Growth is top of mind for enterprises today. And yet expansions bring a host of challenges, from heavier workloads, overloaded and disrupted processes, and a larger and more-fragmented workforce to unfamiliar regulatory challenges in new markets. All of this complexity increases costs, reduces efficiency and agility, and hinders progress on the...
I recently visited the head of sales at a retail company and had just shown him the machine learning receipt capture technology on the SAP Concur mobile app. What he said surprised me. He was struggling to see the benefit their team would gain as...
My colleague Carl’s just written a post about the “unhealthy addiction” of Asian travellers: bargain-hunting. From Carl’s observation, it’s common practice for business travellers to call, and call, and call again just to drive the price of their...
As the way in which we do business and the ways that employees spend on behalf of organizations continue to increase in complexity, issues around compliance and fraud are also increasing in complexity. Many organizations currently perceive that...
As awareness of sustainability issues grow, many organizations have taken greater steps to control and manage their environmental footprint. Business travel remains a weak link in many firms’ efforts to make an impact in this area. Business travel...
There’s no way around it, so we’re just going to come out and say it: Expense reports are a pain. That’s exactly why we work so hard to make expense reporting simple, fast, and accurate for businesses around the world. Recently, though, new...
Despite growing global uncertainty—from terrorist attacks, natural disasters and world health issues—organizations show no signs of slowing down on their investment in business travel. Global business travel continues to rise and is expected to...