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Mar 14Thu
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    2024 SAP Concur Innovation Award Winners Announced

    SAP Concur announced seven 2024 Innovation Award winners showcasing travel and expense automation. Bechtel piloted Concur Select Access powered by Travelfusion to display NDC content alongside GDS fares, reducing out-of-channel direct bookings and improving Duty of Care reporting. Uber used Concur APIs and automation to save more than 5,000 employee hours, automate resolution of over 70% of expense-related help desk tickets, and drive corporate card adoption above 90%. KUKA made hotel and entertainment expense creation seven times faster. Stellantis unified T&E processes across 30 countries, with 98% of employees covered by Concur Expense, estimating savings of more than EUR1 million. PETRO…

Mar 13Wed
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    How Receipt Scanners Increase Financial Efficiency

    A SAP Concur blog explains the role of receipt scanners in expense management. A receipt scanner is a hardware or software tool that converts paper receipts into digital documents via image capture or scanning, with mobile scanning software using smartphone or tablet cameras. Benefits include OCR reducing manual entry errors, cloud-based workflows speeding approvals, improved employee satisfaction, integration with financial systems, enhanced compliance and auditing, and reduced paper use. Selection considerations include hardware versus software, resolution, portability and integration.

Mar 12Tue
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur Delivers Enriched Travel and Expense Experiences at Fusion 2024

    SAP Concur announced product and partnership developments at Fusion 2024. Concur Travel adds in-app emissions data (Thrust Carbon integration), enhanced hotel and rail content (direct integrations with American Express GBT, BCD, CWT RoomIt, FCTG, HRS and UK rail content), Microsoft Teams integration and Concur Request integration. TripIt Pro adds risk alerts covering weather, political unrest, labor action, communication outages and select airline alerts. The new Concur Expense experience partners with Mastercard for automated expense creation, and a new Data Delivery Service provides direct access to expense data for analytics tools. SAP also debuted generative AI features including Concur…

  2. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur and Mastercard Partner to Simplify Expense Reports

    SAP Concur announced a new partnership with Mastercard to simplify the expense process. Through a new integration, purchases made on Mastercard corporate cards are captured and automatically populated in Concur Expense, with users alerted immediately if additional information is needed. The integration will be available to select customers globally starting in Q2 2024, and customers can continue banking with preferred partners and utilizing existing card programs. The partnership also includes spending controls and restrictions to encourage expense policy compliance.

Feb 29Thu
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur Outlines Vision for Future of Travel and Expense Management

    At its SAP Concur Fusion customer event, SAP Concur shared its vision for the future of travel and expense management, where these tasks practically manage themselves, removing the need to write expense reports, understand compliance policies, or sacrifice personal preferences. The company said it will develop solutions that are intelligent, predictive, instinctive, and continuously learning, leveraging its position as one of the largest aggregators of travel and expense data to improve efficiency, compliance, and employee satisfaction through generative AI and machine learning.

Feb 28Wed
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    How to Do an Expense Report: Steps and Solutions for Effective Expense Reporting

    SAP Concur published a guide on how to do an expense report, covering steps such as collecting receipts and recording date, vendor, expense category, taxes, and receipt images. The article notes that travel-related expenses at small and medium businesses increased 178% in 2022, and discusses templates, tool choices, and expense fraud risk, stating that around 5% of a typical organization's annual revenue is lost to fraud.

  2. SAP Concur Blog

    What Is Per Diem and How Does It Work for Business Travel?

    SAP Concur published an article explaining what per diem is and how it works, covering three common expense categories: lodging, meals, and incidentals. The article describes fixed allowances and reimbursable allowances, as well as a mixed model, and notes that many organizations base rates on federal per diem rates published by the GSA or IRS, with the U.S. Department of State providing benchmarks for international travel. It also discusses pre-approvals, advances, international compliance configurations, and the benefits and limitations of per diem.

Feb 27Tue
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    What Is an Itemized Receipt and Its Role in Reimbursement

    SAP Concur published an article explaining what an itemized receipt is—a receipt detailing each line item of goods or services from a transaction—and comparing it with regular receipts in terms of itemization, expense tracking, reporting, and auditing. The article lists common itemized expense types such as meals, hotel stays, car rentals, air travel, and office supplies, and explains when itemized receipts are required, including employee reimbursements, tax deductions, government contracting, and external audits. It also discusses the role of itemized receipts in reducing expense fraud.

Feb 22Thu
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur Launches Global Tax Management Solutions Amid E-Invoicing Mandates

    SAP Concur has launched global tax management solutions to help companies keep up with rapidly evolving tax regulations. The solutions support various phases of the tax management process, from expense report creation to approval, payment, and reconciliation, and leverage AI and machine learning to maximize tax recovery. Digitized receipts and e-invoice mandates are already in place in countries such as China, Japan, and Mexico. SAP Concur's solutions currently support France, Spain, Japan, China, Mexico, Australia, and New Zealand, with support for Portugal, Belgium, and Switzerland coming soon.

Feb 1Thu
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur Discusses the Impact of Corporate Travel Managers on Business

    SAP Concur published an article discussing the key role of corporate travel managers. It notes that travel and expense (T&E) can account for 8% to 12% of an organization's spending, nearly two-thirds of companies face increasing pressure to manage costs, and three-quarters say travel is important or very important to managing customer relationships and obtaining new business. Corporate travel managers impact business by building strategic policies, optimizing travel arrangements, making data-driven decisions, aligning with sustainability initiatives, integrating technology, and enhancing employee productivity.

Jan 31Wed
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur Releases Future-Ready Guide for Finance Leaders

    SAP Concur published a resource compilation for finance leaders covering career growth, team empowerment, and AI and finance technology adoption. It cites an SAP Concur CFO Insights report finding that 90% of senior finance leaders agree their key task is to prepare their business for the unexpected. Resources include an eBook on top CFO priorities for 2024, the fast track to CFO, the modern finance leader role, and AI and finance technology white papers.

Jan 29Mon
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur Survey: 90% of Finance Leaders See Unexpected-Prep as Critical

    An SAP Concur study of global senior finance leaders found that 90% agree preparing their business for the unexpected is a critical task today, while only 2% disagreed. The article proposes four resolutions for finance leaders: innovate to control costs, compliance, and cash flow through a unified platform and AI; strengthen visibility, analysis, and planning; adapt processes, policies, and priorities; and boost morale, productivity, and retention. It also covers automated indirect tax recovery such as VAT, integrating travel and expense data, and mobile expense reporting.

Jan 8Mon
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur Releases Finance Automation Checklist for Growing Businesses

    SAP Concur released a new checklist, "5 Ways Finance Automation Can Help Your Growing Business," examining improvements growing businesses can achieve by automating travel, expense, and invoice management. It cites Analysys Mason 2022 research: 32% less time to approve expenses, 26% less budget overspending, 24% reduction in late invoice payments, and 29% less time spent by AP and finance teams to capture invoices. The checklist recommends automated solutions that track expenses automatically with near real-time updates, provide better data and visibility, guide expense policies, manage invoices, and scale with the business.

  2. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur eBook Shares Six Strategies to Boost Business Productivity

    SAP Concur released an eBook, "The Very Best Productivity Workarounds for Small Business," featuring six productivity strategies from Steve Strauss, author of "The Small Business Bible" and a longtime USA Today columnist: set SMART goals, apply the 80-20 rule, adopt the Eisenhower Box, use time blocking, leverage technology, and outsource and delegate. It says small businesses using Concur Expense save 13 hours per finance or accounting employee weekly.

Jan 2Tue
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur Guide: How AI Is Reshaping Corporate Expense Management

    SAP Concur published a guide outlining the value of artificial intelligence in expense management. The article notes that traditional manual expense management is inefficient, especially for large decentralized organizations, where finance managers cannot easily review every expense for compliance and employees spend significant time collecting receipts, filling out forms, and reconciling ledgers. AI expense management can accelerate task completion, ensure policy compliance, and provide more data for finance, HR, and travel professionals. Core tools include machine learning, mobile apps, optical character recognition, and cloud computing. Future trends include paperless expensing, blockcha…

  2. SAP Concur Blog

    What Is a Travel Management System? SAP Concur Explains Core Features

    SAP Concur published an article explaining the definition and core features of a travel management system (TMS). A TMS is a one-stop software platform providing a single seamless interface for booking, tracking, and end-to-end business travel management, helping companies manage travel budgets, policies, and reporting. The article notes that travel management is growing more complex for companies of all sizes, and a TMS can offer customizable policies, a wide array of inventory options, and simplified booking. A TMS should also integrate seamlessly with internal financial systems, automatically capturing and categorizing bookings and charges. The article recommends evaluating company needs…

Dec 28Thu
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur: Why State and Local Governments Need to Modernize Expense Systems

    SAP Concur published an article noting that U.S. state and local governments face pressures including tight budgets, workforce shortages, and increased scrutiny of public spending, yet many government organizations still rely on manual or outdated expense processes. Paper receipts, spreadsheets, disconnected systems, and lengthy approval chains slow operations and reduce spending visibility. The article identifies three areas where expense automation delivers immediate value: spend visibility and budget oversight, stronger compliance and audit readiness, and better employee experience. Modern expense management solutions can help agencies strengthen accuracy, transparency, and accountabilit…

Dec 15Fri
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    How SAP Concur Leverages Generative AI to Revolutionize Travel & Expense Management

    SAP Concur published a video interview transcript in which Rahul Vig, Senior Director of Product Management, explains SAP's AI investment and three core principles: relevance, reliability, and responsibility. The article describes how SAP Concur uses AI to improve expense management, including ExpenseIt using machine learning to extract information from receipts and create expense reports, Verify automating the audit process, and Invoice Capture automatically capturing invoice information. Vig revealed that in the past 18 months, approximately 60 million expense reports were processed through Verify, with only 3% requiring manual auditor review. The future goal is to use generative AI to ma…

Dec 4Mon
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur and Extend Integration: Virtual Cards Transform Invoice Payments

    SAP Concur published an article introducing its new integration with virtual card platform Extend. According to Vantage Market Research, the global virtual card market is expected to triple by 2030. By embedding Extend's virtual card functionality into Concur Invoice as a payment option, businesses can pay invoices easily, quickly, and securely using their existing corporate credit card, with no need for a new card, contract, or settlement process. Virtual cards are temporary digital subcards of traditional credit cards with unique card numbers, limited validity periods, and set spending limits, reducing fraud risk. Businesses can automatically generate virtual cards linked to their existin…

Nov 30Thu
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur: How to Keep Track of Business Expenses Effectively

    SAP Concur published an article outlining the importance and best practices of effectively tracking business expenses. The article notes that accurate expense tracking delivers multiple benefits: stronger financial records for audits, better financing capability, improved financial transparency, more accurate financial planning, tax benefits, and fraud identification. Best practices include opening a business bank account, selecting the right accounting system, managing receipts, connecting financial institutions, and establishing performance measures. The article also lists common types of expense fraud (fake expenses, double billing, filing personal expenses, refund reimbursement, inflate…

  2. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur: What Is a Travel Allowance? Definitions and Insights

    SAP Concur published an article explaining the definition, types, and management of travel allowances. A travel allowance is compensation paid by an employer to employees to cover expenses incurred during business travel, provided either before or after travel. Common types include fixed travel allowance, daily travel allowance (per diem), travel reimbursement, and mileage allowance. The article details calculation methods covering location, days of travel, lodging, and meals. Management recommendations include developing a clear policy, considering incidentals, and analyzing data. The article also suggests that travel allowance policies should cover scope, coverage, reimbursement types, pa…

Nov 28Tue
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    Expense Reconciliation: Improving Financial Clarity and Control

    An SAP Concur blog post explains the definition, importance and automation value of expense reconciliation. Expense reconciliation is the process accounting departments use to balance the books and ensure payments to vendors and employees are accurate, involving checking whether expenses comply with company policies, are categorized correctly and charged to the right budget lines. The article notes reconciliation helps with fraud management, error prevention and assessing financial health, and recommends automation such as e-receipts, digital invoice storage and app-based submission and approval to streamline data collection.

  2. SAP Concur Blog

    Travel Management Solutions for Small Businesses

    An SAP Concur blog post explains the definition, technology applications and recommendations for small business travel management. Travel management is the disciplined practice of using policies to track and coordinate aspects of business travel, covering policy development, vendor management, reimbursement approval, cost monitoring and reporting. The article recommends small businesses use technology platforms to reduce travel costs, simplify booking and reimbursement, access support, obtain better rates, enable 24/7 access, manage risk and generate consolidated reports.

Nov 6Mon
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    How Procurement Leaders Are Driving Digital Transformation: SAP Concur Conversations with Amazon Bu…

    In the SAP Concur Conversations podcast, Satya Mishra, Director of Product Management at Amazon Business, and Jeanne Dion, Vice President of the Value Experience Team at SAP Concur, discuss procurement's shift from tactical to strategic. E-procurement paired with systems integration can reduce manual reconciliation, improve spend visibility and enhance the employee buying experience. For example, when an employee purchases on Amazon Business, data can flow instantly into Concur and be auto-reconciled.

Nov 3Fri
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur Outlines Six Best Practices for CME Spend Management in Healthcare

    SAP Concur's blog outlines six best practices for managing Continuing Medical Education (CME) spend in healthcare, covering fair expense policies, compliance tools, regular budget balance communications, audit plans, visibility into out-of-system bookings, and simplified expense reporting. The article notes CME is critical for healthcare providers' licensure, yet travel and expense management is complex, with about 45% of CME hotel bookings made through direct channels, challenging compliance and duty of care.

Oct 23Mon
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur Research: Nine in 10 CFOs Say Preparing for the Unexpected Is Their Key Task

    SAP Concur research shows nine in 10 CFOs agree their key task today is preparing the business for the unexpected. The upcoming CFO Insights Report: A New Role in Managing Uncertainty examines how growing uncertainty has pushed CFOs toward forecasting and risk management, covering investments in analytics and AI, sustainability reporting pressure, mid-size organization challenges, and the evolving CFO relationship with C-suite peers such as CHROs.

Oct 19Thu
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    IDC: SAP Tops 2022 Travel and Expense Management Software Market with 49.4% Share

    An IDC report shows SAP maintained the No. 1 ranking in the 2022 travel and expense management software market with 49.4% share, $1.281 billion in revenue, and 16.3% year-over-year growth. It also cites the 2023 Global Business Travel Survey finding that 67% of global business travelers are very willing to travel for work in the next 12 months, and a 30% increase in U.S. airline passengers between 2021 and 2022.

  2. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur eBook: Making Sure Business Spending Matches Growth Priorities

    SAP Concur released a new eBook examining the risks that come as businesses grow or shift, including invoice proliferation, decentralized spending decisions as budgets expand, new tax and regulatory requirements when entering new markets, inconsistent processes across locations, and harder spend analysis. The eBook proposes intelligent automation to improve spend visibility, efficiency, and consistency.

Oct 17Tue
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur App Center Offers 300-Plus Apps for Travel and Expense Needs

    The SAP Concur App Center offers more than 300 applications and services to customers using its travel, expense, and invoice management solutions, covering payment providers, carbon emission trackers, trip planners, duty of care providers, mileage calculators, tax-recovery tools, ride sharing, ERP connectors, and major hotel chains, airlines, and car rentals. Apps fall into two broad types: fee-free user connections and fee-based enterprise applications.

  3. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur: How AP Automation Is Fueling Strategic Procurement

    A SAP Concur article notes that expanding spending channels and payment methods, a decentralized workforce, and new vendor scrutiny have made procurement more complex. It says fewer than 20% of organizations have fully automated AP processes and 70% of global invoice processing is still paper based; AP automation reduces processing time by an average of 16%, cuts invoice processing costs by an average of 29%, and delivers up to 20% cost savings by reducing non-compliant spend.

Oct 13Fri
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur Outlines Eight Corporate Travel Policy Best Practices

    SAP Concur outlines eight corporate travel policy best practices, including involving key stakeholders, tracking expenses for reporting and analysis, factoring in employee satisfaction and communication, providing resources, setting clear booking and cost policies, understanding duty of care, including travel risk management, and practicing continuous improvement. It stresses that travel policies should adapt to changing travel patterns and employee needs.

Oct 11Wed
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur and WalkMe Launch User Assistant to Boost Expense Management Adoption

    SAP Concur launched Concur User Assistant by WalkMe, which provides on-screen prompts, visual cues, and a chatbot to guide employees while using the platform. The article says 42% of businesses changed to remote/hybrid work policies to retain or attract talent, and cites a Forrester study reporting a 100% increase in training and onboarding efficiency, a 50% decrease in IT support and helpdesk tickets, and a 35% increase in user confidence.

  2. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur Publishes Guide to Efficient Employee Reimbursement Management

    SAP Concur published a guide to employee reimbursement management, covering reimbursable expense categories (citing the IRS, including travel, training, office supplies, tools, and software), tracking and payment methods, and tips for managing receipts and documentation, including implementing a strong expense policy, using a centralized system, checking itemized receipts, setting clear deadlines, performing periodic audits, monitoring spending trends, and integrating new technology.

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