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Rajeev Singh has been named CEO of Smartsheet, succeeding Sunny Gupta as the firm pushes to expand its AI-enhanced enterprise work management platform.

Software provider Apptio appoints Mark West as Regional VP for Australia and New Zealand to help firms manage cloud costs and budget waste.

Concur has come up with three important questions (including a breakdown of each one) CIOs should ask their teams to get a quick win.

Concur pioneers its first ANZ distribution partnership with Nextgen, eyeing swift market penetration and unparalleled growth opportunities.

​Qualtrics recently announced the appointment of John Torrey as head of corporate strategy, corporate development and business development.

Automated technologies can track spending and analyse attributes, and then identify anomalies and patterns in employee expense reports.

Where overspend occurs, managers should ensure those responsible can justify their actions and, if necessary, educate them appropriately.

Information is pouring into companies faster, so businesses are drowning in a flood so great it has become known as the 'data lake'.

While business expenses might seem like an ongoing (and outgoing) necessity, there are ways in which firms can capitalise on business expense data.

Concur says that data blind spots can occur when internal travel and expense management (TEM) systems don't allow for easy monitoring and measurement.

Stay vigilant abroad: Concur unveils top nine travel scams targeting tourists, from dodgy ATMs to fake hotel charges.

Businesses can achieve stronger cash flow by gaining visibility into expenditure and automating spend management, says Concur.

A 2016 Concur survey reveals that 35% of ANZ companies still rely on error-prone paper-based invoicing methods, hindering effective spend management.

CFO roles are broadening, with many stepping into the role of CEO; technology and automation are also impacting their responsibilities.

Growing businesses need to move away from spreadsheet software like Microsoft Excel for expense tracking, says Concur.

Employers' duty of care obligations need to be more closely managed as employees become more autonomous and book more business travel.

Despite paper receipts denting Aussie business wallets, only 23% embrace digital expense tools, says Concur's ANZ chief Matt Goss.

Concur highlights the hidden costs of manual expense processes, urging firms to switch to automated solutions for better spend transparency and compliance.

Manual accounts payable (AP) processes are inefficient, costly and increase the risk of inaccurate payments that are not compliant, so why risk it?.

Automated tools like Concur simplify tax time by allowing employees to track expenses digitally throughout the year, easing the end-of-financial-year rush.