Emburse named a Leader in three 2026 IDC MarketScape reports for AI-Enabled Accounts Payable and embedded payments. DALLAS, October 8, 2026 - Emburse, a global leader in travel and expense management, today announced that it has been named a Leader in three 2026 IDC MarketScape reports: * IDC MarketScape: Worldwide AI-Enabled Accounts Payable Automation Software for Large Enterprise 2026 Vendor Assessment (Doc #US54134226, September 2026) * IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Embedded Payment Applications in Accounts Payable Workflows 2026 Vendor Assessment (Doc #US54917726, September 2026) * IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Embedded Payment Applications in Travel and Expense Management Workflows 2026 Vendor Assessment (Doc #US54917826, September 2026) According to the IDC MarketScape for AI-Enabled Accounts Payable Automation Software for Large Enterprise, "Emburse's AI is built specifically for finance workflows and is embedded across invoice capture, GL coding, matching, approval routing, payments, and forecasting rather than applied selectively to individual tasks." According to the IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Embedded Payment Applications in Accounts Payable Workflows, "Emburse's card acceptance and tokenization, along with the company's globalization footprint, reflect the company's positioning around localization across more than 100 countries and Emburse's purpose-built AI for global VAT reconciliation and multicurrency support." "As finance operations expand across entities, systems, and payment rails, organizations need technology that simplifies workflows while maintaining strong financial controls," said Marne Martin, CEO of Emburse. "To us, being named a Leader across these three IDC MarketScape evaluations validates our approach. We are focused on embedding purpose-built AI and payment execution directly into day-to-day workflows, helping finance teams automate routine tasks and control spend across complex finance operations." "As enterprise finance teams navigate increasing complexity across vendor payments and employee expenses, bringing real-time controls and purpose-built AI directly into daily workflows has become critical," said Kevin Permenter, Research Director, Financial Applications at IDC. "Modern spend management increasingly favors providers capable of bridging embedded payments, accounts payable, and travel and expense within a unified framework, and Emburse's presence across these evaluations reflects that convergence." To learn more about Emburse's accounts payable and embedded payment solutions, visit www.emburse.com/solutions/ap-automation About Emburse Trusted globally by more than 12 million finance leaders, travel managers, and professionals, Emburse helps organizations control spend across complex finance operations, serving over 20,000 organizations in 200 countries and territories - including Global 2000 enterprises, SMBs, public sector agencies, and nonprofits. By proactively managing and accurately validating spend, Emburse ensures robust financial governance, enhanced compliance, and unsurpassed visibility into spend behaviors - all while dramatically streamlining the process for every employee. Emburse's Expense Intelligence approach transforms reactive expense management into infrastructure for strategic growth. Powered by Emburse AI, it orchestrates corporate spend across travel booking, reimbursements, AP, and payments, embedding dynamic policy controls and predictive insights directly into workflows. This real-time approach empowers organizations to adapt quickly, reduce risk, and guide spend before money leaves the business. About IDC MarketScape IDC MarketScape vendor assessment model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of technology and service suppliers in a given market. The research methodology utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each vendor's position within a given market. IDC MarketScape provides a clear framework in which the product and service offerings, capabilities and strategies, and current and future market success factors of IT and telecommunications vendors can be meaningfully compared.

Emburse launches Spend in Australia for finance teams. Wed, 2nd Sep 2026 (Today) Emburse is launching Emburse Spend in Australia, the product's first expansion outside the United States. The product is aimed at finance teams that want to manage card and out-of-pocket spending in real time while continuing to use their existing cards, banking relationships and rewards programmes. Australia is the first overseas market for Emburse Spend following its US rollout, where it is already used by thousands of customers, according to the company. The Australian version includes local tax settings, billing, card infrastructure and integrations with accounting systems used in the market. The local adaptation reflects a broader push by software suppliers to tailor finance tools to country-specific compliance and reporting requirements, particularly in expense management, where tax treatment and reconciliation rules vary by market. Market entry Emburse Spend is designed to give finance teams visibility over spending as transactions happen, rather than waiting for month-end processes to finish. Employees can capture receipts for both card purchases and out-of-pocket claims, while the software matches receipts to transactions and automates parts of submission and reconciliation. Its assurance tool checks expenses for missing information and policy risks, then routes higher-priority exceptions for review. Finance teams can set policies and approvals and review spending throughout the month. A key part of the launch is that customers do not have to move to a proprietary payments model. Many spend management providers bundle software with their own card products, but Emburse says its system works with a customer's existing payments setup. That may appeal to finance leaders who want tighter oversight of employee spending without changing bank relationships or disrupting existing card reward arrangements. It also places the product in a part of the market where flexibility over payment rails has become a competitive differentiator. Emburse serves more than 20,000 organisations across 200 countries and territories, according to the company. Its user base includes large companies, smaller businesses, public sector bodies and non-profits. Finance focus The Australian launch comes as finance teams face pressure to cut manual processing and improve control over corporate spending. Expense administration has long been a target for automation because receipt collection, policy checks and reconciliation often remain labour-intensive, especially in growing organisations with lean finance departments. Software vendors have increasingly applied artificial intelligence to these processes, particularly to extract information from receipts, match transactions and identify items that need human review. Emburse says those features are part of its Australian offering. Paul Nagy, Chief Product Officer at Emburse, outlined the company's pitch to finance teams managing growth and administrative complexity. "Growing businesses and organisations want to improve performance, optimise day-to-day processes and support growth without adding more complexity," Nagy said. "With AI-powered automation, Emburse Spend simplifies expense management while working with the cards, banking relationships and rewards programs organisations already rely on-bringing real-time visibility and control to their business." Emburse has also built local sales and implementation support for the Australian market. That suggests the company is treating the country as a direct entry point for broader international expansion rather than as a limited pilot. Nagy described the launch as part of a longer-term international plan. "Australia marks an important step in Emburse Spend's international expansion," he said. "By combining local billing, tax and card infrastructure, integrations with Australia's accounting ecosystem and in-market sales and implementation support, we are tailoring Emburse Spend to serve the needs of Australian organisations while building a strong foundation for growth into new markets."

Emburse Spend expands globally, launching in Australia as its first market outside the U.S. September 01, 2026 at 19:00 PM EDT i This article is third-party content and does not represent the views of this site. Tamar Securities, LLC make no guarantees regarding its accuracy or completeness. Finance teams can modernise spend management with a proven, scalable platform tailored to local tax, billing, card and accounting requirements Emburse, a global leader in travel and expense management, today announced the global expansion of Emburse Spend, beginning with Australia as its first market outside the U.S. Already trusted by thousands of U.S. customers, Emburse Spend will help growing Australian organisations gain real-time visibility and control over corporate spending, reduce manual work, and identify policy issues earlier - without requiring them to change the cards, banking relationships or rewards programs they already use. Control For Everywhere You Spend Until now, organisations seeking modern expense management solutions have had to adopt proprietary card and payment solutions that limit their flexibility and choice. Emburse Spend eliminates that compromise by delivering a complete solution that controls spend across an organisation's existing payment ecosystem. With Emburse AI-powered automation, configurable controls, and an implementation experience designed for lean finance teams, Emburse Spend makes it easier for finance leaders to manage spend efficiently and confidently as their organisations scale. "Growing businesses and organisations want to improve performance, optimise day-to-day processes and support growth without adding more complexity," said Paul Nagy, CPO, Emburse. "With AI-powered automation, Emburse Spend simplifies expense management while working with the cards, banking relationships and rewards programs organisations already rely on - bringing real-time visibility and control to their business." Real-Time Expense Management Built for Modern Organisations Emburse Spend is designed to help growing organisations manage expenses as they happen, instead of waiting for month-end reconciliation. Employees capture receipts for both card and out-of-pocket spend in the moment, while Emburse AI extracts expense details, matches receipts to transactions and automates routine work from submission through reconciliation. Furthermore, Emburse Assurance continuously checks expenses for missing information and policy risks, using AI-driven risk scoring to route only high-priority exceptions for human review. Finance teams can apply configurable policies and approvals, review expenses throughout the month, and use flexible reporting to focus on the areas of spend that require attention. By automating more of the work between time of purchase and reconciliation, Emburse Spend helps teams scale without unnecessary manual work. Australia: The First Step in Emburse Spend's Global Expansion For Australian finance teams, Emburse Spend brings together expense management, card controls and real-time visibility in one streamlined platform. The result is a simpler way to manage employee spending, strengthen compliance and give employees a more intuitive experience. "Australia marks an important step in Emburse Spend's international expansion," Nagy continued. "By combining local billing, tax and card infrastructure, integrations with Australia's accounting ecosystem and in-market sales and implementation support, we are tailoring Emburse Spend to serve the needs of Australian organisations while building a strong foundation for growth into new markets." Availability Emburse Spend will be available in Australia beginning September 15, 2026, directly through Emburse Sales. Additional countries in the global expansion will be announced later this year. About Emburse Trusted globally by more than 12 million finance leaders, travel managers, and professionals, Emburse helps organisations control spend across complex finance operations, serving over 20,000 organizations in 200 countries and territories - including Global 2000 enterprises, SMBs, public sector agencies, and nonprofits. By proactively managing and accurately validating spend, Emburse ensures robust financial governance, enhanced compliance, and unsurpassed visibility into spend behaviors - all while dramatically streamlining the process for every employee. Emburse's Expense Intelligence approach transforms reactive expense management into infrastructure for strategic growth. Powered by Emburse AI, it orchestrates corporate spend across travel booking, reimbursements, AP, and payments, embedding dynamic policy controls and predictive insights directly into workflows. This real-time approach empowers organisations to adapt quickly, reduce risk, and guide spend before money leaves the business. With Emburse AI-powered automation, configurable controls, and an implementation experience designed for lean finance teams, Emburse Spend makes it easier to manage spend efficiently and confidently as an organisation scales. Contacts. 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