Challenge
Managing travel and expense (T&E) operations for a multinational organization is no small feat. For BASF Catalysts—a division operating across more than 11 countries—the challenge wasn’t just complexity, but inefficiency, rising costs, and inconsistent compliance across its global footprint.
In the U.S., expense claims required unique approval workflows. In India, tax compliance meant navigating complicated configurations. In Brazil, cash advances needed to be reconciled differently. Across the organization, employees were onboarding to different platforms—Concur here, Happay there, and homegrown ERP modules elsewhere.
The result? A fragmented, slow, and costly system that hindered financial oversight and frustrated time-strapped, busy employees. For a division responsible for catalyzing innovation, the fragmentation of their T&E systems was holding them back.
To drive innovation and efficiency, BASF Catalysts needed a solution that could consolidate its disparate systems, streamline workflows, and enhance financial oversight.
Emburse Solution
BASF Catalysts partnered with Emburse to implement a single, scalable solution: Emburse Enterprise. The rollout spanned 11 countries, from India and Brazil to the United States, consolidating multiple systems into one global platform. With powerful tools like Emburse Analytics Pro and Emburse Insight Advisor, the finance team gained real-time visibility into spend, while automation reduced time spent on manual reporting and compliance.
Training hours were cut in half, approvals were streamlined, and policy enforcement became standardized across the organization—all while accommodating regional nuances like India’s complex tax structure and Brazil’s cash advance claims.
“”The biggest challenge was reconciling different needs and expectations across three major regions, all at once. But the results were worth it.
Marcin Paluszek
ECMS Business Travel Manager
BASF
Results
Download the full case study to learn how BASF Catalysts transformed global T&E with Emburse, achieving:
- 30+ hours/month saved in analytics reporting
- 50 hours/month saved on employee onboarding
- Unified 3 legacy tools into a single, global solution
- Proactive customer support ensured smooth deployment
- Improved cost control, auditability, and data-driven decision making