MediumB2B SaaS

ReceiptFlow

Snap receipt, get paid in 24 hours - expense reimbursement that actually works for small teams without enterprise software bloat

The Problem

Small companies (10-100 employees) torture employees with 2-4 week reimbursement delays, force finance teams to manually match crumpled receipts to credit card statements for hours each month, lack clear approval policies (who approves $200 vs $2000?), and feed accountants shoeboxes of illegible receipts at tax time. Enterprise solutions like Expensify cost $8-15/user/month - overkill for teams under 50.

The Solution

Dead-simple expense portal where employees photograph receipts via mobile, AI extracts amount/vendor/date/category automatically, rule-based engine handles approvals instantly (e.g., under $75 auto-approved, $75-$500 needs manager, $500+ needs finance director), reimburses to employee bank accounts within 24 hours via Stripe, and exports formatted entries directly to QuickBooks/Xero for reconciliation.

MVP Features

1

Mobile-optimized receipt upload with camera capture

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OCR extraction of amount, vendor, date, and expense category

3

Employee expense submission form with notes and project tagging

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Configurable auto-approval rules by amount threshold and category

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Manager approval dashboard showing pending requests

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One-click approval/rejection with comment capability

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Stripe Connect integration for direct bank account reimbursement

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Employee reimbursement history and status tracking

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Finance admin dashboard with all company expenses

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QuickBooks Online export (CSV and API)

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Xero integration for automatic journal entries

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Email notifications for submission, approval, and payment

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Receipt storage with 7-year retention for audit compliance

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Simple spending reports by employee, category, and date range

Monetization

Per-employee SaaS pricing: $4/user/month with 10-user minimum ($40/month floor), volume discounts at 50+ users ($3/user), 100+ users ($2.50/user). Competitive against Expensify at $8-12/user while maintaining healthy margins. Target 100 companies averaging 25 employees = $10K MRR = $120K ARR Year 1. Optional add-on: Corporate card reconciliation ($1/user/month extra).

Required Skills

Full-stack development (React + Node.js/Python)OCR integration (Taggun/Veryfi/Google Vision API)Stripe Connect for automated payouts to employee bank accountsQuickBooks and Xero API integrationMobile-responsive file upload and camera integrationApproval workflow and routing logicEmail notification systemSecure document storage (AWS S3/GCP Cloud Storage)