Business travel platform TripActions has announced it is
launching a global payments solution after raising a debt facility of up to
US$500 million.
TripActions Liquid allows companies to issue employees with
corporate cards thanks to a partnership with Visa. The cards enable business
travellers to pay for travel-related expenses such as flights, hotel,
incidentals, rideshares, dining and more.
The solution also leverages partners such as AppZen to give managers
access to real-time, AI-powered spend approvals. As the new product is
integrated with the TripActions platform, Liquid knows when an employee is on a
trip and can be configured to auto-enable the card for travel-related expenses.
TripActions said the financing was led by Silicon Valley
Bank with participation from Goldman Sachs and Comercia Bank.
Samantha DeRosa, senior account manager at TripActions
client Toast, said: ※TripActions is the only complete, end-to-end corporate
travel management solution for finance teams and travel managers, combining the
best online booking tool, travel management company and travel payments
solution into a single platform. It*s a no-brainer to use TripActions Liquid
with the TripActions corporate travel platform 每 it*s booking and payments
integrated seamlessly to make travel spend management a breeze.§
Ariel Cohen, co-founder and CEO of TripActions (pictured, left, with co-founder and CTO Ilan Twig), commented: ※Organisations
have sacrificed for too long with inferior corporate travel management
platforms 每 from clunky booking tools to poor service, out-of-control costs and
complicated travel payments processes.
※Now, as part of our commitment to our users to improve
their end-to-end travel experience, we*re revolutionising travel payments to
help enterprises further delight their employees while optimising travel
processes and spend.§
The announcement comes after TripActions received investment
from Lufthansa Group.
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