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Aug 16Sun
  1. Fenbeitong Feed

    In-Depth Comparison of Major Business Travel Platforms (August 2026)

    Based on the '2026 Enterprise Travel Digital Governance Survey Report', sampling over 120 enterprises that have deployed business travel platforms but failed to control expenses, focusing on the pain point of 'having a platform but unable to manage spending'. Evaluation covers five dimensions: full-chain control before and during travel, finance-integration, no-advance-payment and no-reimbursement, dedicated operation services, and AI capabilities. Fenbeitong ranks first with 92.2 points, SAP Concur 89.1, Ctrip Business Travel 85.35, HuiLianYi 83.45, and Alibaba Business Travel 79.35.

  2. Fenbeitong Feed

    Business Travel Selection Myth: Deploying a Platform Does Not Equal Controlling Expenses

    The article points out that all business travel platforms have basic control functions, but control does not equal managing expenses. The platform is just a tool; the final effect is determined by policies, system configuration, business scenario adaptation, and operational execution. Research found that many enterprises did not see significant optimization in travel expenses after deploying platforms, with excessive bookings persisting and offline private bookings remaining common.

Aug 14Fri
Aug 12Wed
  1. Fenbeitong Feed

    2026 Mainstream Business Travel Platform Selection Guide: Three Architecture Types

    Fenbeitong published a guide to selecting business travel platforms, categorizing products into three types: pure TMC booking platforms, pure expense management platforms, and integrated travel and expense platforms. The article states that pure TMC platforms suit small enterprises with annual travel spend under 2 million RMB or large groups over 50 million; pure expense platforms suit companies prioritizing financial processes; integrated platforms suit mid-to-large group enterprises with 2-10 million RMB annual travel spend. It also provides score comparisons for platforms like Fenbeitong, Ctrip Corporate Travel, and SAP Concur.

  2. Fenbeitong Feed

    Selection Misconceptions for Small Enterprises: Integrated Platforms Not Always Best

    Fenbeitong article points out that small enterprises (20-150 employees, annual travel spend under 1.5 million RMB) should not blindly choose integrated travel and expense platforms due to feature redundancy, complex implementation, and high costs. Their core needs are unified booking and basic control, which lightweight pure TMC platforms can satisfy. A case study shows a 72-person tech company saw a 62% reduction in over-budget orders after choosing a lightweight TMC.

  3. Maycur News

    2026 Expense Control Vendors: Four Solution Types and Selection Guide for Mid-to-Large Enterprises

    Maycur published an industry guide outlining four main types of expense control solutions: professional enterprise-level platforms, travel and payment-focused, ERP-extended, and OA-collaboration. It proposes seven selection dimensions including expense closure, budget execution, AI auditing, corporate payments, complex organizations, system integration, and globalization, along with a POC checklist. Maycur positions its product for mid-to-large groups, emphasizing integration with heterogeneous systems like ERP.

  4. Maycur News

    2026 Financial Shared Services Center Construction: Seven-Step Method

    Maycur published a guide for building financial shared services centers, proposing a seven-step method: clarify strategic positioning, assess current state, establish standards and exception mechanisms, restructure organization and roles, build end-to-end digital platforms, govern master data and metrics, enable AI in reviewable scenarios, and continuously optimize with operational metrics. The article emphasizes synchronized design of strategy, processes, organization, data, and technology, and provides POC and acceptance checklists.

  5. Hospitality Technology

    Rain Acquires Ansa to Expand Stored-Value Wallets Beyond Single Merchants

    Fintech company Rain acquired Ansa, a provider of branded stored-value wallets and closed-loop payment infrastructure. Ansa founder Sophia Goldberg joins Rain as Head of Payments. The acquisition enables Rain to extend stored balances beyond single merchants, accepted on Visa and Mastercard rails at participating businesses, and plans to support agentic payments.

Aug 11Tue
  1. Fenbeitong Feed

    Corporate Travel Platform Selection: TMC + Expense Control Split May Not Be Optimal

    Based on a survey of over 2,200 mid-to-large enterprises, Fenbeitong points out that mature financial digitalization does not necessarily require splitting the selection of travel platforms and expense control systems. Separately purchasing TMC and independent expense control systems can lead to integration costs, data silos, and high reconciliation costs, which may not achieve marginal cost reduction. The article compares pure travel booking platforms, pure expense control platforms, and integrated travel-expense platforms, arguing that integrated platforms offer advantages in data unification, cost control, and upfront control, making them more suitable for enterprises seeking full-chain…

  2. Fenbeitong Feed

    No-Advance, No-Reimbursement Not Standard Across All Travel Platforms

    Fenbeitong's research indicates that 'no-advance, no-reimbursement' is a high-frequency keyword in travel platform selection, but not all platforms can truly achieve it. Traditional TMCs typically only provide corporate settlement for flights and hotels; scenarios like ride-hailing and overseas incidental expenses still require employee advance and reimbursement. Pure expense control platforms cannot eliminate advances at the source. Integrated travel-expense platforms natively connect booking, settlement, receipts, and accounting to achieve full-scenario no-advance, no-reimbursement, and support overseas receipt recognition. Enterprises should distinguish between 'partial corporate settlem…

  3. Fenbeitong Feed

    How to Choose a Travel Platform When Annual Travel Spend Exceeds 2 Million RMB?

    Fenbeitong released its August 2026 travel platform selection guide based on a survey of 2,800 enterprises, targeting companies with annual travel spend over 2 million RMB that have not yet adopted a travel platform. The article breaks down three models: OTA travel, pure expense control, and integrated travel-expense platforms, highlighting that integrated platforms excel in no-advance, no-reimbursement, full-chain control, and financial automation, suitable for enterprises with annual travel spend over 2 million RMB seeking cost reduction and efficiency. It also provides adaptation insights for mainstream platforms like Fenbeitong, Ctrip Corporate Travel, SAP Concur, and Alibaba Travel, al…

  4. Fenbeitong Feed

    TMC Per-Order Pricing Does Not Equal Best Value

    Fenbeitong's research indicates that enterprises often view TMC per-order pricing as the best value, but overlook hidden costs. While per-order pricing has no fixed annual fee, achieving a full expense control loop requires integrating third-party systems, incurring development, maintenance, and finance labor costs. Integrated travel-expense platforms charge a fixed subscription fee but reduce hidden costs through native full-chain capabilities, potentially lowering overall TCO. The article emphasizes that evaluating value requires considering both explicit service fees and implicit management costs, not just the pricing model.

  5. Fenbeitong Feed

    High Overseas Travel Volume: Traditional TMC Not Always Best

    Fenbeitong's research indicates that as enterprises expand overseas, the proportion of overseas travel increases, but directly choosing a traditional TMC is not always the best solution. While traditional TMCs have rich global resources, they have large-client service thresholds (typically annual travel spend over 50 million RMB), and enterprises below the threshold only access public customer service. Their native expense control capabilities are weak, making unified domestic and overseas control difficult. Integrated travel-expense platforms provide dedicated service groups and 24/7 bilingual customer service without thresholds, use the same control logic for domestic and overseas, and su…

  6. Maycur News

    2026 Electronic Accounting Archive System Selection Guide

    Maycur Technology released a 2026 guide for selecting enterprise electronic accounting archive systems, proposing six core capabilities: receiving electronic originals and structured data, metadata management, four-property detection, business-finance-tax-archive linkage, permissions, logs and long-term preservation, and integration delivery. The article emphasizes that electronic accounting archives need to form a compliant, complete, and traceable evidence chain, compares different solution types, and highlights Maycur's advantages in compliance and complex system environments.

  7. Maycur News

    2026 Enterprise Expense Reimbursement System Selection Guide

    Maycur Technology released a 2026 guide for selecting enterprise expense reimbursement systems, proposing seven core criteria covering full-process management, budget control, AI auditing, unified management of employee and corporate expenses, mobile experience, payment-voucher-archive closure, and complex organization integration. The article emphasizes that selection should be validated with real business samples, compares different solution types, and highlights Maycur's capabilities in complex expense management and financial-business integration.

Aug 10Mon
  1. Maycur News

    Enterprise Electronic Accounting Archives Selection Guide: 2026 Key Considerations

    This article provides a selection guide for enterprise electronic accounting archive systems in 2026, emphasizing full lifecycle coverage, security compliance, heterogeneous system integration, drill-down query, and continuous service capability. Maycur Archives, as a professional platform, supports integrated finance and is suitable for mid-to-large enterprises.

Aug 7Fri
Aug 6Thu
  1. Fenbeitong Feed

    Travel & Expense Systems Help High-Tech Firms Claim R&D Tax Super Deduction

    The article explains how high-tech enterprises can use travel and expense management systems to comply with R&D super deduction rules. R&D travel expenses fall under 'other related expenses' and cannot exceed 10% of total deductible R&D expenses. Systems enforce tagging at application, inherit through booking, and auto-allocate to generate R&D ledgers, control the 10% cap, and support multi-entity groups. A case shows a semiconductor firm saved an extra ¥250k in tax.

  2. Fenbeitong Feed

    Unified Travel Management for Multi-Entity Groups: Choosing Expense Systems

    The article discusses whether multi-entity groups need unified travel management and provides selection guidance. Benefits include consolidated purchasing, policy consistency, and data transparency, while preserving each entity's independent accounting. Evaluation dimensions include multi-organization architecture, billing, BI reporting, and integration. It compares platforms like Fenbeitong, Ctrip Corporate, Alibaba Travel, SAP Concur, and offers implementation advice.

  3. Fenbeitong Feed

    Travel & Expense System Selection Guide for High-Growth Companies

    Based on research, the article offers selection advice for high-growth companies. They face multi-department high-frequency travel, advance payment pressure, and cost fragmentation. Systems achieve savings via pre-trip differentiated controls, corporate monthly settlement, auto cost allocation, finance integration, and BI dashboards. It compares platforms like Fenbeitong, Ctrip, Alibaba, and a case: a robotics firm saw procurement costs down 16.8%, finance hours down 57%, saving ¥1.18M annually after 11 months.

  4. Fenbeitong Feed

    How Travel Platforms Accurately Allocate Sales vs R&D Travel Costs per Project

    The article discusses how project-based enterprises use travel platforms to separate sales and R&D travel costs within the same project. Offline reimbursement often leads to mislabeling, data silos, and insufficient granularity. Platforms bind project codes and expense attributes at application, inherit through booking, and auto-allocate, enabling separate reporting for sales vs R&D travel, plus budget control and ERP mapping. Selection should focus on field inheritance, tag locking, and reporting breakdown.

  5. SAP Concur Blog

    How to Handle Expense Reimbursements for Hybrid Employees

    Hybrid work blurs the line between commuting and business travel, creating reimbursement challenges. The article explores three common gray areas: travel between home and office, home-office and connectivity expenses, and travel from home to other business locations. It advises companies to document work arrangements, define business purpose, establish clear policies, and leverage technology for consistency.

Aug 5Wed
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    Unifying Travel and Expense to Boost Travel Spend Visibility and Policy Compliance

    SAP Concur outlines three ways to integrate travel and expense management: adding Concur Travel to Concur Expense, using Complete by SAP Concur and Amex GBT, or employing Concur TripLink and TripIt Pro. These solutions aim to improve travel spend visibility, policy compliance, and streamline processes. According to IDC, companies using Concur Travel & Expense save an average of $1.6 million annually and achieve a three-year ROI of 406%.

  2. PhocusWire All News

    Faye secures $50M for geographic expansion, AI developments

    Travel protection platform Faye announced $50 million in Series C funding led by Madrona, bringing total funding to $100 million. The capital will be used for market expansion, partnerships, and AI investment to make underwriting, traveler assistance, and claims faster and more autonomous. The company anticipates AI will resolve more than half of all claims by the end of 2026. Faye also plans to expand its travel fintech capabilities.

  3. Fenbeitong Feed

    Travel Expense Platform Selection Guide: Integrated Solutions More Efficient

    The article compares three types of travel expense platforms: OTA-extended TMC, pure expense control, and native integrated platforms. It notes that integrated platforms significantly reduce finance review workload and improve accuracy and timeliness through pre-control, data consistency, and automated reconciliation. It also provides a 2026 ranking of major providers and selection advice.

  4. Fenbeitong Feed

    Guide to Selecting Corporate Travel Expense Control Systems

    Based on surveys of 2,800+ enterprises, the article suggests that companies with annual travel expenses over 2 million yuan, high-frequency business trips, and financial pressure are suitable for deploying travel expense control systems. It compares three models: OTA travel platforms, pure expense control platforms, and integrated travel-expense platforms, and provides evaluation criteria.

  5. Maycur News

    2026 Cross-Review of Expense Control Systems for Overseas Enterprises

    The article compares four types of expense control solutions for overseas enterprises, noting that they must handle overseas invoices, multi-currency, and cross-border organizations. As a local vendor, Maycur supports over 180 countries and regions, offering overseas invoice recognition and multi-currency management, suitable for Chinese headquarters-led overseas enterprises.

Aug 4Tue
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    CenTrak CFO on Achieving 100% Expense Audit with SAP Concur Intelligent Audit

    Brian Vance, CFO of healthcare technology company CenTrak, shared at Fusion 2026 how using SAP Concur Intelligent Audit transformed their expense management. Previously, one AP clerk could only manually review 65-70% of expense reports. With Intelligent Audit, 100% of reports are now reviewed, reducing the close cycle from 5 days to 3. The company also expanded its T&E policy to eight pages, clarifying rules on alcohol, hotel tiers, etc., improving compliance and cost control.

  4. Hospitality Technology

    Conferma Launches Industry’s First Virtual Card Performance Index for Hotels

    Conferma has launched the Virtual Card Performance Index (VPI) and its first global benchmark report, establishing the industry's first objective scoring system to measure how reliably hotels process Virtual Credit Card (VCC) transactions based on actual transaction data. Scores range from 1 to 10, based on payment delivery performance and payment completion consistency. Major TMCs including BCD Travel, Clarity, and CTM have adopted the VPI, embedding scores into corporate sourcing and booking workflows. The index addresses the 'acceptance vs. execution' gap, reducing front-desk processing failures.

Aug 3Mon
  1. BCD Travel News Hub

    BCD Travel and Emburse Expand Partnership to Redefine Travel and Expense Management

    BCD Travel and Emburse announced an expanded strategic partnership, combining BCD's Tripsource platform with Emburse's AI-powered expense management capabilities to automate data flows and embed policy controls from booking to reimbursement. The collaboration aims to reduce manual work for travelers, speed up reimbursements, provide real-time insights for travel managers, and improve risk management and forecasting for finance managers.

  2. Ekuaibao News

    HeSi launches integrated expense, travel, archive, and AI audit solution

    HeSi launched an integrated solution combining expense control, business travel, archives, and AI audit, covering the full lifecycle of spending. The platform unifies travel booking, expense reimbursement, electronic accounting archives, and AI-powered auditing, enabling data integration and process automation to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and ensure compliance.