The rise of the gig economy and the popularity of remote work are among the factors that are laying bare the need for better spend management systems and technology. The demand can be especially acute when it comes to the support of company field technicians,...
Approximately 3.2 million students attended United States charter schools in 2017, according to some reports. These independently operated institutions do not charge tuition, but still rely on public funding to operate — and taxpayers, school officials and watchdogs all want to be assured that funds...
When natural and man-made disasters strike, local residents need fast, easy access to medical supplies. However, ensuring that funds are spent appropriately at the disaster site can be complicated, says Kate Dischino, VP of emergency programs for Americares. In the new Workforce Spend Management Tracker,...
Field-based spending requires keeping careful tabs on how the money is spent to assure that all transactions are appropriate and compliant with a company’s policy. Too often, however, the reconciliation becomes an afterthought in the spend management process, and can be even more difficult for...
One can buy almost anything with money – but, as the Beatles observed, it can’t buy love. Which might lead to the erroneous perception that the two topics are wholly unrelated, but the numbers tell a different story. Among reasons for divorce, finances ranks as...
Pulling together business trips can be a complicated effort. These excursions involve not only extensive coordination, but require travelers to manage payments for everything from flights and hotels to daily meals. How employers manage their workers’ travel spending can color their relationships, too. Smooth, convenient...
Whether they’re clearing hurricane wreckage or mucking out homes, disaster relief workers need easy, instant access to funds to keep operations running. In the latest Workforce Spend Management Tracker, Jessica Green, Team Rubicon’s senior associate of finance for field operations, explains how smart spend management...
Though they may have fewer resources than large firms, small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and self-employed freelancers are not exempt from business travel. SMBs may need to fly to events and exhibits to draw attention to their solutions, while freelancers may need to travel to visit...
The workforce skews tech-savvy, younger ... and remote. The way we pay and get paid is ever-more intuitive, cued by Uber. So it is — or should be — with corporate expense management, says PEX Founder and CEO Toffer Grant. Embedding payments into workflows via “implied approval” can save...
