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Dec 9Tue
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur Issues Year-End T&E Guide for Admins and Finance Teams

    SAP Concur published a year-end travel and expense guide for admins and finance teams, recommending a focus on high-impact tasks: closing open expense reports and invoice batches, addressing audit-rule exceptions, identifying unsubmitted or noncompliant spend, reviewing budget over- or under-spend, and checking that T&E policies still align with employee behaviour and organizational needs. The guide also recommends expanding automation, simplifying policies, going paperless and integrating systems, and using spend insights to assess budget health.

Aug 28Thu
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    Energy & Utilities Face Rising T&E Automation Compliance Pressure

    A SAP Concur blog post notes that energy and utilities companies must comply with safety mandates such as NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection standards and sustainability guidelines including CDP, SASB and GRI. A survey found 34% say their current T&E solution will not meet evolving requirements over the next two years, 33% use a solution without sustainability tracking, and 44% treat sustainability data capture as a requirement of their T&E solution. The post argues automation and AI can cut manual errors, strengthen audit and cybersecurity, citing SAP Concur data that AP automation saves 12 hours per week per finance employee.

Aug 26Tue
Dec 9Mon
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur Publishes Guide to Choosing Travel and Expense Software

    SAP Concur published a blog outlining key features and best practices for choosing travel and expense (T&E) software, arguing that travel, expense and accounts payable (AP) platforms should be truly integrated. It cites measurable gains from its integrated solutions: 2x faster expense reporting, 19.2% less time booking trips, 35% more invoices processed and 21% average savings in booking and expense reporting. A case example says Campari Group, after adopting Concur Expense (2017) and Concur Travel (2020), achieved 50% faster trip approvals, 13% fewer expense report rejections and a 70% reduction in offline travel agency fees.

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    SAP Concur Outlines AI Applications in Spend Management

    SAP Concur published a blog on generative AI applications in travel and expense management. It cites survey data: 51% of CFOs are investing in AI technology, up from 15% in August 2023; 58% of CFOs have very little knowledge about AI and only 4% are confident they have a strong grasp of it. The post says 34% of travel managers feel constrained by expectations to implement AI tools without adequate training, and only 7% of AP teams currently use AI. SAP Concur says it has integrated AI and machine learning into its solutions for over a decade and lists four application areas: automation, compliance, fraud detection and spend analytics.

Dec 4Wed
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur Explains the Value of Automated Financial Reconciliation

    SAP Concur published a blog explaining financial reconciliation and the benefits of automation. It says reconciliation is a critical accounting function that uncovers errors, non-compliant spend and potential fraud while ensuring accurate financial reporting. Automated reconciliation can improve efficiency and accuracy, prevent fraud, and support strategic spend analysis and cash flow management. It cites SAP Concur user data: 32% less time approving expenses, up to 13 hours saved per week for accounting and finance teams, and an $18 reduction in the cost of expense report processing.

Oct 14Mon
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    SAP Concur: Modernizing T&E Management in State and Local Government

    SAP Concur published an article on modernizing travel and expense (T&E) management in U.S. state and local government agencies. It notes that many agencies still rely on manual processes and outdated systems, leading to higher error rates, delayed reimbursements, increased costs, poor budget visibility and compliance issues. Modernization can deliver cost efficiency, resource optimization, enhanced transparency and improved employee satisfaction. The article stresses change management and offers strategies including communication, training, emphasizing automation as support rather than replacement, and personalized engagement.

May 24Wed
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur Pitches Integrated Travel, Expense and Invoice Platform

    SAP Concur published content outlining its integrated platform for travel, expense, and invoice management. Forrester Consulting found 78% of surveyed decision-makers want a single platform for the entire travel and expense process, and 61% say improving innovation and adaptability is a companywide initiative. SAP Concur emphasizes that automating T&E processes frees employee productivity, provides spend visibility, enables dynamic policy controls, and integrates with HR, finance, and payroll systems. The company says it has more than 53,000 customers and over 80 million end users, with Concur Travel and Expense holding 49% market share among corporate T&E solutions.

Sep 14Wed
Jun 29Wed
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    How Automating Expenses Can Continue to Fuel Innovation within Academic Medical Centers

    A SAP Concur blog post discusses how academic medical centers can fuel innovation by automating expense processes. It notes that doctors spend less than a third of their time treating patients, with the majority spent on administrative tasks. Automation can reduce administrative burden, simplify reporting and reimbursement, and help manage grant spending.

  2. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur: Automating Travel and Expense Is Not Out of Reach for SMBs

    The article notes that SMBs face challenges including improving employee productivity, cash flow, and visibility. Travel and expense is the second largest controllable area of business spend, and automation can help address these issues. However, more than 70% of small businesses say lack of IT expertise causes them to delay implementing IT solutions. The article cites DRC Capital, a 16-person company, as an example that small businesses can also benefit from automation, achieving faster processing, time savings, greater employee satisfaction, and cost savings.

  4. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur Says SMBs Are Closer to Travel Management Than They Think

    SAP Concur published an article noting that small and midsize businesses, despite limited budgets, can achieve travel management through appropriate technology. It describes a seven-step process: employees book freely, the system captures itinerary details, data flows into the system, expense reports auto-populate with categorized charges, employees avoid receipts and reports, and businesses gain spend visibility and employee location information. The article emphasizes savings in work hours, reduced paperwork, and lower hard costs.

  5. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur: Corporate Cards and P-Cards for Better Insight into Employee Spend

    SAP Concur explains the role of corporate cards and purchasing cards (P-Cards) in managing employee spend. It says many organizations have done away with pre-approvals for employee spend and instead rely on organizational and departmental policies to guide spending behavior, but this reduces visibility. Corporate cards are issued by a bank or financial institution to employees and are associated with an employee name or number, aiding tracking; P-Cards are account numbers issued to an organization, accepted by suppliers through the existing credit card system, with controls such as purchase thresholds, monthly limits, and merchant category codes. It recommends combining corporate-card and P…

  6. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur: Optimizing T&E Management Can Improve Both Employee Satisfaction and Financial Control

    A SAP Concur blog post argues that by adopting modern travel and expense (T&E) management solutions, companies can cut costs while improving employee satisfaction. Citing Gallup and Gartner research, the article shows that exceptional employee experiences are linked to higher productivity, profitability, and retention. By automating processes, providing easy-to-use apps, and giving employees more choices, companies can achieve expense transparency, enhance policy compliance, and ultimately improve financial control.

  7. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur: 95% of Corporate Travelers Willing to Get Back on the Road

    SAP Concur cites a June 2021 Wakefield Research study of businesses with fewer than 1,000 employees, finding that 95 percent of corporate travelers are willing to get back on the road for work and 81 percent are concerned about their careers if travel does not pick up in the next 12 months, and outlines how Concur Travel automation helps control costs, support sustainable travel, and keep travelers safe.

  8. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur Explains How Automation and Reporting Can Help Budget Management

    A SAP Concur blog post discusses common budgeting and cash flow challenges for business owners, including surprise employee expenses, late payments, and travel spend control. It recommends expense report automation, invoice process automation, and automated travel solutions to improve financial visibility, avoid late fees, maintain credit scores, and better manage employee travel and duty of care. It cites Statista data that 43% of US business travel managers expect an increase in business travel this year.

  9. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur: 3 Key Factors in Achieving a Compliant, Efficient Month-End

    SAP Concur argues that paper-based month-end closing is often stressful and inefficient, and identifies three obstacles: difficulty gathering paperwork, time-consuming and error-prone data entry, and poor data quality that leaves no clear real-time view of finances. It says automation solves these problems: Concur Expense lets employees photograph receipts on their smartphones and automatically convert them into claims, while Concur TripLink captures travel plans and spend. Data flows seamlessly into the finance system, eliminating manual error, giving earlier visibility into spend for proactive decisions, and providing an end-to-end audit trail.

  10. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur: Automated Expense and Travel Management Is the Right Move

    SAP Concur argues that an automated travel and expense management system can help companies control costs that have historically been difficult to manage. It notes that travel and expense costs were the second most difficult cost to control in corporate settings, and that outdated budgeting systems and misplaced documents make consolidation and reporting hard. A cloud-based system lets employees track spending on the go and maintain reports in one place, and submitting spending as it occurs helps avoid year-by-year losses. Immediate tracking and consolidated reporting also improve spend visibility, helping companies better understand budgets and reallocate savings. Companies can use this da…

  11. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur: See Your Spend Clearly to Control Your Future

    SAP Concur published a blog post emphasizing that companies can better prepare for future disruptions by controlling spend. The article notes that travel and expense is typically a company's second-largest line item, but issues like leakage, hidden spend, and non-compliant spending exist. By improving spend visibility, companies can adapt more quickly to challenges and opportunities. The article also covers using AI and machine learning to monitor compliance, and solutions like mobile tools for automatic mileage tracking and receipt uploads.

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    SAP Concur: How Automated Expense Management Frees Finance to Focus on What Matters Most

    SAP Concur argues that manual and spreadsheet-driven processes have an even bigger impact on the efficiency and growth goals of small-to-midsize businesses (SMBs) given their resource constraints. It cites research that 41% of businesses have a paper-based expense process, 26% use spreadsheets to manage expenses, and 73% do not use automated expense management systems at all. It lists four categories of reasons SMBs have not automated, and cites AMI-Partners data that automated spending solutions deliver significant savings: improved tracking saves finance firms US$28,000 per year and retail businesses $33,000 per year; more-accurate data saves professional services firms $39,000 per year;…

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    SAP Concur: Employee Well-Being Is Key to Sustainable Business Growth

    SAP Concur argues that sustainable growth goes beyond financials and means prioritizing employee well-being. It cites data that 39% of workers would be willing to work harder if they were happy in their current role or workplace, and Gallup data that 70% of employees lack engagement due to dissatisfaction, estimated to cost $450 billion to $550 billion in lost productivity per year. It uses RXBAR as an example: a surge in demand drove rapid growth, more employee travel led to a flood of expense reports, and the finance team spent extra hours compiling and reviewing submissions. By automating its expense process, RXBAR gained the insight and flexibility needed for fast, data-driven decisions.

  14. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur: Six Ways Automation Can Unlock T&E Savings

    A SAP Concur blog post argues that rapid changes in technology and traveler behavior are reshaping corporate travel, requiring modern solutions to control employee spend. It lists six ways automation can uncover savings, including reducing manual-entry errors, cutting management time, and gaining visibility into mobile spend. It cites a 2015 Oversight Systems study finding one in ten travelers submits at least one duplicate expense in error, at roughly $50 per error, and notes that poor mobile-contract management can mean overpaying by as much as 30% per device.