Extend, an AI-powered spend and expense management platform, has launched new support for Sage Intacct, Xero, and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, expanding its expense management offering for banks and their business customers.
The news comes at an interesting juncture in the financial services industry. Major banks have recognized that business customers expect more than just credit cards—they expect solutions that connect payments, spend controls, and business workflows—and it’s time to deliver. Capital One’s recent agreement to acquire Brex for $5 billion underscores the demand for software-driven services within banking ecosystems. As fintech platforms mature and industry consolidation accelerates, banks are increasingly looking for ways to deliver modern spend and expense management capabilities before business customers cut up their credit cards and switch providers.
Unlike spend and expense platforms that require businesses to move their spend to neo-card providers, Extend works with the banks and cards companies already rely on. With strategic partnerships across all three major card networks and payment processors, Extend is effectively giving banks a market-ready platform designed to bring businesses the latest spend & expense capabilities of modern fintechs.
The newly announced ERP integrations expand Extend’s accounting coverage to include Sage Intacct, Xero, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, and NetSuite. Once these are connected to Extend, users can take advantage of automated, 2-way data sync and reconciliation workflows designed to reduce manual work at month-end and strengthen audit readiness.
“Finance teams are tired of disconnected, cumbersome processes and platforms,” said Andrew Jamison, CEO of Extend. “They want easy solutions that work with the systems and tools they already have. Our goal is to provide a solution that connects the dots between their credit cards and closing the books.”
These integrations demonstrate Extend’s momentum in closing the long-standing gap between commercial card programs and general ledgers, an operational challenge that has historically required businesses to stitch together disconnected tools and manual processes.
At the same time, Extend is helping banks address growing demand from business customers for more complete software experiences. Today, half of commercial credit card holders can access Extend through participating banks and card programs, giving businesses a path to modern spend and expense management without disrupting their existing financial relationships.
As Extend continues to expand its bank partnerships and deepen its accounting integrations, the platform is increasingly positioned to become the most widely available spend and expense solution for businesses delivered through the banking ecosystem.
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