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Emburse

Provider
Spend / AP

Embedded-finance provider tracked in the Embedded Finance Index — disclosed by 4 companies across 1 category.

emburse.com ↗Also analysed as a company — its own stack →
CategoriesSpend / AP
Rank#16 of 74 in Spend / AP
Buyers4 companies
HeadquartersDallas, TX, United States
Founded2015
FoundersPeter Lai
Raised$170.1M

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Founders & story · from Emburse’s own dossier

Founded in 2015 as a prepaid corporate debit card issuance platform aimed at startups, Emburse evolved through acquisitions (including Certify) into a full-stack travel and expense management suite serving enterprise customers. In 2022 it pivoted downmarket with Emburse Spend, an interchange-based SMB product competing with Brex and Ramp. The company is now backed by private equity and positions itself as an all-in-one spend management and payment automation platform, embedding global reimbursements, corporate cards, and B2B payment rails into a unified workflow.

Latest round: Leveraged Recapitalization
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Who uses Emburse
4 companies disclose Emburse in their stack
JanneyAmazon BusinessBbvaAmadeus
Buyer mix · 4 of 4 classified
Bank / National · 1Fintech / Investment · 1Marketplace / Two-sided · 1Vertical SaaS / Travel · 1
US · 2EU · 2
What the disclosures say
Janney
“Emburse publicly lists Janney as a customer at https://www.emburse.com/learn/case-studies/janney. The case study confirms Janney uses Emburse Expense Enterprise and Emburse Invoice Enterprise to manage T&E operations across 100+ offices, replacing a manual Excel-based process.”
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Amazon Business
“Emburse publicly listed as teaming up with Mastercard Amazon Business to simplify buy-pay-expense process (ibsintelligence.com).”
Bbva
“BBVA Pivot card referenced in Emburse partnership page.”
Amadeus
“IBS Intelligence listing (ibsintelligence.com): 'Amadeus taps Emburse to simplify travel expense for businesses' — confirms Emburse integration for expense management.”
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What Emburse runs on · from its own dossier
The third-party providers Emburse itself discloses, layer by layer — the vendor as a buyer. Distinct from the companies above that disclose Emburse.
PSP
StripeWise Platform
Sponsor Bank
Celtic Bank
BaaS
Celtic Bank
FX / Payouts
Wise Platform
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Alternatives to Emburse

Other Spend / AP providers in the index, by the number of companies that disclose them. A count of public disclosures, not a ranking of the products.

BILL40 buyers →Brex38 buyers →Ramp27 buyers →Tipalti19 buyers →Pleo14 buyers →findity11 buyers →Melio10 buyers →Pliant9 buyers →
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Ranked #16 of 74 in Spend / AP — Embedded Finance Index 2026
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Emburse — frequently asked

Which companies use Emburse?

4 companies are linked to Emburse in the Embedded Finance Index 2026, through their own public disclosures or Emburse's published customer list, including Janney, Amazon Business, Bbva and Amadeus.

What does Emburse do?

Emburse is an embedded-finance provider in Spend / AP. It ranks #16 of 74 Spend / AP providers by linked companies.

What are the alternatives to Emburse?

The most-named Spend / AP alternatives to Emburse are BILL (40 buyers), Brex (38 buyers), Ramp (27 buyers), Tipalti (19 buyers), Pleo (14 buyers) and findity (11 buyers).

Who founded Emburse?

Emburse was founded by Peter Lai and is founded in 2015, headquartered in Dallas, TX, United States.

How much funding has Emburse raised?

Emburse has raised $170.1M in total.

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