Perk returns to FATE 2026 with a travel and spend pitch

Perk will return as a Platinum Exhibitor at the Finance & Accounting Technology Expo on Nov. 18-19 in New York City, where it will spotlight automation for travel, expenses and company spend. The company is framing manual finance tasks as “shadow work” that drains time from higher-value work.

Why it matters: - Perk is trying to solve a persistent finance problem: manual work that eats time without showing up in formal job descriptions. - The company is positioning travel, expense and spend management as one workflow, which could help finance teams reduce repetitive administrative tasks. - The message lands as finance leaders assess where AI and automation can cut workload without reducing visibility or control.

What happened: - Perk will return to the Finance & Accounting Technology Expo, or FATE, in November as a Platinum Exhibitor. - The expo takes place Nov. 18-19, 2026, at the Javits Center in New York City. - Perk plans to bring a broader travel-and-finance story to the event. - Attendees on the expo floor will be able to meet the Perk team and see the technology in action. - More information and registration are available through the event site.

The details: - Perk describes “shadow work” as tasks such as chasing receipts, filing expenses, tracking down invoices and manually enforcing spend policies. - The company says its platform combines travel, expenses, spend and policy management. - Perk says automation and AI handle many of the manual processes that usually sit between employees and finance teams. - Stuart Blake, VP of Revenue NAM at Perk, said the company has spent a decade addressing manual tasks that pull finance teams away from higher-value work. - Blake said the recent U.S. launch of Perk Spend gives finance teams one way to manage travel, expense and company spend.

Between the lines: - Perk is widening its pitch beyond travel booking into a more unified finance operations story. - That framing suggests the company sees a chance to compete on workflow consolidation, not just point solutions. - The “shadow work” language is designed to make invisible administrative burden feel urgent and measurable.

What's next: - Perk will use FATE 2026 to show how its platform works in practice. - Finance leaders at the conference are likely to compare automation tools based on how well they connect data, policy and payment workflows. - The company’s U.S. launch of Perk Spend gives it a newer product to push in front of finance buyers.

The bottom line: - Perk is betting that finance teams want fewer disconnected tools and less manual cleanup, and that FATE is a strong place to make that case.