Welcome to 2026! We hope you're back, refreshed and ready to tackle 2026 with renewed excitement.
At Weel, we’re coming into the year with a lot of energy (and a very clear theme).
Dan, our CEO, says it best:
“Finance will always be the function people rely on for trust.”
And that trust usually comes down to two jobs:
Where teams feel the pain isn’t volume, it’s gaps: missing evidence, stuck approvals, and clean-ups that show up late.
Our bet for 2026: finance runs best when workflows are correct from the outset with visibility, controls, and evidence captured as work happens, not stitched together at month-end.
Inside this month’s Wire
These stories sparked conversation at Weel HQ, so we’re passing them on to you.
Missing evidence is emerging as a key friction point for finance teams early in 2026. As we continue learning from customers, we’re focusing on workflows that stay clean and only surface the few things that genuinely need attention.
The direction we’re working towards:
1) Bring visibility forward
See spend and commitments while decisions are being made, not after month-end.
2) Put controls where the money moves
Capture approvals and evidence in the workflow, rather than chasing them across inboxes.
3) Make exceptions obvious
Most transactions shouldn’t need review. We’ll highlight the small set that does - missing evidence, policy breaks, duplicates, or anything that looks off.
And yes, this direction translates into a couple of updates we’ll be ready to share with you soon.
This month’s updates focus on reducing manual work and improving consistency - the kind of foundation that makes everything else easier.
Weel's AI automatically categorises expenses, calculates GST and writes out descriptions, saving you hours of admin and re-work time each week.
If an invoice or reimbursement is dated in a locked Xero period, Weel automatically shifts the expense date to the first day of the next open period, so all invoices and reimbursements can be reconciled without any export errors.
You can now set a dollar threshold so receipts are required for higher-value expenses, while smaller transactions don’t create unnecessary back-and-forth.
You can now quickly search for users and approval rules by name, role, or email or specific rule settings.
Tuesday 3 March 2026 | 9:00am–5:00pm (AEDT) | Virtual | 6 CPD points
The ANZ CFO Summit returns bigger and bolder in 2026 - a free virtual event for finance leaders planning for what’s next, from AI and automation to cyber resilience and future-ready operating models.
This year’s theme, The 2030 Playbook, dives into the future of finance:
You’ll hear from some of the most respected voices in business and finance, from:
Don’t miss your chance to learn, connect, and earn your CPD points to kick off 2026.
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