nIn yet another example of how competitive the spend management space has become, Brex announced today that it has expanded into travel. Besides seeking to snag market share from incumbents such as Concur, Brex is also taking on startups such as Navan (formerly called TripActions) — which actually started its business focused on travel expense […]nnBrex takes a swipe at Concur with an expansion into traveln by nMary Ann Azevedon originally published on nTechCrunchnn
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