Travel & Expense, Controlled and Coded
Card controls that cap travel spend, receipt OCR that codes it, and a policy engine that auto-approves what is in-policy - so T&E stops eating your finance team’s week.
What travel & expense in Fintra does
Travel and expense (T&E) is where policy meets a thousand small receipts. Fintra controls the spend at the source with card limits and category rules, captures each receipt with OCR, and runs every expense through a policy engine that only surfaces exceptions. The result is T&E that is coded and controlled without a manual review of every meal and cab.
- Card limits and MCC rules cap travel spend at the swipe
- Receipt OCR extracts merchant, date, amount, category, and tax
- Policy auto-review flags over-limit, missing-receipt, and duplicate items
- Approved T&E journals to the ledger; reimbursements hit the payroll seam
Control travel spend at the source
| Lever | What it does |
|---|---|
| Card limits | Cap per-trip or monthly spend at authorization |
| MCC rules | Restrict a travel card to travel-related categories |
| Policy limits | Per-category per-expense limits flagged on review |
| Receipt threshold | Require a receipt above a set amount |
| Duplicate check | Catch the same charge submitted twice |
Honest scope on booking
Governed and reimbursable
- Only exceptions route to an approver; clean T&E auto-approves
- Reimbursements flow through the payroll seam to the employee
- Every expense, flag, and approval is logged
- AgentFence governs AI coding; humans approve exceptions
Frequently asked questions
What does T&E software do?
Travel and expense (T&E) software controls and accounts for travel-related spend - capping it with card and policy limits, capturing receipts, coding expenses, and reimbursing employees. Fintra does all of that on your ledger, so T&E is controlled and coded without reviewing every receipt by hand.
Does Fintra book travel?
No. Fintra manages the expense and control side of T&E - cards, receipts, policy, coding, and reimbursement - but it is not a travel booking marketplace and does not book flights or hotels. For controlling and accounting for travel spend, it is a fit; for booking, pair it with your preferred travel provider.
How does Fintra keep travel spend in policy?
It controls spend at the source with card limits and MCC rules that cap what a travel card can charge, then runs each expense through a policy engine that flags over-limit, missing-receipt, and duplicate items. Clean expenses auto-approve; only the flagged ones reach a reviewer.
How are travel reimbursements handled?
Approved out-of-pocket travel expenses journal to the ledger and flow through the payroll seam to reimburse the employee. Because it is one system, the expense, the approval, and the reimbursement are connected rather than living in separate tools.
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