Brex Features

Creation of expense reports takes little time and is intuitive for new users

Can easily pull in receipts from all credit card statements

Automatically assigns categories/accounts based on past entries and credit card statements

Provides various methods to easily capture receipts digitally and can automatically parse receipts to create expenses report entries. Methods may include mobile photos, desktop drag and drop, etc.

Functionality to reimburse employees directly to their bank account or can easily integrate with payroll system

Enables easy entry of expenses in other currencies and converts to expense report currency

Integrates with corporate or personal credit cards (import or bi-directional)

Can book Flights, Hotels, and Rental cars directly from software.

Creates travel itineraries based on booking

Integrates to calendaring systems and/or provides notifications of upcoming flights, hotels, rental cars, etc.

Allows advanced integrations to travel systems like Uber, airline ticketing systems, hotels, etc.

Accepts electronic payments from clients

Provides adequate reporting and/or can integrate to AP systems to recognize revenue appropriately

Can easily capture receipts, parse receipts and convert/assign them to a report from mobile device

Allows users to track mileage from mobile device using maps or GPS.

Mobile application can store travel itineraries, electronic documents, and updates user of travel delays/changes

Provides standard connectors for popular Finance, Payroll, HRMS and CRM systems

Routes Timesheets, Invoices, Expense reports through approval process. Easy to maintain and administer

Sends automatic reminders to employees that have not completed expenses reports and/or timesheets

Enables administrators to create rules that enforce compliances of corporate time and expense policies

Grant access to select data, features, objects, etc. based on the users, user role, groups, etc.

Complies with PCI security standards

Access pre-built and custom reports and dashboards.

Application Programming Interface - Specification for how the application communicates with other software. API's typically enable integration of data, logic, objects, etc. with other software applications.

Enables users to view and transact business with the same content in multiple languages and currencies.

Software is consistently available (uptime) and allows users to complete tasks quickly because they are not waiting for the software to respond to an action they took.

Allows software to be easily used on multiple mobile devices include phone and tablet devices.

Offers embedded AI/machine learning

Provides workflow for complex approval structures

Consolidates procurement data from multiple systems such as ERP systems and supply chain suites.

Define rules and workflows that managers can use to approve different kinds of spending.

Align spending across various departments such as procurement and accounting.

Provide standard spend KPIs that can be customized by users.

Use historical spend data to create benchmarks per company or department.

Provide forecasts on future trends that may impact spending performance.

Identify savings opportunities per activity, department, or at the company level.

Provide features to capture invoices such as import or scanning

Allow suppliers to submit invoices using an online portal

Deliver a central repository of AP documents, such as POs and invoices

Ability to match AP invoices to POs, contracts, or payments

Identify incomplete or late supplier payments

Include workflows for approvals and invoice processing

Comply with local and global tax regulations for collections

Track invoices based on due dates to identify overdue payments

Ability to compare AP automation metrics with other companies

Monitor KPIs such as time to process an invoice or erroneous payments

Provide integration with accounting and financial management software

Integrate with payment gateways and enterprise payments software

Deliver integrations with accounting modules of ERP systems

Captures data using scanned receipts and electronic invoices and automatically aligns invoices and expenses

Integrates seamlessly and securely into IT ecosystems

Set regulations set forth by each company and keeps travel and reimbursement policies in compliance

Snaps receipts, capture and approve expense on the move, and track travel through GPS

Incoporates company travel restrictions and guidelines to help stay in compliance and on budget

Creates a path of tasks that need to be completed and assigns approval tasks to individuals

Allows users to submit travel requests and expense reports directly to the correct approvers

Reduces future risks through root cause analysis and process improvement

Reduces frequency of errors, identifies risk and improves efficiency

Scores suppliers and employees based on risk factors

Identifies and recoups funds and prevents errors from happening again

Offers reporting to aid in minimizing future lost profits and process breakdown

Includes a library of audit-tested filters to identify AP outliers that are outside company policy

Conducts a post-audit analysis of large volumes of data to identify historical payment errors and automatically generate claims

Detects and prevents a wide range of overpayment errors

Detects and prevents a wide range of duplicate payments

Enables automatic checks of new vendors being set up in the system to combat potential billing schemes

Generates comprehensive data needed to conduct a thorough investigation

Provides continuous, proactive fraud monitoring across multiple systems and data formats

Online credit card number that can be instantly sent to employees and used for secure, one-time purchases

Online credit card number that can be instantly sent to employees and used for secure, recurring payments, such as subscriptions or services

Physical credit cards used by employees for various expenses that allow management to monitor spending and budgets

Report on spend transactions as they happen in real time

Reports that allow the user to sort and filter by vendor, team, GL, department, etc.

The ability to export reports in various formats, such as excel, CSV, and Google Sheets

Report on and track spending against budgets

Pay vendors through a dashboard or portal and maintain vendor payment information

Manage and execute recurring payments, such as subscriptions, services, utilities, etc.

Reimburse an employee for all necessary expenditures or losses incurred by the employee within the employee's scope of employment

Allows for the electronic transfer of funds between banks

Real-time notifications for fraudulant and/or duplicate spending

Individual, unique cards for each vendor to help manage duplicate and overpayments

Control spend limits, expiration dates, and lock and unlock stolen or lost cards

Displays total payout and/or remaining capital for a specified timeframe

Outlines any applicable fees or interest rates charged

Maps out any future payments

Integrates with customers subscription management software to sync recurring billing, subscription management and revenue analytics

Integrates with customers banking services to connect data

Integrates with customers accounting platform to sync data such as payroll, invoicing, billing and expense management

Tracks how much cash a company has on hand to help analyze a company's cash runway

Tracks annual recurring revenue

Tracks a companies valuation based on the sale or funding of similiar start-ups

Tracks customers metrics such as ACV, churn, growth, and retention

Tracks expenses, such as advertising, marketing, R&D, etc

Uses AI to offer highly personalized experiences by analyzing data from previous travel patterns, preferences, and behaviors

Uses ML and AI to analyze historical data to identify trends and make predictions for travel costs, peak travel times, weather conditions, or flight cancellations

Uses AI and ML to automate tasks such as booking, expense reporting, and itinerary management, to reduce admin costs

Uses AI and ML to analyze spending patterns to identify cost-saving opportunities, such as recommending alternative travel options of similar quality at lower prices

Provides AI guided chatbots to provide real-time assistance to travelers, answering questions, providing updates, and offering support 24/7

Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting

Ability to break down and plan multi-step processes

Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input

Works across multiple software systems or databases

Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input

Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting

Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input

Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting

Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives

Generates reports on travel-related environmental impact for ESG tracking

Suggests lower-emission travel options such as alternative routes or transportation modes

Calculates and reports carbon footprint for flights, hotels, and other travel components

Connects travelers to emergency services and support providers during incidents

Enforces company travel policies at the time of booking to prevent out-of-policy spend

Monitors traveler locations in real time for safety, compliance, and emergency response

Sends real-time alerts about geopolitical risks, weather disruptions, or safety threats

Converts images into a textual description, identifying key elements.

Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt.

Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.