If there’s any company shaking up Europe’s payroll software market, it's PayFit. The payroll management specialist is on a mission to simplify HR processes for SMEs and has established itself as an industry leader since it was founded in 2015.
After opening offices in Paris, London, and Barcelona, the French tech unicorn saw its travel volume increase and began encountering problems with its previous travel provider. In early 2023, it decided to partner with Navan, a choice made easy by Navan’s close cultural fit and shared passion for relentless innovation. The result: a winning partnership that has seen PayFit simplify its travel program, cut travel costs, and improve the user experience.
Challenges Before Navan
Results with Navan
*Based on PayFit travel data from 04/01/23 to 09/30/23.
Sustainability is an important topic for PayFit, and Navan quickly proved itself an effective partner in reducing the environmental impact of the company’s travel program.
When booking a trip on the Navan platform, travelers are encouraged to travel by train rather than plane for viable routes thanks to the train over plane feature which prioritizes lower emitting options. The impact is already being seen — the number of journeys made by rail has risen significantly compared to last year, while air travel has fallen.
PayFit also benefits from detailed sustainability reporting in the Navan platform, which enables admins to analyze its travel policies in detail. Admins can calculate carbon emissions reports per trip, department, or for the whole company. This capability means PayFit can now study its carbon footprint accurately and with granularity, and identify ways to reduce its emissions.
Having already achieved excellent results since onboarding, PayFit travel admins are now working hand in hand with their dedicated Navan account manager to optimize the company travel program.
The platform’s integrations and automation capabilities are helping PayFit streamline its internal workflows and save employees across the company time.
Meanwhile, the numerous NDC connections on the Navan platform are giving PayFit access to cheaper airfares and generating higher savings.
Within the company, many teams are benefitting from Navan's user-centric solution:
Finance team:
Sees all spend in real time
Gets accurate insights on program performance
Focuses on higher-impact tasks
HR team:
Gets real-time visibility of all employee travel
Saves precious time with automated policies and approval processes
Travelers:
Self-book travel in a few clicks
Access a vast travel inventory
Get travel support directly in the mobile app
Book cheaper options thanks to dynamic policies
Sustainability team:
Uses real-time data to track carbon emissions against company targets
Encourages more sustainable options with customizable travel policies
“Since implementing Navan, we've saved a lot of time managing employee travel expenses. I've been able to concentrate on other, more valuable tasks.”
Julien Lachowski
FP&A Director