By Elena Marchetti | Published March 23, 2026 | 11 min read Photo by Kaboompics on Pexels | Alt: Business professional managing expenses and financial documents at office desk | Tags: expense management, automated tracking, business finance, European market Every week, finance teams across Europe spend an average of 12 hours processing expense reports manually, according to a 2025 study by the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA). That is 624 hours per year, per finance employee, devoted