> ## Documentation Index
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# Employee Reimbursement

> Reimburse employees for travel, expenses, or operational costs across multiple currencies

## Overview

Distributed teams often incur expenses in different currencies. Traditional reimbursement flows are slow, expensive, and hard to track.

## How Tazapay Helps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Central Treasury" icon="building-columns">
    Central treasury funds reimbursements
  </Card>

  <Card title="Local Currency Payouts" icon="money-bill-transfer">
    Local currency payouts to employee bank accounts
  </Card>

  <Card title="Faster Settlement" icon="bolt">
    Faster settlement compared to international wires
  </Card>

  <Card title="Easy Reconciliation" icon="file-invoice">
    Simplified reconciliation per employee or region
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Integration Flow

<Steps>
  <Step title="Fund Account">
    Company funds its Tazapay account
  </Step>

  <Step title="Credit Balances">
    Funds are credited to holding balances
  </Step>

  <Step title="Initiate Payouts">
    Reimbursement payouts are initiated to employee bank accounts
  </Step>

  <Step title="Handle FX & Settlement">
    Tazapay handles FX, local rails, and settlement
  </Step>

  <Step title="Track & Reconcile">
    Payout status and reconciliation are tracked via APIs and dashboard
  </Step>
</Steps>

## APIs Involved

| Purpose               | API                                                                                | Endpoint                       |
| --------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------ |
| View holding balances | [Fetch Balances](/api-reference/tazapay-api/fetch-balance)                         | `/v3/balances`                 |
| Create payout         | [Create Payout](/api-reference/tazapay-api/create-payout)                          | `/v3/payouts`                  |
| Track payout status   | [Fetch Payout](/api-reference/tazapay-api/fetch-payout)                            | `/v3/payouts/{id}`             |
| Reconciliation        | [Fetch Balance Transactions](/api-reference/tazapay-api/fetch-balance-transaction) | `/v3/balance_transaction/{id}` |
| Event handling        | [Webhooks](/api-reference/tazapay-api/payout-webhooks)                             | `payout.*`                     |

## Example

A global company with remote employees:

* Employees incur expenses in multiple countries (travel, tools, local vendors)
* The company maintains a central balance on Tazapay
* Reimbursements are processed in:
  * **INR** for employees in India
  * **EUR** for employees in Europe
  * **USD** for employees in the US

<Info>
  Tazapay handles local currency payouts, faster reimbursements, and simplified reconciliation across regions.
</Info>