ChannelLife India - Industry insider news for technology resellers
India

Spend management Stories

Global Stories

Spend management stories

A10 launches AI Gateway for enterprise model control
Private Cloud

A10 launches AI Gateway for enterprise model control

Enterprises could get tighter control over AI spend and access as A10's gateway routes requests, tracks usage and enforces policy.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Healthcare finance is lean and complex. Its spend controls have to keep up
Software-as-a-Service

Healthcare finance is lean and complex. Its spend controls have to keep up

Tighter controls could stop overspend, speed approvals and cut audit chasing for lean healthcare finance teams juggling complex funding streams.

By Tanu Kaushik • 5 min read • 5 days ago
Emburse launches AP platform for growing businesses
Software-as-a-Service

Emburse launches AP platform for growing businesses

Finance teams could cut manual invoice work as Emburse AP combines approvals, payments and supplier data for leaner operations.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Spend management is not a volume problem
Software-as-a-Service

Spend management is not a volume problem

Poor controls, not sheer invoice count, are what leave finance teams chasing approvals, missing GST evidence and paying exceptions.

By Phillip Vella • 6 min read • Last week
Airrived launches observability for enterprise AI agents
Data Protection

Airrived launches observability for enterprise AI agents

As firms scale autonomous AI, Airrived's new control layer aims to expose agent ownership, permissions, data use and costs.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Paystand launches agentic finance suite for finance teams
Software-as-a-Service

Paystand launches agentic finance suite for finance teams

Finance teams could cut manual reconciliation and approvals as the suite lets approved AI agents post directly into ERP systems.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month
Corporate travel is built for the traveller. Finance inherits the mess
Software-as-a-Service

Corporate travel is built for the traveller. Finance inherits the mess

Month-end chaos and FBT risk persist when travel data is scattered across booking, card and expense systems, leaving finance to reconstruct trips.

By Phillip Vella • 6 min read • This month

Stories from Other Regions

Spend management stories

Kumul Consolidated Holdings adopts TechnologyOne Plus
Software-as-a-Service

Kumul Consolidated Holdings adopts TechnologyOne Plus

Staff at Papua New Guinea state investor Kumul Consolidated Holdings can now query finance data by voice, cutting manual reporting and speeding decisions.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Yesterday
Confido raises USD $55 million in Insight-led Series B
Software-as-a-Service

Confido raises USD $55 million in Insight-led Series B

The funding lifts the New York-based company's total to USD $77 million as it expands into food service and hires across key roles.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Yesterday
HSBC & Conferma expand virtual cards for suppliers
Digital Transformation

HSBC & Conferma expand virtual cards for suppliers

Businesses in Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia will be able to settle supplier bills inside existing finance systems, cutting manual processing.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 3 days ago
Calero adds AI consumption controls to SaaS platform
Software-as-a-Service

Calero adds AI consumption controls to SaaS platform

Businesses now need to monitor AI usage, spending and adoption more closely as token-based pricing makes software bills harder to predict.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 5 days ago
SAP Concur expands AI travel tools for Canadian firms
Software-as-a-Service

SAP Concur expands AI travel tools for Canadian firms

Canadian firms could cut manual travel and expense work as SAP Concur rolls out AI features for delegates, approvers and planners.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week
Ramp launches finance platform in UK for businesses
Software-as-a-Service

Ramp launches finance platform in UK for businesses

Businesses in the UK can now use one platform for cards, expenses and payments as Ramp makes its first expansion beyond North America.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
Datarails launches Desk for finance request ticketing
Software-as-a-Service

Datarails launches Desk for finance request ticketing

Finance teams will gain a central queue with audit trails and AI-drafted replies, reducing time spent chasing invoices and records across systems.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week
Oboloo launches free online procurement course for SMEs
Software-as-a-Service

Oboloo launches free online procurement course for SMEs

SMEs facing tight margins could cut costs and reduce supplier risk through a new 10-module procurement course from Oboloo.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
Finofo adds expense & purchasing tools to platform
Software-as-a-Service

Finofo adds expense & purchasing tools to platform

Finance teams can now handle invoices, expenses and purchase orders in one workflow, while keeping existing cards, banks and ERPs.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month
Geordie launches Cost Intelligence for AI spending
Software-as-a-Service

Geordie launches Cost Intelligence for AI spending

Businesses can now trace runaway AI bills to the agents and workflows causing them, as Geordie opens its Cost Intelligence tool to customers.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month
Pleo launches AI finance tools amid approval delays
Digital Transformation

Pleo launches AI finance tools amid approval delays

Slow approvals are costing UK businesses hundreds of thousands of pounds a year as finance teams turn to AI to cut admin.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • This month