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Towards better bill payments: How Bill.com alternatives provide modern spend management solutions.

Modern spend management systems use improved workflows and visibility for easier bill payments.

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Accounting

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September 10, 2020

How to migrate to a more powerful ERP while protecting data integrity and minimizing disruption.

Thoughtful project management is the key to a successful migration to a more robust ERP.

The Benefits of a Continuous Close: How Real-Time Accounting Can Lead to More Accurate Forecasting and Better Time Management.

Real-time automated accounting can help finance teams eliminate tedious monthly close processes.

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Business Spend Management

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September 3, 2020

Intelligent spend management: How today's finance & accounting leaders balance fast-changing risks with responsiveness and responsibility.

Intelligent spend management gives finance teams the tools they need for fast responses to change.

Putting the story first: A critical mindset shift for FP&A success.

FP&A helps drive business results by putting accounting numbers into context.

Handling a corporate address when moving to a fully remote location: What you need to know.

Companies with a completely remote workforce have a few options for maintaining a business address.

Recruiters' perspectives on your path to becoming a CFO.

Top recruiters identify and attract the right CFO talent to match a company’s needs.

Mark Hawkins, CFO and President of Salesforce, on personal values, strategic finance, and being a CFO.

Mark Hawkins, CFO and President of Salesforce, shares his insights on professional growth.

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Business Spend Management

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August 18, 2020

Move beyond purchase orders for greater efficiency.

Find out what’s taking the place of POs in the purchasing cycle

Why virtual cards are taking over the business world.

Virtual cards are an upgrade over traditional credit cards for fast-growing companies. Here’s why.

Becoming a CFO: Alfred Lin on Creating a Successful Strategic Finance Career

The path to CFO is less important than your innate traits, including creativity and persistence.

Creating a Resilient Finance Organization.

To be resilient, companies focus on strategic finance supported by efficient accounting processes.

Tax Changes Contained in the CARES Act

The CARES Act uses the tax code to provide both short and long term relief to companies.

Solid advice for your first 90 days as a strategic finance leader.

The CFO of Step and former head of finance at Robinhood on her first 90-day framework for success.

To Fix The Technical Debt of a Messy Finance Stack, Hire A Modern Controller.

Reassessing financial leadership skills needed to pay off technical debt in the finance stack.

Off the Ledger Hot Topic:

Shared pain points for small finance and accounting teams and approaches to procurement software.

Small finance teams use a variety of approaches to spending and procurement software.

An Incidental Benefit of Digital Wallets ... Contactless Payment.

Airbase cards can be added to your Apple Pay or Google Pay Digital Wallet for contactless payment.

The Legal Risks Associated with PPP Loan Applications.

In spite of recent clarifications, legal exposure remains for companies who apply for PPP loans.

Treasury Function: Best Practices for Early-Stage Companies.

Lessons from Okta and Gusto – treasury practices for managing cash and preserving capital.

Is spend management software the new procure to pay software?

Procure to pay software and next wave expense-management software.

Navigating Uncertainty – FP&A Best Practices

FP&A moves to the forefront as reliance on finance teams to navigate the downturn intensifies.

Navigating Uncertainty: Utilizing Venture Debt in a Downturn.

The spike in venture debt drawdowns and applications for new facilities has lenders near capacity.

5 Ways to cut wasted spend

With a focus on cost discipline by CFOs, getting control over spending is an important first step.

Options for Reducing Office Space in Extraordinary Times

Lease agreements leave companies few options to avoid payment, still other terms can be negotiated.

CARES Act: ‘Affiliate rule’ restricts eligibility for venture-backed companies

The SBA’s ‘affiliate rule’ restricts access to Payroll Protection Program for VC-funded companies.

Navigating Uncertainty: Extending your runway

Strategies and options for raising capital and cutting costs in an economic crisis.

Navigating Uncertainty: The Investor Perspective

Seasoned investors’ perspectives and advice for finance leaders confronting the economic crisis.

Business Continuity - Make sure your finance team can respond to the coming fire.

Today’s need for up-to-the-minute financial data exposes inadequate company-spending processes.

Navigating Uncertainty

Join top VCs and finance professionals for a discussion series on how to navigate this economic time

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Business Spend Management

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March 16, 2020

What is spend management?

Decentralized spending by today’s modern companies needs a spend management solution

Top investors back Airbase’s solution to fix non-payroll spending

A single platform to streamline workflows – approvals, payments, accounting – for efficient growth.

How to replace your corporate card program with Airbase virtual cards

Deploying Airbase virtual cards? Here’s how to pull off a seamless transition.

Overhaul your AP for the credit card economy

Today’s spend management tech stack isn’t built for the credit card economy. Here’s how to fix that.

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Business Spend Management

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October 29, 2019

Mitigating Purchasing Fraud Risks For Growing Startups

Purchasing systems, built for control, can help minimize and prevent credit card fraud.

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Business Spend Management

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September 24, 2019

How to simplify your T&E spend (with insights from Netlify)

Finance teams can use Airbase to control T&E spend and reconcile it in real-time.

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Business Spend Management

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September 16, 2019

How to level-up your old-fashioned spend controls

Replace your outdated spend controls with more effective strategies that won't slow down your team.

Ready for real-time expense accounting?

Get more accurate expense reporting and make faster decisions by switching to real-time accounting.

How to implement a spend pre-approval process that your team will love

Implementing the right expense pre-approval system can make employees more productive.

Do this before you buy new software for your finance team

Five software purchasing mistakes and a framework you can use for evaluating business software

How SaaS is breaking the corporate credit card

Corporate credit cards aren't built for the subscription economy. Here's why they need an upgrade.

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How to migrate to a more powerful ERP while protecting data integrity and minimizing disruption.

The Benefits of a Continuous Close: How Real-Time Accounting Can Lead to More Accurate Forecasting and Better Time Management.

Intelligent spend management: How today's finance & accounting leaders balance fast-changing risks with responsiveness and responsibility.

Putting the story first: A critical mindset shift for FP&A success.

Handling a corporate address when moving to a fully remote location: What you need to know.

Recruiters' perspectives on your path to becoming a CFO.

Mark Hawkins, CFO and President of Salesforce, on personal values, strategic finance, and being a CFO.

Move beyond purchase orders for greater efficiency.

Why virtual cards are taking over the business world.

Becoming a CFO: Alfred Lin on Creating a Successful Strategic Finance Career

Creating a Resilient Finance Organization.

Tax Changes Contained in the CARES Act

Solid advice for your first 90 days as a strategic finance leader.

To Fix The Technical Debt of a Messy Finance Stack, Hire A Modern Controller.

Off the Ledger Hot Topic:

Shared pain points for small finance and accounting teams and approaches to procurement software.

An Incidental Benefit of Digital Wallets ... Contactless Payment.

The Legal Risks Associated with PPP Loan Applications.

Treasury Function: Best Practices for Early-Stage Companies.

Is spend management software the new procure to pay software?

Navigating Uncertainty – FP&A Best Practices

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CARES Act: ‘Affiliate rule’ restricts eligibility for venture-backed companies

Navigating Uncertainty: Extending your runway

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Top investors back Airbase’s solution to fix non-payroll spending

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Overhaul your AP for the credit card economy

Mitigating Purchasing Fraud Risks For Growing Startups

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