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ScanSnap your receipts into Expensify!

expensifyadmin — June 7, 2016 — 4 Comments

We’re always on the hunt for ways to simplify the process of getting your receipts into Expensify, and that’s why we’re excited to announce an integration with Fujitsu’s ScanSnap Cloud, a service that makes it even easier for ScanSnap users to get their receipts into Expensify!

Now, ScanSnap customers can bypass the traditional, multi-step process to scan and save important information by sending their data directly from their ScanSnap iX500 or iX100 scanners into Expensify with a push of a button. Continue Reading…

In Announcements, Product Info fujitsu, Integration, partnership, scanners, scanning receipts, scansnap, scansnap cloud

Rule #1: Get Shit Done

David Barrett — June 3, 2016 — 2 Comments

One of the greatest perks of working at Expensify is that you are surrounded by passionate, mature people naturally motivated to do the right thing. This works because we hire people who have three key characteristics:

Extreme natural talent
Long term ambition
Deep humility

All three matter in different ways, but the third is particularly relevant here because it’s what ensures everybody has an appreciation for the limits of their knowledge — which translates into a low-drama, super collaborative environment.

Now, when people hear “collaborative environment”, they typically think about the various off-the-shelf management techniques, like Scrum, Agile, Holacracy, or whatever the pop-business gurus are selling these days. We don’t use any of those. Rather, we try to live by two main principles: Continue Reading…

In Announcements, Company Life, Thought Leadership CEO Friday

Adverecruiting: Our Latest Bart/Muni Ads

David Barrett — June 1, 2016 — 4 Comments

There are no shortage of challenges and problems running a startup, but by far the most difficult of all is hiring. Attracting, retaining, and inspiring truly excellent people is the lifeblood of any startup, and Expensify is no exception. But what I think is exceptional about Expensify is our commitment to maintaining and even raising the bar on hiring as the company grows.

That might not sound exceptional. Indeed, it might even sound cliché. But make no mistake: despite how easy it is to make this claim, it’s very difficult to actually put it into practice. Continue Reading…

In Announcements, Company Life, Thought Leadership CEO Friday

#ExpensiCon, in One Chart

David Barrett — May 13, 2016 — 1 Comment

Last week Expensify hosted its very first conference, eponymously named ExpensiCon. We are still stunned and humbled by its tremendous success, and I need a bit more distance before I can really talk about it in a broad way. (Read “Expensify is the Slack of Accounting” if you want a taste.) But I wanted to quickly share a chart that was created at the very last moment, and which became the central focus of the entire conference:

There’s a lot in that graphic, so let me unpack it: Continue Reading…

In Thought Leadership CEO Friday

Per Diem Expenses That Don’t Suck

helpatexpensify — April 11, 2016 — 2 Comments

We spoke to dozens of customers, and today we’re delighted to launch Per Diem functionality in Expensify.

In All, Announcements business travel, corporate plan, Daily Per Diem, per diem

What’s New for March 2016

Tim Golen — March 7, 2016 — 7 Comments

Even though February is now behind us, it gave us one extra day (yay, leap year!) to do amazing things. Last month, we focused our attention on some of our next big features. Some of them you will find detailed below, but some of them won’t be out for a little while yet, so be sure to keep an eye out for more hotness in the future!
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In Announcements, Engineering, Product Info expensify, mobile app, Quickbooks, QuickBooks Online

Auto-Expense Your Uber Rides with Expensify

expensifyadmin — March 3, 2016 — 9 Comments

Expensify is partnering with Uber to make expensing your business rides even easier.

In All, Announcements auto expense, expense reports, Realtime expense reports, travel, Uber, Uber for Business

Tax Tracking Heaven with Xero and Expensify

helpatexpensify — February 9, 2016 — Leave a comment

Reporting live from Xerocon London!

Slack for iOS Upload

February has been a very UK-centric month for Expensify so far. Last week, we officially launched our UK office, and this week we’re attending Xerocon London and hosting our UK launch event. We’ve been having a great time so far, meeting amazing Xero partners and Add-ons. While we’re revelling in the buzz of the Xero ecosystem, we’re really excited to announce our latest upgrade to our Xero integration. Continue Reading…

In Announcements expense reports, expensify, Tax, taxes, Xero

What’s New for February 2016

Tim Golen — February 8, 2016 — Leave a comment

Winter is in full force across the US and we have been in full force rolling out all kinds of new features. The team also took a couple of weeks to focus on product stability and take care of some bugs that have been lingering for a while. All in all, a productive January indeed!
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In Announcements, Engineering, Product Info Auto Harvesting, Deposit, domain control, duplicate detection, Guided Review, mobile, Policy Auditor

Duplicate Detection Will Make Your Expense Reports Even Better

helpatexpensify — January 14, 2016 — Leave a comment

Duplicate expenses are a pain for everyone, so we’re finally doing something about it.

The Problem

Whether intentional, or not, duplicate expenses are an issue. Duplicate expenses create more work for both the submitter and the approver. They are a core task in auditing to be sought out and destroyed!

The Solution

In All, Announcements, Product Info duplicate detection, expense reports, expenses, Real time expense reports