"We are proud that one of the leading providers of corporate and commercial card services to the public sector has chosen Concur Expense Service to help its customers streamline the expense reporting process. We are confident that both the bank and its travel and expense card customers will benefit significantly from this alliance," said Rajeev Singh, president and chief operating officer, Concur Technologies.

Designed to strengthen its position as one of the leaders in the corporate travel card business, the agreement enables Bank of America to offer a one-stop seamless business solution to its clients at a low cost.

"We are continually enhancing our solutions and offerings to help our customers with their travel and entertainment expenses - the second largest area of controllable expenditure for many companies. The integration of Concur Technologies' expense reporting solution is aimed at helping our customers reduce the time and cost involved in tracking, reconciling and managing this significant area of corporate expense," said Steve Vaglio, senior vice president, Bank of America U.S. Product Management.

Bank of America's upgraded solution, now backed by Concur Technologies' market-leading on-demand service, automates the entire travel and entertainment expense reporting and reimbursement process with no software, hardware or maintenance required. Concur's Web-based service eliminates paper expense reports, allowing organizations to utilize flexible business rules to control travel and entertainment expenses. The service provides enhanced visibility which permits the company to audit expense reports to ensure compliance with internal business policies and government regulations while generating valuable business intelligence that can be leveraged to drive even greater cost savings.