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Will there be a recession? How spend management improves agility in the face of uncertainty.

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In addition to time savings, the visibility and control that a spend management system gives are required to reduce unnecessary, unplanned, or rogue spending. The impact can be dramatic: Healthcare network Doximity estimates the move to Airbase saves their finance team 60 hours each month.

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Analyze, align, automate: How to optimize financial systems.

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Typically, we end up with disparate systems.” He added that many clients introduce a consolidated spend management system to resolve those issues and improve collaboration. Optimizing systems and processes through consolidation has far-reaching implications across a company.

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SMB Spend Management Revs Up For A New Decade

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Of course, challenges abound when it comes to deployment of such expense and spend management systems. The manager or owner of a small business needs to believe there is a benefit to changing,” he said, “that change will will produce a solid ROI. If you cannot adjust controls on the fly, then you have a big problem.”.

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Leading analyst IDC recognizes innovation in procurement solutions.

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Controller Eoin Hession confirms the importance of usability: “Airbase is an impeccably streamlined, user-friendly spend management system designed for all employees. They really enjoy using the system.” Airbase customer Medely is an enthusiastic user of Guided Procurement.

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Spend under management: The procurement KPI you should be tracking at any stage.

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Traditionally, this meant largely unmanaged spending since companies were never sure how much was put on cards. As a result, they lacked real-time control over that spend. There are different definitions of spend under management. The most narrow refers to the percentage of strategic purchases with a negotiated price.

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Changing The Conversation: From Spend Management To Margin Improvement

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The rise of the gig economy and the popularity of remote work are among the factors that are laying bare the need for better spend management systems and technology. The immediate goal is to move such spend management systems for field technicians away from their reliance on cash and checks.

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Teampay Integrates With Ironclad To Improve Spend Management

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“This integration marks a strong step forward for Teampay in connecting the many systems that support the purchasing process, and enabling them to work together to power more agile operations," he said. Simon Barker , CEO of Conferma Pay, recently spoke with PYMNTS about the outdated nature of many spend management systems.