Handling the finances of multiple entities together is a pain, check out how a spend management system can help change that!

Did you know, Alaan can read VAT automatically from receipts and invoices and sync it with accounting tools? Find out more in this blog!

Alaan's research boiled down to 6 winning factors which successful businesses in the Middle East share. We dive deeper into them through this blog.

Alaan is officially the first Middle Eastern FinTech to integrate OpenAI - check out what this means for users of the platform!

There’s no doubt about it—2023 is shaping up to be a big year for Fintech in the UAE. In this blog post, take a look at what we at Alaan envision this space evolving going ahead.

There's a need to arm yourself with everything possible to streamline your corporate taxes - check out what spend management systems are and how they can help your business lower its tax obligation.

In this first post of the blog series, lets get an overview of corporate tax calculations, including the corporate tax rate in the UAE and how it impacts companies.

Using petty cash in a startups requires clear policies and procedures, responsible individuals to manage it, detailed records, regular reconciliation, and regular replenishment. The decision to invest in petty cash funds could vary from business to business.

Outsourcing accounting services can provide startups with a range of benefits, including saving time and resources, access to expert knowledge and skills, compliance with regulations, and flexibility and scalability. These benefits can help startups manage their finances effectively and focus on other areas of their business.

Read the success story from the CarSwitch's finance team and how they were able to overcome petty cash and reimbursement process by using Alaan an all-in-one spend management platform.

We strive to get better every day to simplify tracking expenditures for you. Alaan is here with yet another product update to streamline your business expenses even more.

Alaan is an all-in-one spend management platform powered by smart corporate cards. Alaan entrusts employees to purchase what they must to get the job done while giving business owners and finance teams comprehensive control and visibility on business spending.

Traditionally, expense reports were used exclusively for the purpose of tracking all the transactions being made. Needless to say, the method was time taking and prone to error. Here are few of the best practices that a company can implement to manage business expenses seamlessly.

For a company of any size, using personal cards for business expenses is never ideal. While it may seem convenient especially when you’re starting out, it can become quite chaotic when it is time to do the books at the end of the financial year.

It's not ideal to let employees pay out of their pocket and try to get it reimbursed month on month. With Alaan, you can issue unlimited cards for employees & track your business spend in real time.

As a business owner or finance manager, it's your responsibility to make sure that company funds are being spent wisely. That means having a good system in place that can automate end-to-end expense management for you.

We’ve raised $2.5M in seed funding. We are the Middle East's first multi-currency spend management platform enabling SMEs to spend through corporate cards and automated invoice payments.