Expense Management

Interview / Technology

BILL - Launch pitch at The Phocuswright Conference 2024

By PhocusWire | December 23, 2024

BILL is a financial operations platform for small and midsize businesses to help them control their payables, receivables and spend and expense management. ‍ Read More

News / Technology

Steve Singh on evolution from archaic systems to perfect trip

By Linda Fox | December 10, 2024

Steve Singh, an investor in Center, Otto, Troop and Spotnana, discusses how AI, cloud technology and open architecture will modernize business travel booking and why he feels "energized" by emerging... Read More

News / Technology

Reservation technology company Kaptio receives $2.5M for expansion

By Morgan Hines | December 6, 2024

Growth equity fund VEX now has a 70% stake in the Iceland-based company, the terms of the deal were not disclosed. Plus, the company raised an additional $2.5 million. Read More

News / Online

MakeMyTrip acquires expense management tool

By Morgan Hines | November 18, 2024

The acquisition of Happay expense platform underscores MakeMyTrip’s intention to offer a total solution for corporate travel and expense management. Read More

News / Distribution

Yatra acquires Globe All India, boosts corporate travel presence

By Linda Fox | September 3, 2024

The acquisition boosts Yatra’s position in the corporate travel sector in India and adds approximately 360 corporate customers to the Indian online travel agency. Read More

News / Technology

Digital tipping growth offers corporate travel an avenue to examine policies

By Michael B. Baker – Business Travel News | August 6, 2024

Grazzy is one of several platforms that hotels are adopting to offer digital tipping opportunities to customers, and other service providers that traditionally have relied on cash tips have been adding... Read More

News / Online

Tripstax, FCM Travel, Accelya, Spotnana and more corporate travel news from GBTA 2024

By Mileva Sapic | July 22, 2024

Dozens of corporate travel technology suppliers released new and updated products on the first day of the Global Business Travel Association's Convention 2024 in Atlanta. Read More

News / Online

Marriott launches travel management system for SMBs powered by Spotnana

By Mitra Sorrells | July 9, 2024

Users can book hotels in the Marriott Bonvoy portfolio at discounted rates, as well as book flights, rail and rental cars. The system also includes access to live traveler data, real-time reporting and... Read More

News / Online

Partnership with Priceline ushers Ramp into business travel booking

By D.J. Catron | June 10, 2024

The finance operations platform’s launch of Ramp Travel expands its services to include travel booking for the companies it works with. Read More

News / Online

Online travel platforms tapping into business travel rebound

By Linda Fox | June 10, 2024

While Booking.com for Business has struck up some new partnerships, other OTAs are building out their business travel offerings with additional products and services. Read More

News / Technology

Mews acquires HS3 Hotelsoftware to bolster German expansion

By D.J. Catron | May 14, 2024

Germany-based HS3 Hotelsoftware has over 3,500 customers, which will boost Mews’ presence in the region where it now has over 700 customers. Read More

News / Technology

Is technology bringing the "perfect trip" nearer?

By Linda Fox | April 17, 2024

PhocusWire talks to Steve Singh, Concur co-founder and former CEO turned travel startup investor, on how technology is keeping the drive for the "perfect trip" alive. Read More

News / Technology

Concur aims to drive automation, improve user experience with updates

By Linda Fox | March 19, 2024

Key elements of the updates, launched at its Fusion event in the U.S. this week, include enhancing Concur Travel, a partnership with Mastercard and further automating Concur Expense. Read More