expense management

As Navan (Née TripActions) Releases Trojan Horse, Clients Say Branding Isn’t The Problem

During its eight years, TripActions required some administrative work for clients to sign up. They would need contact with a representative and a contract. With its rebranding, that’s gone and non-client travel managers face the prospect of fending off employees who sign up on their own, agree to terms and policies on their company’s behalf,…

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Before the pandemic, American Airlines crowed about adding to its sales force and growing market share in corporate travel. Conditions have changed. Both corporate travel and airline capacity growth are depressed. Improving profitability and paying down debt are top priorities. After cutting back last year on customer benefits including perks and discounts, now AA is saying goodbye to its…

Blockskye-Kayak Partnership Swipes Huge Account, Eyes $1B In Corporate Travel Sales

Change in the world of managed corporate travel tends to be slow. Blockskye’s project to annihilate costs in corporate travel processes has been in the works for several years and now that it’s happening, with a big assist from Kayak, it looks like a leap. Officials with the blockchain-powered travel management company startup declined to…

Oracle, JPMorgan Chase Partner For Touchless Travel Expenses

As part of an effort to automate business-to-business transactions for 40,000 customers that use its enterprise resource planning software, Oracle Corp. on Wednesday announced corporate card integration with JPMorgan Chase. The travel card and expenses initiative would reduce the expense reimbursement cycle through a new touchless mobile experience.  “When a mutual customer’s linked JPMorgan corporate…

Mixing Business Travel And Leisure Puts Companies On Alert For Higher Spending, Liability

Reporting on industry recovery, some travel suppliers have pointed to an uptick in trips that combine business and leisure. Such blended activity is nothing new, but the pandemic elevated its profile thanks to the changing nature of work, more employee-friendly approaches and the shock to travel itself. For organizations, the related considerations include whether to…

Explainer: Corporate Travel Data

With expense reimbursement getting faster and some improvements in payment data, it’s worth considering how traditional sources of corporate travel data have changed. They have, said experts, but not enough to revamp best practices.  Well-managed programs make use of booking, payment and expense sources for tracking compliance to corporate policies, finding fraud, enhancing supplier negotiations…

Claiming Dramatic Growth, Ramp Builds Travel Management Lite

Not yet three years old, New York-based Ramp Business Corporation last month confirmed new financing of $750 million at a valuation of $8.1 billion. It announced that more than 5,000 businesses were on its platform, which “is powering over $5 billion of annualized payments volume.” It’s a tech firm that offers payments rather than a…

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