Disaster Relief news and trends

How Spend Tech Helps Power Post-Disaster Reconstruction
Spend Management // March 03, 2020

Manual expense reports remain plagued with pain points for the employees and employers who must file them. It is thus unsurprising that 95 percent of companies are looking to improve their spend management software this year. The amount of data needed for these reports continues...

Afterpay, Red Cross Team To Collect Donations For Australia Fires
International // January 07, 2020

Afterpay and the Red Cross are looking for money donations to help Australia amid the bushfire crisis currently ravaging the country. Based in Australia, Afterpay aims to transform the way people pay for goods and services by allowing customers to pay in multiple installments. The...

When Disaster Strikes, Digital ID Is Front And Center
Disbursements // August 21, 2019

Hurricanes, wildfires, tornados, earthquakes and floods — disasters of all types tend to bring out the best and the worst in people. Generous donations. Ripped-off funds. Faulty grant applications and truckloads of supplies sent to the impacted areas. Whatever the angle — honest or fraudulent —...

Humanitarian Workers Find Financial Order Amid Disaster Chaos
Spend Management // April 24, 2019

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,...

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How Spend Tech Helps Power Post-Disaster Reconstruction

March 03, 2020
Manual expense reports remain plagued with pain points for the employees and employers who must file them. It is thus unsurprising that 95 percent of companies are looking to improve their spend management software this year. The amount of data needed for these reports continues to increase as well, and employees need to juggle paper […]

When Disaster Strikes, Digital ID Is Front And Center

August 21, 2019
Hurricanes, wildfires, tornados, earthquakes and floods — disasters of all types tend to bring out the best and the worst in people. Generous donations. Ripped-off funds. Faulty grant applications and truckloads...

Disaster-Proof Spend Management Solutions — For When Disaster Strikes

February 25, 2019
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...

Credit Unions: Better Together

October 02, 2017
The best offense is a good defense. It’s true in sports, and also true in disaster preparedness. Simply reacting is often too little, too late. When conditions are bad enough,...

Quick Reads
Afterpay, Red Cross Team To Collect Donations For Australia Fires

January 07, 2020
Afterpay and the Red Cross are looking for money donations to help Australia amid the bushfire crisis currently ravaging the country. Based in Australia, Afterpay aims to transform the way people pay for goods and services by allowing customers to pay in multiple installments. The company seeks to access its wide base of customers to […]

US Gov’t Eyes Blockchain For Disaster Relief

December 27, 2018
According to the U.S. Department of Defense, blockchain has “a lot of potential” to help the way troops respond to disaster relief. During a recent meeting of the Troop Support...