Pliant 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.

Provides users ability to create and access expense reports/timesheets while not connected to internet.

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.

Consolidate information from multiple sources or multiple entities

Classify information by category, supplier, or supplier

Integrate with external sources for market intelligence

Integrates with ERP systems general ledgers for transfering of AP transaction data

Ability to cleanse and consolidate AP data

Provide benchmarking options for comparison with peers

Include standard spending KPIs that can be customized

Deliver reports for compliance purposes

Analysis that identifies errors in AP processes such as duplicate payments, anomalies, and fraud

Track invoices based on due dates to identify overdue payments

Analyze variations between incoming and outgoing cash

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

Track different types of payment such as deposits or partial 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

Sync with company accounts to transfer payments for approved invoices

Provide standard invoice templates that can be customized by users

Ability to convert invoices to digital formats such as PDF

Automatically generates invoices at pre-defined time intervals

Include workflows for approvals of invoices or payments

Process multiple invoices without human intervention

Allow users to consolidate multiple invoices into one

Match invoices with purchases and sales orders, as well as with payments

Approve, reject, or query historical payment transactions to identify anomalies

Recover overpayments, duplicate payments, or unused credits from suppliers

Constantly evaluate AP transactions to optimize workflows

Improves management oversight by reconciling external data against internal transaction data

Strengthens process controls by using analysis to proactively reduce errors before they happen and detect fraud risk

Manage multiple types of cards such as physical and virtual, debit and credit, or prepaid. 23 reviewers of Pliant have provided feedback on this feature.

As reported in 19 Pliant reviews. Allow users to activate cards, define spend limits, or change PIN codes.

Based on 12 Pliant reviews. Personalize cards using logos, brand colors, and custom messaging,

Define how cards can be used: single use, multi use, online, POS This feature was mentioned in 15 Pliant reviews.

Track card fulfillment information such as orders, inventory, and shipping

As reported in 12 Pliant reviews. Manage replacements of stolen ,damaged, and lost cards.

Protect card data using algorithmically generated numbers (also known as tokens).

Comply with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) This feature was mentioned in 10 Pliant reviews.

Provide integration with card networks such as Visa and Mastercard

Integrate with software such as accounting, expense management, or banking. 20 reviewers of Pliant have provided feedback on this feature.

Provide a sandbox to simulate and test payments cards and transactions

Deliver APIs for custom integrations and to exchange financial data with other applications.

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

Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting

Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives

Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input

Works across multiple software systems or databases

Works across multiple software systems or databases

Improves performance based on feedback and experience

Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting