expense reports

MCP, short for "Model Context Protocol": this is the new acronym that business travel stakeholders will have to familiarise themselves with. This type of connector, based on an open protocol, now acts as a link between business tools and the "wonderful world" of agentive AI. And it's Perk's turn to enter...

The issue keeps coming up: the lack of clarity in business expense reimbursement policies and its consequences. At the forefront of this issue, SAP Concur reveals the findings of a new study. With problematic insights, both for the company and for business travellers. Unsurprisingly, fraud is not immune to...

"Turning the E-invoicing reform into an opportunity": this is the credo of Cegid, which is preparing for the implementation of the new regulation, set for September 1st. The expense management specialist is connecting its Cegid Notilus solution to approved platforms, as required by law. Cegid Notilus will therefore...

Booking travel through natural language conversation, detecting reservations that are off policy or anomalous transactions: the new suite of AI-driven tools presented by Navan gives substance to the desires of the TMC, which recently entered the Nasdaq. Namely, to build "the business travel infrastructure..."

What can be expected from the Fusion Exchange Paris event organised by Concur? Damien Palausi - There will be different workshops, notably on product news, on travel & expense. The event will broadly cover the elements that were discussed at Fusion US, in New Orleans. The idea is to show two main directions: to keep moving forward…

Following a rethink of its hotel catalogue infrastructure, Navan is now turning its attention to a sensitive point in corporate travel policy: transaction verification. The TMC is launching an audit engine which, thanks to AI, is intended to scrutinise business travel expenses and protect the company from the various risks it faces…

The business travel landscape is clearly in a state of flux, and is continuing its metamorphosis at an unprecedented pace. After Amex GBT and, more recently, Navan, it's TravelPerk's turn to contribute to this transformation. The travel platform is getting rid of its name by simply renaming itself Perk. "Its name is Perk. Just Perk"...

Not content with having recently absorbed its direct competitor, CWT, business travel agency American Express GBT is now joining forces with expense management specialist SAP Concur. This partnership between two leaders in their field will result in two key offerings: the forthcoming integration of Concur Expense into the company's travel booking solution...

Is business travel still a strategic investment for companies? Arnaud Bernet - More than ever, given the figures. Our study published in 2024 already showed this, and this year's study confirms it even more: 96% of companies tell us that they make business trips, which is 3 points...

Designed to support passengers on a daily basis, SNCF Connect is now more than just a leisure or home-work service: more than a million customers have already used it for their business trips. From home to long-distance travel, the service also offers real-time passenger information and options for professionals. To find out more...

The parent company of Hcorpo, one of the key players in corporate hotel distribution, Gekko Group has just signed a partnership agreement with SAP Concur to strengthen the hotel offering of its Concur Travel platform. Under development since 2023, the new version of SAP Concur's business travel reservation solution is based on a user experience that is...

According to figures published on 12 August by SAP Concur, 2024 saw a clear upturn in business travel. The business travel specialist's analysis of the transactions within Concur Expense relating to the various expenditure items identified as 'air tickets', 'car hire', 'travel insurance', 'travel insurance', 'travel insurance',...

How does generative artificial intelligence fit in with Cegid Notilus' technological solutions? Laurent Lassure - It's changing the game by bringing this notion of creation. AI is starting to be applied to the generation of mission orders and, consequently, the related expense claims. This is on the Cegid Notilus roadmap, and these are things...

Letting employees pay in advance... Not only does this practice lead to dissatisfaction among employees, it can also lead to delicate situations: Financial risks for employees: according to the IFOP study, 30% of executives claim to have already been in financial difficulties because of the advance of professional expenses on their...

Just over a year after your appointment as head of Navan France, how would you sum up the year? Olivier Nairey - This year has gone very well. We had a fairly comprehensive roadmap. Navan has always been a big machine when it comes to acquiring new customers. This is an area in which we...

"It's no use"... But it is! Because the mission order is the contract that binds the employer to his travelling employee. It defines the framework, safety conditions and scope of responsibilities. Article l411-2 of the French Social Security Code stipulates that work-related accidents occurring off-site...

Put on the back burner during the covid, business travel has returned to near pre-pandemic levels. This means that business travel makes real economic sense for companies, as the latest American Express study shows. Arnaud Bernet - Business travel has long been regarded as a cost centre. Through this study...

I've got my Excel matrix! It's the comfort of habit that is a reassuring solution for its familiarity and flexibility. Yet nearly 88% of Excel spreadsheets contain errors. This raises critical questions about data integrity and the risk of non-compliance. What's more, when it comes to checking supporting documents...

Some people are still convinced that paper "doesn't lie", "paper is safer", "it's better in the event of an audit, it won't break down". Let's take a look at these misconceptions, which are costing companies dearly if they haven't converted to paperless expense management. Paper is - very - expensive...

In the business world, managing expense claims is often seen as an obstacle course: endless forms to fill in, receipts that you don't know what to do with (that you misplace or that get erased), and a reimbursement deadline that sometimes seems to stretch on forever. But this misconception deserves to be challenged...