Blogs and best practices from the world of Fintech
Putting customer success at the center of expense management
At Payhawk, we finished the year by raising $112m in Series B. Now, in 2022 we can start to put our ...
How many people spent their NYE talking about expense management software? Just us, then. Seriously, we had a great 2021 at Payhawk, and of course, we celebrated it. Last year we helped our customers, big and small, manage their business payments and expenses more efficiently and with greater transparency than ever. And, we’ll do that again in 2022 — only bigger and better.
The top 5 ways to optimize business spend using your payments data
There's a better way. Your team could be setting and updating policy, managing expenses and invoices...
Let’s assume you’re an enterprise-based CFO or finance manager. And, you currently use multiple legacy providers to make payments, manage expenses, deal with invoices, and get an overview of business spend. By now, you’re probably used to being getting data from various sources.
You don’t want your finance team or business leaders to lose out on any critical insights vital to their decision making. Still, you also recognize that flitting between systems is a waste of their valuable time.
From credit card to debit card: Which company card should your business use?
It's surprising, but many organizations can't control their business spending. These companies fully...
Have you ever stood at an ATM in the dark, being pelted by rain, only to see the dreaded words: Insufficient funds? It’s not fun, even on a sunny day. The right company cards can help ensure that your employees steer clear of those dreaded words. And that they always have access to the business funds they need to do their jobs. Even better, with the right company cards and supporting software, you can set spend controls and get complete visibility over company spend.
The growth of a fintech engineering team
In July 2018, Hristo and I started as the only two employees and engineers at Payhawk. We ...
I’m normally behind the scenes, but as the year gets going, I wanted to reflect on some of the changes that our team has been through since we launched Payhawk in 2018.
How the payments and expenses industry is changing
Purchases with corporate cards differ, though, as the authorization processes are more complex, i.e....
Think about the last time you purchased with your personal card. Even if you work in finance, the chances are you didn’t give much thought to the processes taking place during the transaction. Yet your bank used a processor to authorize it, checked it for fraud, and then reviewed your balance so that the payment could go through.
10 CEO tips on how to build a great product
The Recursive is an excellent media source for entrepreneurs and funders in Europe's South East regi...
Are you tired of reading about cash flow and taxes? Done with your end of year accounting? Take a moment to relax, and read a quick summary of an interview I did with The Recursive in December 2021, including some valuable tips for software entrepreneurs.
5 ways to successfully manage your cash flow in the new year
Cash flow management doesn't have to be complicated as you grow or digitally transform. Yet, accordi...
Managing cash flow can be a relatively simple affair when you have a small team of salespeople on the road. Or maybe a handful of marketers planning events. But what about as your team grows and expands into new locations? Or even if you’re a bigger company stuck with legacy tools that don’t integrate? Then, keeping tabs on cash flow can become a nightmare.
10 common VAT and Corporate Tax mistakes
We know that taxes aren't your finance teams' favorite thing, but handling them could be more manage...
The end of the year is always a good time for reflection, not only analyzing numbers but also searching for SaaS tools that can help the business be more digitized and agile. In our ebook CFO tips for closing the year, we talked about making the year-closing process more manageable. We also mentioned some of the most common mistakes made with general accounts, expenses, and taxes
4 tips to prepare for the next financial year
Preparation is essential for ensuring an efficient, secure, viable, and visible inflow and outflow o...
As a CFO or finance manager, with the new year you’ll be particularly concerned with leveraging the insights you’ve gained over the last 12 months and using them to help you organize the coming year. Our ebook CFO tips for closing the year covered how to close the year like a pro, but what about preparing for next year?
Why employee reimbursements are drowning your company
You probably spend more than a couple of hours gathering up and sending your receipts to your accoun...
Managing company expenses and reimbursements is a headache, especially now at the end of the year. But there’s a way to streamline your employee reimbursements process and make everyone in your company happy.
