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Datarails launches spend management product tied to budgets
Financial Systems

Datarails launches spend management product tied to budgets

Finance teams can now approve requests against live budgets, with Datarails Spend linking commitments, invoices and payments in one system.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week
A10 launches AI Gateway to control model use & cost
Data Protection

A10 launches AI Gateway to control model use & cost

Organisations using several AI models will get spending, access and policy controls in one place, as use of generative tools spreads across departments.

By Raphael Veloso • 4 min read • This month
Finance teams trim software stacks as AI use rises
Software-as-a-Service

Finance teams trim software stacks as AI use rises

AI is becoming routine in finance departments, even as most teams now run six tools or fewer and plan further consolidation.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
U.S. Bank names Jessica Alba for new business cards
Financial Systems

U.S. Bank names Jessica Alba for new business cards

Small businesses could gain richer cash-back rewards and expense tools, as the bank enters a crowded market for cards tied to deposits and controls.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
Corpay adds AI agents to spend management platform
Digital Transformation

Corpay adds AI agents to spend management platform

Finance teams can now automate anomaly checks, voice expenses and transaction coding as Corpay broadens AI tools across its spend platform.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month
Procurement leaders face widening gap in resources
Digital Transformation

Procurement leaders face widening gap in resources

Rising savings and resilience demands are outpacing staffing, data and technology in large procurement teams, a survey finds.

By Raphael Veloso • 4 min read • Last month
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 • Last month
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 • Last month

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Ramp lands multi-year deal with San Francisco 49ers
Fintech

Ramp lands multi-year deal with San Francisco 49ers

The tie-up will put more of the 49ers' spending and travel payments on Ramp's platform while boosting the fintech's Bay Area visibility.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last week
Finance leaders wary of fair AI pricing, survey finds
Software-as-a-Service

Finance leaders wary of fair AI pricing, survey finds

More than half of finance leaders are unsure they are getting a fair deal on AI, as 46% blew their 2025 budgets, a survey found.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Last month
Card-Agnostic Spend Management: Why Your Software Shouldn't Decide Which Cards You Use
Software-as-a-Service

Card-Agnostic Spend Management: Why Your Software Shouldn't Decide Which Cards You Use

Businesses using spend management software could face costly lock-in if their platform only works with its own corporate cards.

By Radha Pathi Reddy • 9 min read • Last month
Autoheal raises USD $7.9 million for AI engineering platform
Software-as-a-Service

Autoheal raises USD $7.9 million for AI engineering platform

The funding will help Autoheal expand software that cuts incident response and remediation times for enterprises running AI coding tools in-house.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
Ramp launches receivables tool to track incoming cash
Software-as-a-Service

Ramp launches receivables tool to track incoming cash

Finance teams can now automate invoice collection as late payments continue to squeeze cash flow and working capital at smaller businesses.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month
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 • Last month
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 • Last month
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 • Last month
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 • Last month