What's new at Payhawk

You can now set a travel allowance in policy and apply it to every trip automatically.

• Policy-driven: no per-trip allowance setup needed.
• Visible upfront: travellers see their allowance before they leave.
• Flexible: adjust per trip where needed.

You can now change or cancel any booking in-app, with fare conditions and costs shown upfront.

• Fare conditions: changeable and refundable shown before you decide.
• Cost clarity: budget impact calculated automatically.
• Policy-aware: approvals triggered only when needed.

You can now add baggage at checkout, with smart bundles suggested when your fare doesn't include luggage.

• Add bags: select at checkout, no separate step.
• Smart bundles: auto-suggested when baggage isn't included.
• No dead ends: every fare now has a baggage option.

You can now track all company trips, travellers, and costs in one real-time dashboard.

• Real-time view: all trips and travellers, one place.
• Duty of care: always know where every traveller is.
• Less admin: no spreadsheets, no manual tracking.

The Financial Controller Agent can now log into supplier portals on behalf of users, find the right invoice, and attach it to the expense automatically.

What's new:

• Users connect to a supplier portal once; the agent handles all future invoice fetching from that supplier.
• Users only need to intervene for re-authentication (login, 2FA, captcha).

Available in Labs, admins can enable it per account.

EU customers on the EMI license can now hold and operate GBP accounts, with a streamlined onboarding experience under unified EMI governance.

Here's what's new:

• GBP accounts for EU entities: EU customers on the EMI license can now open and operate GBP accounts, expanding multi-currency capabilities without the need for a separate UK entity.
• Simplified onboarding: Account setup is handled under unified EMI governance, reducing the documentation burden for most customers.

Users with a NetSuite Custom Role can now set up and manage the Payhawk integration directly with no Administrator access required as long as the role carries the necessary privileges.

Here's what's new:

• Custom Role authentication: Users with a Custom Role in Payhawk can now trigger the NetSuite authentication flow directly if their role carries the required privileges.
• Faster, smoother setup: Removing the Administrator access requirement eliminates common IT approval bottlenecks, allowing teams to get connected without delays.

Germany joins 19 other European markets on Yapily, enhancing customers Open Banking experience and expanding account functionalities of German customers.

Here's what changed:

• New provider for Germany: Yapily now powers Open Banking top-ups in Germany — the same provider trusted across 19 other European markets — delivering enhanced reliability and consistency.
• Linked account balances visible: Bank account balances of linked accounts are now displayed directly in the platform for better visibility.
• Enhanced SEPA XML export: Linked accounts can now also be used for SEPA XML exports, expanding their utility within your payment workflows.

Bulk payments now cover the full payment spectrum — from global FX transfers to complex destination requirements — with the same efficiency your team expects.

Here's what's new:

• Global FX & destination-specific payments in bulk: Payments requiring additional country information, such as purpose codes for India, are now fully supported in bulk — with transfer requirements surfaced directly in the flow.
• Expense report support: Expense reports can now be processed in bulk alongside standard payments, removing the need to handle them separately.
• Automatic reimbursement grouping: Multiple reimbursements to the same employee are automatically consolidated into a single payment — one transfer, one fee.

Available automatically for all new and existing customers.

A comprehensive set of insider payment fraud controls is now live, giving your team tighter oversight at every stage of the payment process.

Here's what's new:

• Granular bank detail permissions: Restrict who can edit supplier bank details, independent of general vendor access — so sensitive changes stay in the right hands.
• Instant bank detail change alerts: Any IBAN change triggers an automatic email notification, including who made the change and when.
• First-payment warning banner: Authorizers see a hard warning when approving a payment to a bank account for the first time, reducing the risk of misdirected funds.
• Segregation of duties: The person who confirms a payment can no longer also authorize it. Configurable per customer.
• Workflow change alerts: All admins are notified whenever approval rules are weakened or a user is promoted — keeping your controls audit-ready.