{"id":875,"date":"2026-10-13T06:22:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T06:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.travog.com\/BLOG\/?p=875"},"modified":"2026-10-13T07:35:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T07:35:09","slug":"travog-and-mastercard-digitize-business-travel-spending-with-new-travel-and-expense-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travog.com\/BLOG\/2026\/10\/13\/travog-and-mastercard-digitize-business-travel-spending-with-new-travel-and-expense-card\/","title":{"rendered":"Travog and Mastercard Digitize Business Travel Spending with New Travel and Expense Card"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"719\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travog.com\/BLOG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/master-card-travog-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travog.com\/BLOG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/master-card-travog-1.jpg 719w, https:\/\/www.travog.com\/BLOG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/master-card-travog-1-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><em>The Mastercard-powered card will connect bookings, payments, expense controls and real-time reporting on Travog\u2019s unified travel and expense management platform.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dubai, October 13, 2026,<\/strong> Travog has entered into a collaboration with Mastercard to launch the Travog travel and expense card, a payment solution built for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) seeking greater control over business travel spend. The card will be integrated with Travog\u2019s travel and expense management platform, helping companies manage bookings, payments, approvals and reporting in one place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Business travel remains difficult to manage when booking data, card transactions, reimbursements and policy approvals sit across separate systems. Finance teams often see the full cost of a trip only after expenses are submitted, making it harder to control spending, enforce policy and close reconciliations on time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBusiness travel payments should be simple for employees and transparent for finance teams. Our collaboration with Mastercard brings payment, policy and travel data together in Travog, helping organisations manage spend as it happens instead of after the trip is over,\u201d <strong>said Gaurav Chiripal, CEO of Travog.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Travog travel and expense card is designed to solve this gap by linking payment activity directly with travel bookings and expense workflows. Employees can use the card for approved business travel expenses, while organisations can apply spending limits, policy rules and approval controls before and during the trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBusiness travel and expense management are becoming strategic priorities for organisations that need better visibility, control and efficiency across every transaction. By bringing Mastercard\u2019s payments capabilities together with Travog\u2019s integrated travel and expense platform, we are helping businesses move from fragmented processes to a more seamless, secure and data-driven way to manage spend,\u201d <strong>said Omoke Adebanjo, Senior Vice President, Merchants and Commerce, EEMEA, Mastercard.<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travog.com\/BLOG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Travog_Partnership_Ceremony_Group_Photo.jpg-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travog.com\/BLOG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Travog_Partnership_Ceremony_Group_Photo.jpg-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.travog.com\/BLOG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Travog_Partnership_Ceremony_Group_Photo.jpg-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.travog.com\/BLOG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Travog_Partnership_Ceremony_Group_Photo.jpg-767x511.jpg 767w, https:\/\/www.travog.com\/BLOG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Travog_Partnership_Ceremony_Group_Photo.jpg-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.travog.com\/BLOG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Travog_Partnership_Ceremony_Group_Photo.jpg-2048x1364.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For finance and travel teams, this means cleaner data, faster reconciliation and real-time visibility into travel spend. Card transactions, booking records and expense claims can be viewed within the same Travog environment, reducing manual follow-ups and helping organisations identify policy exceptions earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The solution brings together Travog\u2019s AI-powered self-booking, expense management, approval workflows and analytics with Mastercard\u2019s global payments network and payments capabilities. It is aimed at organizations looking to modernise business travel management without adding another disconnected payment tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Travog already supports organisations across APAC and the GCC with tools for booking, policy compliance, expense capture, approvals, reimbursements, dashboards and reporting. The Mastercard-powered card extends that ecosystem by bringing controlled payments into the same workflow.<br><strong><br><\/strong><strong>About Travog:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Travog, powered by QuadLabs, is an AI-powered travel, expense and payment management platform for businesses, government organisations and SMEs. Used across 25+ countries in APAC and the GCC, Travog helps organisations manage business travel from booking to reimbursement through self-booking tools, policy controls, approvals, expense capture, reporting and mobile access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travog.com\">https:\/\/www.travog.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About Mastercard:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in more than 210 countries and territories worldwide. Together with its customers, Mastercard delivers secure, simple, smart and accessible payment solutions that support participation in the digital economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mastercard.com\">https:\/\/www.mastercard.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mastercard-powered card will connect bookings, payments, expense controls and real-time reporting on Travog\u2019s unified travel and expense management platform. 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