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  1. SAP Concur Blog

    Connecting Travel and Expense Data to Control Corporate Spend

    SAP Concur notes that employees now book directly through dozens of travel sites and suppliers, often bypassing corporate booking tools, leaving companies unaware of where staff are, where they are going, how they travel, or what they spend. It suggests checking three things: whether the travel solution connects to existing systems, to supplier data, and to third-party applications. Combining travel and expense programs gives a more accurate spend view and supports supplier negotiations, policy enforcement, and more effective duty of care.

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    EIU Survey: 91% of Executives Say Tech-Driven Expense Management Is Key

    A SAP Concur blog post cites an Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) survey of 552 senior executives in 11 countries: 91% say technology-driven expense management systems are key to meeting spend policies and protocols, and 95% agree that real-time data analytics has helped keep spending and operations in line with company goals. The post notes the pandemic is accelerating adoption of cloud, AI, machine learning, and automation to achieve spend visibility, consistency, and compliance.

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    Business Travel Is Growing. Is Your Expense Policy Ready?

    The SAP Concur blog notes that many corporate travel and expense policies are too vague or outdated, leading to duplicate claims, questionable spending, and occasional fraud, while burdening finance teams. It recommends policies be concise, easy to find, and cover specific scenarios such as reimbursement requirements, who pays when multiple employees are present, and preferred suppliers and booking methods. It also promotes its expense policy template and builder tool.

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    SAP Concur: Using AI to Automate AP

    SAP Concur blog discusses how AI can automate accounts payable processes to reduce costs, errors, and improve compliance. It notes the average cost to manually process a single supplier invoice is £9, while AI can automatically capture invoices, provide dashboard views, and flag issues. Businesses using Concur Invoice reported an 18% increase in policy compliance and a 46% improvement in staff productivity.

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    FCPA Enforcement Continues to Focus on Corporate Hospitality

    A SAP Concur blog post notes that U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement actions continue to focus on corporate hospitality spending. Recent cases involved gift cards, spa services, sightseeing tours, shopping excursions, national park excursions and sporting-event tickets. The FCPA treats employees of state-owned or state-controlled companies and foreign health care providers as 'foreign officials,' so providing things of value to them can trigger risk. The post advises companies to track hospitality expenditures and set oversight criteria, and cites government-commended remedial measures such as compliance oversight across a broad category of business expenditures and pre-a…

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    SAP Concur Survey: Government Agencies Face Compliance and Efficiency Challenges in Expense Managem…

    SAP Concur cites a Kelton Global survey of 162 financial decision-makers in state, city, and local government, highlighting transparency and compliance challenges in government expense management. The survey found that one in three respondents frequently spot errors in expense reports and invoice processing, and three in ten say the problem has worsened over the past 12 months. 73% of decision-makers admit maintaining compliance is a regular struggle. The article states automation can improve efficiency, citing data that full automation can reduce fraud, waste, and abuse by 38% and increase budget management efficiency by 40%.

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    How to Maximize Visibility of Low Level and Travel Spend

    A SAP Concur blog post discusses how to maximize visibility of low-level (tail) spend and travel spend by focusing on spend channels. It notes that travel and expense spend is often one of the largest for organizations, typically second behind payroll. Tail spend generally accounts for 20% of a company's total spend but is spread across 80% of suppliers. By using digital technologies to track across all spend channels, companies can create a complete map of committed spend, improving forecasting, cost savings, and compliance.

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    Business Travelers Can Make a Bigger Environmental Impact

    A SAP Concur blog post notes that business travel decisions are typically optimized for cost and time efficiency, not environmental sustainability, and many organizations still use paper-based booking and expense processes. IOFM found the average business receives 63% of invoices as paper, and 62% manually handle over 75% of paper invoices. APQC research shows finance workers spend 49% of their time processing transactions. The article recommends digitalization and automation to reduce environmental impact, citing NEC's case: reduced T&E management time by 40% and saved about $1.8 million annually with SAP Concur.

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    FAVR Mileage Reimbursement Simplified: Benefits and Savings

    SAP Concur blog introduces the FAVR (Fixed and Variable Rate) mileage reimbursement model as an alternative to traditional cents-per-mile, car allowance, and fleet vehicles. Designed for employees driving at least 5,000 miles annually, FAVR includes fixed costs (license, taxes/depreciation, insurance) and variable costs (maintenance, fuel, tire wear), calculated based on actual costs, more equitable and IRS-compliant with no tax burden. SAP Concur FAVR by Motus automates calculations and integrates with Concur Expense.

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    Innovation Slump? Use These Three Tips to Bring the Magic Back

    This SAP Concur blog post argues that innovation is often hindered by manual expense and travel processes. It recommends leveraging automation, gaining full financial visibility, and fostering a supportive environment to free employees for creative work. It cites a PwC survey where 93% of executives believe innovation drives revenue growth, and notes that 55% of small business owners see current tech as a hindrance to adopting new technologies.

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    SAP Concur: Efficient Audits Can Strengthen Expense Control

    A SAP Concur blog post notes that while organizations want to review 100% of expense reports to catch mistakes and fraud, auditing is time-consuming and expensive, so many avoid it. The article argues that skipping audits risks compliance fines, costs from human error and greed, and falling behind amid continuous change. It recommends combining intelligent technology with expert review and embedding intelligent spending reviews into expense processes to improve efficiency and support continuous improvement.

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    Optimizing Mileage Spend: A Key to Controlling Travel Budgets

    A SAP Concur blog post states that organizations with high mileage spend up to 10.6% of their travel budget on mileage-related expenses. A quarter of drivers understate their annual mileage by 6,000 miles or more, causing U.S. organizations $5.4 billion in losses annually. Enterprise organizations using SAP Concur solutions report that mileage spend averages 3.7% of total expensed spend. The article recommends optimizing mileage spend through automated mileage tracking, reviewing T&E policies, educating employees on tracking tools, and considering Concur FAVR.

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    SAP Concur: Why T&E Digitalization Matters

    SAP Concur published a blog post emphasizing the importance of digitalizing travel and expense (T&E) processes. The article notes that the financial services industry still relies on paper processes and manual expense reports, leading to delayed data, poor budget visibility, and negative impacts on employee satisfaction and talent recruitment. By automating T&E processes, companies can collect and connect spending data in real time, improve compliance, and enhance the employee experience. The article also covers digital features like mobile experience, e-receipts, and brand choice.

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    SAP Concur Partner Launches Client Expense Recovery Calculator

    SAP Concur App Center partner Pivot Payables has launched a Bottom Line Improvement Calculator to help professional services organizations assess expense recovery losses from manual project billing. According to Pivot Payables CEO Cher Pearsall, manual project billing accounts for 35% to 50% of disputed transactions between organizations and their clients, and a significant percentage of billable expenses are omitted during the manual process. The PivotPrime solution integrates with Concur Expense and Concur Invoice to automatically identify AP data and generate billing statements. Client Cardno saved more than 500 hours per month in its client billing process after switching from manual bi…

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    Can Investing in Employee Experience Actually Save You Money?

    A SAP Concur blog post discusses the value of employee experience amid the Great Resignation. It cites U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data that upwards of 3 million people have been quitting their jobs every month since April 2021, with the highest quit rates among mid-career employees and in the health care and tech industries according to Harvard Business Review. It cites a 2019 Gartner employee survey showing employees happy with their experience at work are 69% more likely to be high performers. It also notes a Work Trend Index survey finding 70% of employees want to continue working remotely, 65% want more in-person time with co-workers, and 66% of decision-makers plan to support hybr…

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    SAP Concur: How to Control Cash Flow with Expense Management Automation

    SAP Concur states that managing cash flow is about clear visibility into where money goes. By automating expense and invoice processes, organizations can reduce manual errors, improve accuracy, and make more informed spending decisions. The post recommends automating expense management for near real-time spend visibility, eliminating manual entry, human error, and compliance blind spots; and automating expense audits and invoice-to-PO validation to control spend before money leaves accounts. SAP Concur says its cloud solutions connect spending data from suppliers and credit providers, automatically audit transactions, apply spending controls, check for duplicate invoices, and provide detail…

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    SAP Concur: Four Tips for Fraud and Compliance in Life Sciences

    A SAP Concur blog post offers four expense-compliance tips for the highly regulated life sciences industry: monitor and audit expense reports, use automated controls to catch errors and fight fraud, use accumulated data to drive policy changes, and move away from manual spend processes. It cites figures including almost 20% of travel and expense spending falling outside policy, 89% of fraud cases involving asset misappropriation, and 42% of respondents still spending about 76 hours or more per month auditing expense reports. It also notes civil monetary penalties of up to $1 million for failing to report Open Payments in a timely manner.

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    SAP Concur Explains VAT Reclaim: 54% of VAT Goes Unclaimed

    SAP Concur published an article explaining the Value Added Tax (VAT) reclaim process. It notes that due to complex and country-specific rules, companies often do not claim entitled VAT refunds, with 54% of VAT going unclaimed. The article recommends solutions that automatically identify eligible transactions, enrich transaction data, and confirm recoverable amounts, while warning that manual processes can lead to significant regulatory and financial penalties.

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    Three Tips for Combatting Expense Report Fraud

    A SAP Concur blog post notes that as more employees travel for business, expense reports are vulnerable to fake claims. It offers three tips: know common fraud schemes (such as profitable per-diems, mileage padding, and double dipping); institute a corporate credit card program to improve monitoring; and use automated expense reporting systems like Concur Expense and Concur Detect, which use AI to analyze receipts, credit card transactions, and travel bookings to identify fraud, compliance issues, and errors.

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    Managing Expense Compliance During Uncertainty (Part One)

    A SAP Concur blog Q&A with Connie Hoen, who has over 30 years of audit and compliance experience, discusses how companies can control employee spend during uncertainty. The article identifies global travel and expense policies, expense report audit programs, and reporting and analysis requirements as three impacted areas. It recommends assessing work-from-home expense policies, creating 'at home' expense types in expense software, re-evaluating receipt requirements, and training first-time expense submitters and approvers.

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    Deloitte and SAP Concur Launch Travel Ready Compliance App

    Deloitte announced the upcoming release of the Deloitte - Travel Ready app in the SAP Concur App Center, an extension of the SAP-Deloitte partnership. The app connects the Deloitte platform with Concur Request, Concur Travel and Concur Expense, and aims to ease compliance for cross-border business travelers and remote workers by creating a consolidated approval, travel booking and compliance assessment process. It supports compliance with travel restrictions, visa and work permits, income tax, EU cross-border posted worker rules, social security, payroll taxes, corporate taxes and entity establishment risk. Craig Muir, Deloitte Global GES lead partner, and Pete Elmgren, senior vice presiden…

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    Three Steps to Increasing Business Cash Flow

    A SAP Concur blog post outlines three key steps for businesses to improve cash flow: evaluate finances to improve cash flow visibility, including reviewing AR and AP processes and 30-, 60-, and 90-day projections; diversify revenue streams to strengthen cash flow stability; and manage vendor payments through accounts payable automation. The article notes that a healthy business is not just about profits but about maintaining steady, predictable cash flow, without which bills go unpaid, payroll gets delayed, and growth grinds to a halt.

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    SAP Concur Launches Travel Resources for COVID-19 Era

    SAP Concur has released a series of travel management resources for its customers to address the challenges of traveling during the COVID-19 pandemic. These tools include the TripIt Traveler Resource Center, a booking switch feature that allows self-booking based on destination risk, Air Reassurance displaying airline COVID-19 measures, unused ticket credits visibility, Amadeus Ticket Changer self-service, and Concur FAVR by Motus for mileage reimbursement. Additionally, the company offers approval policies, customized messaging, and an expanded duty of care partner network, aiming to help companies resume travel safely and compliantly.

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    How to Build a Work Environment Your Employees Will Love

    SAP Concur published an article on improving employee satisfaction by simplifying technology, gathering feedback, providing the right applications, promoting corporate cards, and adopting best practices. It suggests surveying employee needs, offering tools for travel booking and expense reimbursement, promoting corporate cards to reduce out-of-pocket expenses, and using automation, mobile apps, and training to improve compliance and satisfaction.

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    AP Work is Still Work. It Just Doesn’t Have to be So Frustrating

    An SAP Concur blog post notes that accounts payable (AP) teams still face many manual processes, such as tracking receipts, reviewing expense reports, and digging through paperwork. It cites a TechRepublic survey indicating that as much as 38% of the workforce plans to leave their current job in the next few months, meaning the 'Great Resignation' continues. The article recommends digitizing expense reports and AP processes to reduce processing time, increase efficiency, and improve accuracy, freeing finance and AP teams to focus on more strategic work such as monitoring broader spend strategy and reclaiming eligible value-added tax.

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    3 Ways Mobile Applications Can Streamline Enrollment for Charter Schools

    SAP Concur published an article on how charter schools can use automated invoicing and expense management to address cost pressures from enrollment growth. It cites data: 1.2 million students enrolled in U.S. charter schools in 2006-07, over 6,900 schools in 2016, and over 3.1 million students in 2017. Automated invoice processes can help schools improve cash flow, control spend, and expand enrollment without adding staff.

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    Why VAT Goes Unrecovered: 54% of Eligible VAT Left Unclaimed

    A SAP Concur blog post, citing Vanson Bourne research, reports that businesses leave 54% of eligible value added tax (VAT/GST/HST) unclaimed, amounting to millions or billions of dollars. It lists five reasons: businesses do not realize VAT can be recovered, regulations keep shifting, expenses are hard to track and validate, organizations lack time and expertise, and technology and processes are outdated. The pandemic added compliance challenges as governments rapidly changed VAT rules and deferred deadlines, then shifted focus toward audits to recover lost revenue. The article recommends modernizing VAT programs with intelligent technology, optimized data, and automated recovery processes…

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    Controlling Business Travel Costs with a Travel Expense Policy

    The article argues that as business travel rises, cost control requires more than low-cost airfare and rideshare programs; documenting a travel expense policy has a major impact on the bottom line. A policy should cover standard categories such as accommodations, travel, food and entertainment with clear rules, simplifying reporting and approvals, lowering per-trip costs and reducing fraud opportunities. A GBTA Foundation and Sabre study found 59% of respondents say a company's travel policy is an important factor when considering a new employer, and 84% say the quality of their business travel experience affects business results.

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    ACFE Poll: 80% of Fraud Examiners Back AI and ML in Travel and Expense Programs

    A SAP Concur blog post cites an Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) webcast poll on August 12 in which 80% of members said AI and ML should be used in travel and expense programs to combat organizational fraud. The post says AI and ML let audit teams shift from searching for issues to analyzing them, reducing the cost and duration of fraud research. It also notes fewer than half (41%) of ACFE members use T&E data in individual or departmental investigations all the time or often, while 59% use it only sometimes or never because their organizations lack proper reporting or means to share and analyze data across departments.

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    SAP Concur Launches Self-Guided Expense Demo

    SAP Concur released a self-guided Concur Expense demo allowing potential customers to quickly experience the expense management process. The demo simulates a business conference trip, showing how to automatically import an Uber receipt, use machine learning to parse receipt details, create and submit an expense report, and have a manager approve via mobile app. The article highlights integrations with hotels, car rental companies, and airlines that reduce manual entry and improve compliance and spend visibility.

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    Cyber Fraud Risk: Small Businesses Are Not Immune

    The UK Office for National Statistics reports that cybercrime and fraud account for almost half of all national incidents of crimes. The Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2017 revealed that 46% of businesses experienced a cyber breach or attack between 2016 and 2017. SMBs lose an estimated £1,658 to invoice fraud each year. Businesses need to be aware of risks and implement controls, such as automating expense and invoice processes.

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    Cloud-Connected Travel Can Save $2.78 Million

    IDC InfoBrief shows cloud-connected travel saves significant costs: 49% less time on travel planning, 70% less time on expense reports, 35% more compliance, and 54% fewer lost receipts. Average business can save $97,000 in invoicing/auditing, $122,000 in travel-related costs, and $728,000 in improved staff productivity annually.