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5 Winning Strategies to Building a Modern Finance Stack

In January 2026, Brex and Capital One made news after entering into an agreement for Capital One to acquire Brex, an expense management and corporate card company, for $5.15 billion. For many companies using Brex or considering making them part of their financial tech stack, this represents an inflection point.

How Banks Can Compete in the New Era of Business Spend

A Partner Perspective: Improving Travel & Expense Oversight in the Public Sector

4 Fraud & Waste Red Flags Hiding in Your Expense Data

As expense activity becomes more decentralized and real-time, legacy audit approaches struggle to keep pace. This article examines four red flags hidden in modern expense data and explains how intelligent compliance enables earlier, more effective intervention.

Can Your Audit Process Keep Up with Modern Fraud Risks?

The “pay-and-chase” model leaves finance teams exposed to a 5% annual revenue leak from expense fraud—compounded by widespread operational waste. Learn why manual sampling struggles to catch these losses and how to close the gap.

5 Ways Finance Teams Can Turn AI Hype Into a 2026 Advantage

AI has become the fastest path to approval and the easiest way for spend to spiral. In this blog, we break down five practical ways finance teams can turn the AI spending paradox into a 2026 advantage by shifting from hype-led decisions to intelligence-led control.

From Insight to Infrastructure: The Intelligent Age and a New Path Forward

AI is no longer a layer on top of the business. It’s becoming the infrastructure underneath it. With this perspective, Emburse CEO Marne Martin explores what the Intelligent Age demands from finance leaders—and why trust, governance, and embedded intelligence will define what comes next.

How AI Is Reshaping the Modern CFO Tech Stack

As AI and finance automation redefine how money moves, CFOs are rethinking their tech stacks. The modern CFO tech stack prioritizes integration, real-time control, and expense intelligence to reduce risk, improve forecasting, and guide smarter spending decisions.

From Paper Chaos to Digital Control: Emburse Expense Intelligence at Work

Paper-based expense processes slow decisions and obscure visibility. See how organizations across industries replaced manual workflows with Emburse Expense Intelligence to gain speed, clarity, and control.

Why AP Needs More Than Automation and What Finance Leaders Are Focusing On in 2026

As AP evolves from back-office automation to strategic infrastructure, finance leaders are rethinking what modernization really requires. Drawing on insights from Forrester’s AP Automation Landscape, explore why intelligence, not just automation, is critical for accuracy, compliance, and confident decision-making in 2026.