{"id":4058,"date":"2016-06-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-02T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grab.com\/ph\/blog\/grab-launches-free-transport-expense-management-solution-southeast-asian-businesses\/"},"modified":"2016-06-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-06-02T16:00:00","slug":"grab-launches-free-transport-expense-management-solution-southeast-asian-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grab.com\/ph\/blog\/grab-launches-free-transport-expense-management-solution-southeast-asian-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"Grab Launches Free Transport Expense Management Solution for  Southeast Asian Businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Manila, 3 June 2016<\/strong> \u2013 Grab, Southeast Asia\u2019s leading ride-hailing company, today\u00a0launched a new corporate solution, Grab for Work, a transport expense management solution\u00a0designed for business users across Southeast Asia. Available free of charge, Grab for Work\u00a0offers business leaders, line managers, human resource (HR) and finance professionals across\u00a0small and medium enterprises (SMEs)[1] and multinational corporations (MNCs) a more\u00a0productive way to manage their organization\u2019s transport spending. Grab for Work was beta\u00a0tested and developed with inputs from more than 150 companies across the region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCompanies should focus resources on business growth and serving their customers. We see\u00a0an opportunity to provide an end-to- end transport solution for companies \u2013 to help them\u00a0modernize and streamline their transport expense management processes through our\u00a0technology platform. From rides to receipts to reimbursements, Grab for Work offers a seamless\u00a0user experience and enables HR and finance departments to save time on managing day-to-day corporate transport expenses,\u201d said Anthony Tan, CEO and Co-Founder, Grab.<\/p>\n<p>In the Philippines, where traffic congestion and efficient ground transportation remain a\u00a0challenge, incurring both direct and indirect economic losses to businesses and employees,\u00a0finding a transportation alternative is a priority among companies, according to Grab Philippines\u00a0Country Head, Wee Tang Yee. \u201cAlongside other business operating costs, such as labor and\u00a0power costs, transportation challenges continue to affect overall business competitiveness and\u00a0employee productivity. Through Grab for Work, we hope to bring dependable and cost-efficient\u00a0mobility solutions for employees, organizations, and improve the overall economic life of the\u00a0community,\u201d said Wee Tang Yee.<\/p>\n<p>Yee added that Grab for Work will be first implemented in Manila, across all Grab services &#8211;\u00a0GrabTaxi, GrabCar and GrabExpress.<\/p>\n<p>Rides booked with Grab can be tagged as business rides and assigned to corporate groups\u00a0within the Grab app. All rides would be synced to the Grab for Work web portal, which is a\u00a0single tool for businesses to organize and oversee employees\u2019 travel. Features include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Track and manage travel expenses by cost-centers, departments and projectteams:<\/strong> Use the groups feature to sort ride statements, and enjoy the flexibility of\u00a0assigning different payment modes by groups or individuals. Keep track of specific group\u00a0travel by scheduling automated weekly or monthly reports to be sent to your work email.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Set preferred corporate payment options:<\/strong> Provide flexible payment options to\u00a0employees, including automatic charging to corporate credit cards, personal credit cards\u00a0or cash.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Set and easily enforce ride policies:<\/strong> Company executives can manage travel\u00a0expenditure by setting ride policies to regulate when and where employees are allowed\u00a0to claim for business travel, based on set locations, times and days. For example,\u00a0policies can be set to cater for business meetings or late night rides.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Save time by reducing paperwork:<\/strong> Rides booked through the Grab app will be\u00a0automatically consolidated in the Grab for Work portal in real-time, complete with ride\u00a0information including the employee name, travel date and time, pickup and drop-off\u00a0location, fleet type and selected payment mode. This makes approval administration a\u00a0breeze and removes the usual pain points of manual processes, such as scanning\u00a0hardcopy receipts and penning down trip details.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Employees can access ride history online for easy claims<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Grab for Work portal is also available for free to all Grab users, enabling them to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Separate business and personal rides effortlessly:<\/strong> Tag rides as business or personal\u00a0using the Grab app. All rides booked through the Grab app are automatically updated\u00a0and categorised in the Grab for Work portal.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Consolidate all receipts for easy reimbursement:<\/strong> Employees can download e-receipts of all completed rides using the Grab for Work portal. The search function\u00a0makes it easy for business users to download a history of past business rides whenever\u00a0needed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Currently used by more than 150 companies across Southeast Asia, including Chope Group\u00a0(Singapore), Park Hotel Group (Singapore), Rainmaker Labs (Singapore), Yesboss (Indonesia)\u00a0and Malaysian Airlines (Malaysia), Grab for Work is transforming corporate transport expense\u00a0management for both SMEs and MNCs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are delighted to partner with Grab on their newest initiative. By leveraging technology, Grab\u00a0for Work effectively answers the need for greater efficiency in administrative processes,\u00a0especially in complex operating environments such as the hospitality industry. With this\u00a0innovative solution, we expect meaningful time savings for our associates, which would\u00a0translate to higher productivity levels and allow more effective deployment of our human\u00a0capital,\u201d says Ms Elaine Toh, Group Human Resource Director of Park Hotel Group.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1537\" src=\"https:\/\/www.grab.com\/ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/07\/GFW.png\" alt=\"GFW\" width=\"1874\" height=\"934\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Integration with Concur for faster expense reimbursement<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Grab for Work is fully integrated with Concur, an expense management platform. Concur users\u00a0who travel with Grab can look forward to faster expense reimbursement; their Grab e-receipts\u00a0will be automatically synced to Concur, removing the need to scan and upload receipts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConnecting effortlessly with leading transportation apps makes it easy for our clients. The\u00a0partnership with Grab is important to our Southeast Asia market and we\u2019re thrilled to welcome\u00a0them as a Concur App Center partner,\u201d said Madanjit Singh, Managing Director, South East\u00a0Asia at Concur.<\/p>\n<p>Grab for Work is now available to corporate customers in the six countries that Grab operates\u00a0in, including Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. In\u00a0Indonesia, companies can opt for the monthly direct billing option, where companies issue\u00a0company codes to employees, and are invoiced monthly for business rides. Companies can get\u00a0more information and sign up at www.grab.com\/work.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manila, 3 June 2016 \u2013 Grab, Southeast Asia\u2019s leading ride-hailing company, today\u00a0launched a new corporate solution, Grab for Work, a transport expense management solution\u00a0designed for business users across Southeast Asia. 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