BCD Travel and Emburse redefine the travel and expense experience
Expanded partnership delivers automated data flows and embedded policy controls streamlining expense management from booking through reimbursement
UTRECHT, The Netherlands, Aug. 3, 2026 – BCD Travel and Emburse today announced an expanded strategic partnership to shape the next generation of business travel and expense (T&E) management.
The partnership combines BCD’s AI-powered, open and intelligent Tripsource platform with Emburse’s purpose-built, AI-powered T&E capabilities to connect and automate the flow of travel and expense data from booking through reimbursement with embedded policy controls and financial intelligence. By unifying travel booking and expense management in one connected workflow, organizations can deliver a more seamless traveler journey, increase automation, strengthen policy governance, and unlock greater operational efficiency enabling end-to-end optimization capabilities.
For travelers, that means reduced manual administration and faster reimbursement. For travel managers, this results in simplified policy compliance and real-time data insights. For finance managers, the outcome is better financial risk management due to real-time forecasting.
“BCD’s Open by Design strategy connects the entire travel ecosystem, bringing together travel, payments, expense, and data harnessing the power of AI to deliver savings, greater visibility, smarter decisions and continuous program optimization,” said Mike Janssen, global chief commercial officer at BCD. “By integrating booking, access to data, and policy controls more deeply with Emburse, we are helping travelers and finance teams simplify the traveler experience while improving compliance and operational efficiency.”
“Travel decisions are business decisions, yet the data and workflows surrounding them have traditionally remained disconnected,” said Michele Shepard, chief revenue officer at Emburse.
“Travel & Expense in Motion is Emburse’s vision for changing that: seamless, AI-embedded, intelligently guided journey in which data and insights move with the traveler from booking through expense and reconciliation. What sets this partnership apart is that it is the only collaboration between a TMC and an expense provider to embed AI directly into connected travel and expense, bringing intelligence and guidance into the moments when decisions are made. Together with BCD, we’re connecting travel and financial workflows earlier—helping organizations guide spend proactively, strengthen control and give travelers a simpler experience”
Beyond the technology integration, BCD and Emburse will collaborate on joint customer engagements, sales enablement and continued innovation. The expanded partnership represents the next phase of a shared vision to create a more connected travel and expense experience that gives organizations the freedom to choose best-in-class solutions while delivering a seamless experience for employees and finance teams. Additional information regarding customer availability and future roadmap enhancements will be announced in the coming months.
BCD and Emburse will bring this connected experience to life at the GBTA Convention in Chicago at the BCD Marketplace lounge. Attendees will see how Tripsource and Emburse can connect travel planning and booking with policy guidance, expense creation and reconciliation—automating the movement of data, reducing friction and helping organizations identify savings and optimization opportunities earlier.
This deeper integration creates one continuous travel and expense journey while allowing organizations the freedom to choose the solutions that best fit their needs.
About BCD Travel
BCD Travel creates connections that move people and ideas forward. Through open technology and trusted human expertise, we help companies and people navigate change, simplify complexity and make confident decisions about how and when they travel. Our intuitive digital experiences for every stakeholder power journeys that fuel success and drive progress. With 15,000+ dedicated team members serving clients in 170+ countries, BCD is shaping a more sustainable future for business travel. Industry-leading meetings and events management and a global consultancy complete our suite of solutions and services. In 2025, BCD achieved US$24.4 billion in sales. For more information, visit www.bcdtravel.com.
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.
Expense Intelligence is a framework for transformation, reshaping the role of finance teams from administrators to strategic drivers of organizational success.
To learn more about Emburse, visit www.emburse.com and follow @emburse on social media.