Finance & AP

What Is Invoice Matching? Key Types and Processes Explained
It doesn’t matter whether you’re a global conglomerate, a nationwide business, or a start-up company — invoice matching can feel...
Coupa
Read time: 6 mins
  • What will business travel look like in 2017? We’re not going to see people riding around in personal drones—yet—but it’s starting...
    Sunny Manivannan
    Sunny Manivannan
    Vice President, Product Marketing

    Sunny Manivannan leads a team of talented product marketers covering all aspects of product marketing across the globe, including product positioning and messaging, pricing & packaging, competitive intelligence, analyst relations, product launches, category and company evangelism, industries marketing, and more.

    Read time: 10 mins
    Person using device on a plane.
  • In my last post, I wrote about three relatively obvious ideas for trimming unnecessary travel spending that are easy to implement...
    Ethan Laub
    Ethan Laub
    Director Product Management, Mobile & Travel, Coupa Software

    Ethab Laub leads development of new products and partnerships for Coupa's mobile and expense management applications.

    Read time: 8 mins
    Piggy Bank in a Suitcase
  • New expense management tools are helping companies gain control over their travel spending. With cloud technology providing greater visibility into how...
    Ethan Laub
    Ethan Laub
    Director Product Management, Mobile & Travel, Coupa Software

    Ethab Laub leads development of new products and partnerships for Coupa's mobile and expense management applications.

    Read time: 11 mins
    A Guy Next to Five Stars
  • For many companies, travel and entertainment expenses typically account for 10-12% of their annual budget, making it a critical spend category...
    Read time: 16 mins
    Dodging the pitfalls of pre-trip approval
  • You know that 50-page Travel & Expense Policy that you used as a doorstop back in the '90s? Almost nobody read...
    Ethan Laub
    Ethan Laub
    Director Product Management, Mobile & Travel, Coupa Software

    Ethab Laub leads development of new products and partnerships for Coupa's mobile and expense management applications.

    Read time: 10 mins
    How automation is bringing T&E policies to life
  • In the paper-based world, the fraction of business travelers who were so inclined had many opportunities to profit illegitimately through various...
    Donna Wilczek
    Donna Wilczek
    Senior Vice President, Strategy and Innovation, Coupa Software

    She is an executive sponsor of the Coupa Executive Advisory Board and an inventor with multiple software patents.

    Read time: 12 mins
    Businessman pocketing lots of cash.
  • Is your company serious enough about managing travel and expenses? According to most sources, T&E spending accounts for roughly 10-12 percent...
    Ethan Laub
    Ethan Laub
    Director Product Management, Mobile & Travel, Coupa Software

    Ethab Laub leads development of new products and partnerships for Coupa's mobile and expense management applications.

    Read time: 15 mins
    Maps applications with travel and booking information for hotels.
  • For a young company, letting people book their own travel and report their expenses on Excel spreadsheets works just fine. Until...
    Ethan Laub
    Ethan Laub
    Director Product Management, Mobile & Travel, Coupa Software

    Ethab Laub leads development of new products and partnerships for Coupa's mobile and expense management applications.

    Read time: 10 mins
    Map of the world with airplane travel routes.
  • Open booking, the practice of business travelers booking all or parts of their trips outside of their company’s approved channels, has...
    Ethan Laub
    Ethan Laub
    Director Product Management, Mobile & Travel, Coupa Software

    Ethab Laub leads development of new products and partnerships for Coupa's mobile and expense management applications.

    Read time: 20 mins
    Making frenemies with open booking, the new megatrend in corporate travel
  • As economic conditions become more challenging, all eyes turn to treasury to better optimize cash. Chances are your suppliers are starting...
    Donna Wilczek
    Donna Wilczek
    Senior Vice President, Strategy and Innovation, Coupa Software

    She is an executive sponsor of the Coupa Executive Advisory Board and an inventor with multiple software patents.

    Read time: 13 mins
    Chart showing the differences between low adoption and high adoption of e-invoicing.
  • Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Accounts payable automation is taking off, and soon we’ll have eliminated paper once...
    Brent Meyers, APSC, CPCP
    Brent Meyers, APSC, CPCP
    Vice President and National Sales Manager, Nvoicepay, a Coupa partner

    Brent speaks frequently on accounts payable, compliance, and related topics.

    Read time: 11 mins
    Numbers Graphic
  • AP automation is on the rise. As the economy has shifted and we're back to driving improvement and change, there’s been...
    Coupa
    Read time: 8 mins
    AP Automation Diagram
  • Uh-oh. Looks like you received an invoice from a supplier via email, didn't you? And now you're wondering what to do...
    Coupa
    Read time: 1 mins
  • Sequential invoice processing—paying invoices in the order they come in--is the default practice for many Accounts Payable organizations. But is it...
    Donna Wilczek
    Donna Wilczek
    Senior Vice President, Strategy and Innovation, Coupa Software

    She is an executive sponsor of the Coupa Executive Advisory Board and an inventor with multiple software patents.

    Read time: 12 mins
    Man Rolled in an Invoice Ball
  • As CFO of Coupa, a high-growth, pre-IPO Software as a Service (SaaS) company, I frequently have conversations with finance groups at...
    Mark Verbeck
    Mark Verbeck
    Chief Financial Officer, Coupa Software

    Mark is an experienced technology-focused CFO with a demonstrated track record of success. His background includes working on Wall Street as well as in management consulting.

    Read time: 10 mins
    Predicting Vendor Financial Viability