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Balancing efficiency and accuracy: a symphony of success

Balancing efficiency and accuracy: a symphony of success

Back in 2008, Expensify emerged as trailblazers in changing the boring task of expenses, enabling employees to get their time back and do more interesting things, exactly as our motto suggests;  “you weren’t born to do expenses”. But as we march through 2023 and towards 2024, (eek) we have come to realize the critical importance of harmonizing efficiency with accuracy and how the mix of both is the actual recipe for success. 

Accounting for foreign currency with Expensify

Accounting for foreign currency with Expensify

Wondering how to account for foreign currency in your travel expense reports? Expensify makes it simpler than ever.

Expensify’s secret sauce for employee retention

Expensify’s secret sauce for employee retention

While Expensify is known for its spend management superapp, some may be surprised to learn that the people behind Expensify operate with a relatively modest team of around ~135 individuals hailing from all corners of the globe. Even more surprising is that over 66% of staff have been with the company over 4 years, while 50% have worked at Expensify for over 6 years!

Playbooks for every business

Playbooks for every business

Here at Expensify, we think a lot about how a business can start with Expensify and then never grow out of us. It is easy to say, but monumentally hard to do at scale.

Expense submission tips: a tale as old as dime

Expense submission tips: a tale as old as dime

Expense reporting plays a critical role in managing business finances. However, it’s no secret that employees can find the process of submitting receipts tedious and time-consuming, so they put off the task for days, weeks, or even months. These are our top tips on the most effective ways to use Expensify to get employees to submit expenses reliably!

Incident response at global scale

Incident response at global scale

If you were trying to get shit done on your expense reports around 3:30am UTC on the morning of Friday 16th June, then you would have noticed we had a site outage. We want to share the details of our Incident Response, not just to enhance our own learnings and behaviors for next time, but to spread that knowledge with our community as well.

Using the Expensify Card for business travel: A complete guide

Using the Expensify Card for business travel: A complete guide

Business travel has changed dramatically over the past few years. As companies adjust to this new normal and possibly look to ramp up employee travel in the near future, they need innovative solutions for controlling their employee’s travel spend. Luckily, Expensify customers can look to the Expensify Card to simplify the entire process of managing spend and receipts before, during, and after a trip.

Bridge West + Expensify webinar: how to grow and scale your cannabis business with Expensify

Bridge West + Expensify webinar: how to grow and scale your cannabis business with Expensify

It’s not uncommon to find that cannabis has become more widely accepted in American society over the last few years, so the Expensify and Bridge West team have teamed up to provide a webinar on best practices for growing and scaling your cannabis company.

BGM + Expensify webinar: How to maximize efficiency for your team

BGM + Expensify webinar: How to maximize efficiency for your team

At Expensify, we believe the key to streamlined spend management is two-fold: first, build an amazing, intuitive app that is easy to navigate, and second, go the extra mile to empower our members by enabling them to smartly manage their organization’s spend through the Expensify Card. Luckily at Expensify, we’ve got both down pat.

Lessons from ExpensiCon

Lessons from ExpensiCon

It's been a little over a month since ExpensiCon 3. I can still see the sunlight beautifully setting on the white-washed Puglian walls of Borgo Egnazia. While memories of the beauty and relationships made there will last me a lifetime, the lessons learned can serve us all immediately. 

Better money management = more money to manage.

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