Francisco Verderas, Secretary General of the Aslan Association and Member of the Comunicación Hoy Awards Jury, presented the award to Alejandro Salse Batán, Head of Content Marketing at Pleo.

Pleo is an expense management platform that offers smart payment cards and automatic expense reporting for employees, allowing them to purchase the items they need to do their jobs while giving the finance team complete control and visibility over all company expenses. Pleo records receipts quickly, automatically categorizes expenses based on past behavior, and eliminates the need for manual expense reporting. Pleo also offers bill tracking and payments as well as instant reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses.

In short, Pleo takes into account the expenses of the entire company. Pleo represents a modern and automated expense management model, adapted to the current needs of companies in this sector. This is cutting-edge technology that covers the entire spending process, from purchasing to reporting and approval. Employees receive smart debit cards that allow them to pay and report expenses without the need for paper. Expenses are recorded via the mobile app and can be grouped by category, so accounting and finance teams can see all movements in real-time and in full. In this way, this solution breaks the traditional expense management model, based on spreadsheets, manual reports and the use of personal money for specific expenses. Pleo integrates with leading accounting software systems such as QuickBooks, Xero, Sage 50, and Holded. Additionally, it offers full compatibility with Apple Pay and Google Pay, and when employees need to pay cash, they can record expenses using Pleo and receive reimbursement instantly.

It is designed to save valuable time, reduce errors and simplify financial management, offering companies a broader view of their treasury. An urgent need in Spain, where currently only 42% of companies claim to have good visibility into their financial health and performance. And 44% said they wanted to take better control of managing their expenses and 36% acknowledged that better access to technology and financial solutions would help them be more efficient.

Pleo is present in 16 markets (UK, Ireland, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Spain, France, Luxembourg, Estonia, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Norway, Italy, Finland and Portugal).