Taxi app meets business travel specialist : Concur and myTaxi work together
New Delhi, India, December 04, 2014: Concur, a leading provider of integrated solutions for business travel management and travel management, has announced its partnership with myTaxi, provider of the taxi app. Business travelers will now attain business benefit through seamless integration of myTaxi bookings in the billing solution of Concur platform which will ultimately help them run their billing faster and safer. Together with this integration, both the companies want to optimize the enormous opportunities that lie in the travel management marketplace.
Through this business partnership, travel bookings will get simpler,safer, transparent and easier to use in the always-on mobile world. MyTaxi a highly successful taxi-ordering app provides a direct connection between the taxi driver and the passenger. Additionally myTaxi app also allows customers to book the taxi on the go through their smartphones or tablet, from anytime, anywhere with an additional feature of selecting the driver of their choice.
On the other hand, the partnership with myTaxi also provides newer business opportunities as the transactions happen on the platform of Concur: This allows travelers to book their taxi on their myTaxi app directly, while their accounts may be included in the solution for the travel expenses of Concur automatically. The user can specify in the payment if his postings are to be forwarded to Concur and can log it with his Concur account directly access data on myTaxi app. The book and the electronic invoice will then be applied directly as a complete accounting record in Concur Expense. Following the business, traveler can settle all his travel expenses, without having to attach a document or information of the myTaxi booking.
This unique business proposition brings newer advantage for a business, as they get more flexibility during their booking process. While incase of companies they attain transparent overview of all bookings and billings at the same time, even if they are not entered in Concur, but directly through myTaxi. Billing process for a business through this technique, becomes easy and quick; without the need to submit manual receipts
Also, in the event of loss of physical document, the user continues to have complete security of getting refund from the organization due to the availability of the records of the settlement in the system.
Speaking on the occasion, Achim Deboeser, Managing Director DACH at Concur said “We are delighted to have won the provider of the world’s leading taxi app as a partner. The recent strike by railway has highlighted the need flexible in mobile booking platform for the taxi to enable smooth business trip. By partnering with myTaxi, we can now allow full flexibility in the booking process, faster expenses accounts and transparent reporting to our mutual customers. ”
“We are proud to partner with the business travel management company Concur”, says Sven Külper, CMO and founder of myTaxi. “Now, we can provide our joint customers not only an ideal taxi ride, but an ideal booking process – from ordering to invoicing – offer.”
By linking the user profiles of myTaxi and Concur user, businesses therefore look forward to benefit from many added values such as a wider choice when booking process, improved risk management and transparent reporting processes.
