Management B2B Travel Expense Management 40

PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2020

Challenger banks targeting small businesses with a range of digital-native services became a bright spot in this week’s roundup, though logistics and expense management also landed on the board. It was a niche B2B eCommerce platform for the architecture and design arena, however, that landed the most funding. and Mexico.

Expense Management 66

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PYMNTS

JUNE 16, 2020

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.

Expense Management 56

Expense Management Technology Transportation Travel Expense Management 56

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Panelists included Ariel Cohen , CEO of travel management firm TripActions ; Bob Youakim , CEO of Passport , which focuses on transportation management software; Chris Ward , head of Products and Innovation, Treasury Management at PNC ; and Sunil Sharma , chief technology officer and chief product officer at freight management firm Cargomatic.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 23, 2018

American Express’ corporate travel unit, Global Business Travel (GBT), is integrating Lyft as the latest ride-sharing service supported by the business travel booking and expense management solution. Users can also take advantage of integrated data from Lyft trips and payments for reporting, compliance, analysis and duty of care.

Expense Management 47

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PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2020

He said that leveraging data that can be used for expense management can be used by gig workers to increase their personal incomes or top lines. Through that connection, Steady offers an income tracker that can help gig workers gain personal finance insight, manage expenses, and plan for tax season.

Expense Management 77

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PYMNTS

JULY 11, 2017

FlitWays, a B2B company that helps businesses book ground travel and streamline expense management processes, has enhanced its services and added new features, the company said Monday (July 10). Our goal is to grow corporate sales and target Fortune 1000 companies that need corporate ground transportation solutions.”.

Expense Management 40

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PYMNTS

JULY 11, 2017

The ride hailing company said in a release that the forwarding feature works as each ride receipt taken under a business profile is automatically forwarded to each user’s designated expense management system. Integrating with expense management systems saves time and creates a seamless experience for employees to do their expenses.”.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2016

KDS, which provides corporate travel and expense management software, said earlier this month that it has partnered with TBR Global Chauffeuring. The syncing with these added ground transportation services takes place with flights and hotels (also via mobile), but for back-office functions, there is the need for cost control.

Transportation 66

Transportation Expense Management accounting and finance Finance 66

PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2016

As announced earlier this month, travel and expense management firm Concur has linked up with Didi Chuxing, the fabled Uber rival, to streamline expense management in the country. In addition, 95 percent of that spend is domestic in China, and demand for ground transportation is on the rise.”.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2018

The solution is powered through a partnership with corporate travel and expense management solutions company TravelBank , the company said, adding that users can earn 4x rewards points when they book on Brex Travel, and redeem those points for future business travel. In an announcement today (Thursday, Dec. We want to fix that.”

Expense Management 53

Expense Management Transportation Travel Expense Management Technology 53

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 24, 2019

The solution, known as the XL plan, offers customers new features, such as sales proposals, consumer financing, expense management and advance reporting. Logistics solution provider Trimble rolled out a new solution as well for its transportation management system.

Spend Management Solutions 40

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PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2020

The release states: “This new integration will provide Upside clients with access to TravelBank’s expense management subscription, which automates expense reports, offers one-tap approvals and provides visibility into business spend.

Washington 56

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

The changes that tech-savvy workers have imposed on their employers’ travel and expense (T&E) policies and strategies go beyond adoption of expense management FinTech solutions, too. “Technology and demographic changes are transforming business travel. “See how payments are done with Uber?

Technology 55

Technology Expense Management Transportation accounting and finance 55

PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

Despite a slowdown in corporate travel, expense management and travel booking technology provider SalesTrip still managed to impress investors, which pumped $1.4 But it was an embedded finance FinTech that took home more than half of the funding announced. PYMNTS rounds up all the latest deals below. Reports said the U.K.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 21, 2016

Travel and expense management firm Certify uncovered an industry first last year when it found, for the first time, ride-hailing apps like Uber surpassed traditional taxi use for business travelers (at least for those using Certify’s solutions). percent of all ground transportation transactions.”. Has the trend endured?

Transportation 40

Transportation Expense Management New York Travel Expense Management 40

PYMNTS

JULY 20, 2018

Reports in Business Standard said SAP is collaborating with Carzonrent , integrating the firm’s car rental technology into SAP Concur for automated corporate travel and expense management services. Employees traveling into India can access the integration when using SAP Concur. Vij in a statement.

Expense Management 40

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PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2018

Traveling employees are increasingly picking Lyft over Uber, according to new data from corporate travel and expense management solutions provider Certify. The analysis compiles data of expense files on the Certify platform and explores patterns in how employees are spending company money.

Transportation 40

Transportation Expense Management B2B 40

PYMNTS

APRIL 26, 2019

The rise of Uber, Lyft and other ridesharing services on the corporate expense report represented a significant shift in the ground transportation sector and how business travelers embrace such on-demand services. Employees are beginning to expense electric scooters to their employers, according to recently-published Certify data.

Transportation 60

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

The company offers both software and hardware to safeguard corporate systems with a focus on the energy, transportation and defense industries. The second-largest funding round of the week goes to AppZen, a company supporting corporates’ expense management needs and working to reduce employee expense fraud.

B2B 75

B2B Legal Expense Management Finance 75

PYMNTS

JULY 20, 2016

Uber for Business expanded its expense management capabilities for corporate travelers last March when it announced partnerships with Certify, Expensify and Chrome River, all to automate the capture of ride transaction data for an expense report.

Expense Management 41

Expense Management Transportation Travel Expense Management Spend Management 41

PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2018

Travel and expense management solutions providers are increasingly highlighting the shifting trends of corporate travel, like the rising use of ridesharing solutions. Lyft also enhanced controls for corporate travel managers that want to require employees to choose such codes or add additional notes to their expensed trips.

Transportation 40

Transportation Expense Management B2B 40

PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2016

Travel and expense management firm Certify uncovered an industry first last year when it found, for the first time, ride-hailing apps, like Uber, surpassed traditional taxi use for business travelers (at least, for those using Certify’s solutions). percent of all ground transportation transactions.”.

Transportation 42

Transportation Expense Management 42

PYMNTS

MAY 3, 2018

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.

Transportation 40

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PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2016

Between automated expense management tools and mobile-friendly T&E solutions , corporate trips and the reimbursement process that follows should be a breeze. Especially, said T&E firm KDS , because corporate travel is one of the largest areas of corporate expense today. Step 1: Book Your Trip . KDS’ survey of U.S.

Expense Management 40

Expense Management Transportation Travel Expense Management Account 40

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2019

146,800: This is the estimated value of fraudulent overtime charges that four Long Island Rail Road workers within New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) reportedly filed with their employer. More than one-third of professionals surveyed said they feel they lack control over employee spending limits.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Ridesharing continues to grow in popularity with business travelers, with Uber rival Lyft securing 3 percent more of business ground transportation, hitting 11 percent in Q3, Certify found. Lyft’s increase marks the greatest gain for the company since Certify began tracking the data.

Transportation 40

Transportation Entertainment Travel Expense Management Account 40

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

The prepaid card is a very useful tool for the ever-increasing number of gig workers who might incur costs — food and transportation, typically — in the course of doing their “gig.” And expense management — and making it transparent and easy on both the worker and the employers — is a place where we can innovate away a lot of lost time.”.

Spend Management 72

Spend Management Expense Management Spend Management Solutions Transportation 72

PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2018

The latest stats from travel and expense company Certify revealed that Uber secured 56 percent of ground transportation expenses for Certify customers in 2017, up from 52 percent in 2016. The B2B ground transportation segment also has to cater to the differing corporate cultures around the world.

Expense Management 40

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PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2016

But the use of these innovations goes beyond ground transport. “Companies who partner with a TMC [travel management company] like GBT can use technologies and resources to locate, communicate with and assist travelers in times of need,” the executive explained.

Transportation 41

Transportation Expense Management Technology Spend Management 41

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

. “A key takeaway from the report is that companies are increasingly choosing digital brands over traditional providers for everything from meals to office supplies to transportation,” the company said in its announcement. Looking at Q4 2018 data, Certify found that Uber secured 11.9 percent of transactions, and Amazon landed 4.2

Transportation 60

Transportation Travel Expense Management Account accountant 60

PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2017

Department of Transportation, the U.S. With a growing number of passengers traveling for business purposes, the Deep Dive highlights significant trends that are driving corporate travel and how new payment innovations like mobile wallets and expense management systems can further shake up the market.

Transportation 40

Transportation Expense Management payroll Technology 40

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Indeed, recent data from corporate travel and expense management company Certify points to Lyft’s ongoing growth in use by corporate customers. Now that the company has begun to partner with travel management companies, it seems the firm is confident in its growth among business travelers.

Technology 40

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2019

The company will introduce new features to its offering, including expense management, asset management and performance management for its small business users. Targeting the freight brokerage and transportation management industry, Arrive Logistics , based in Texas, secured $25 million from investors.

B2B 43

B2B Technology Spend Management payroll 43

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

percent of travel managers surveyed said more than 10 percent of their own clients use alternative travel suppliers. It’s a far cry from the use of alternative transportation suppliers, like Uber and Lyft, however, with more than half of travel managers saying more than 10 percent of their clients use these services.

Transportation 71

Transportation Travel Expense Management Sales Expense Management 71

FraudFiles

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

One company gives employees $100 per day of travel, and that amount is intended to cover all meals, ground transportation, entertainment, dry cleaning, or other related expenses. Management has found that everyone is happier under this arrangement.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

The statistic provided by Travel Leaders Group could suggest that, while corporates are willing to use Uber, Lyft and other ground transportation tools other than taxis, when it comes to accommodation, the risks might just be too high. SMEs are on board with the tactic to boost national economic health overall. percent.

Transportation 59

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