Case Study: Canva unifies global spend, travel, and procurement with Brex, Navan, and Zip

Canva unifies spend in 190 countries with Brex

Canva, a global design platform with around 5,000 employees, faced significant challenges managing travel, expenses, and procurement across 190 countries. Its fragmented finance infrastructure included over 10 different card programs and separate systems that created manual reconciliation, administrative overhead, and limited currency options. This made it nearly impossible for the finance team to run a clean close cycle and caused major friction for employees, especially during large events like their annual Canva Create gathering.

The company implemented Brex as its unified spend platform, utilizing Brex corporate cards, BrexPay for Navan, and Brex for Zip. This solution consolidated all card programs into one system that integrated with their existing tools. Brex provided cards in over 30 currencies and automated reconciliation, which streamlined the entire spend management process. The results included a single predictable close cycle for finance, the elimination of post-event reimbursement backlogs, and empowered employees who could now focus on creative work instead of administrative tasks.

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