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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.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2018

In this week’s rundown, the industry landed the most funding among B2B FinTechs, though other bright spots included cybersecurity, alternative finance and a startup working to prevent firms from losing money when employees commit expense fraud. See how nearly $174 million in funding for B2B startups landed in our roundup below.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

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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OCTOBER 26, 2020

Biswajeet Sinha , Senior Divisional Head at Fino Payments Bank, said cash digitization through cash management is “one of the key services” provided to partners with large cash flow. Over 450,000 transporters across the state use Smartfleet, the report says, and BPCL expects the daily recharge to be over ? Repairs factor in, too.

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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.

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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.

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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.”

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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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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.

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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?

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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?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

of business travel agents said their clients aren’t using Airbnb and similar alternative accommodation services, despite Airbnb recently launching its B2B solutions, as well as reporting a steady increase in corporate use of the on-demand tool. SMEs are on board with the tactic to boost national economic health overall.

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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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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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JANUARY 4, 2017

Roughly two-thirds of travelers say they book hotel, airline and ground transportation via approved channels as outlined under corporate travel policy. Other data points underscore how corporate travelers’ priorities stray from those of their managers.

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OCTOBER 21, 2016

In its Q3 report, travel and expense management firm Certify found that Uber and Lyft together accounted for the majority of corporate spend on ground transportation, showing that on-demand ridesharing services have now surpassed traditional taxis in popularity for business travelers.

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