Purpose-Built for Finance, IT, and Travel Management Leaders
Fix Bad Data at the Root. Smarter, Faster, and More Profitable Decisions.
Upstream by Cornerstone is an AI-powered data platform designed to unify, clean, and structure spend, travel, and expense data—so you can make faster, smarter decisions with confidence.
Maximize Data Visibility & Control Across Your Organization
Companies using Upstream have reduced T&E spend by millions, improved compliance by 99%, and eliminated countless hours of manual reconciliation.
Eliminate inefficiencies, ensure compliance, and unlock deeper insights from your spend, travel, and financial data—without manual effort.
Finance & Procurement Leaders
Cut costs, ensure compliance, and streamline audits with real-time, AI-enhanced financial data.
- Detect anomalies in expense reports before they become costly errors
- Optimize supplier contracts with accurate benchmarking insights
- Reconcile transactions automatically, reducing manual workload
IT & Data Teams
Eliminate data silos, automate data normalization, and enhance AI-readiness.
- Connect spend, travel, and operational data into a single source of truth
- Auto-cleanse and validate data for better reporting & machine learning applications
- Reduce technical debt by replacing fragmented in-house analytics tools
Travel & Expense Managers
Gain full visibility into company-wide travel spend, policy compliance, and supplier negotiations.
- Track and enforce travel policies with automated compliance monitoring
- Improve duty-of-care with real-time traveler insights
- Reconcile expense and booking data seamlessly for accurate forecasting
How Upstream Fixes Bad Data—So You Don’t Have To
Your Data, Unified & AI-Optimized in Three Key Steps
Step 1: Ingest & Standardize Data
- Automatically pull data from SAP Concur, ERP, HR, and third-party platforms
- Convert unstructured and fragmented records into a single, structured data model
Step 2: AI-Powered Data Cleansing & Anomaly Detection
- Automatically detect duplicate transactions, data inconsistencies, and fraud risks
- Score, validate, and enrich data for audit-ready reporting
Step 3: Actionable Insights & Workflow Automation
- Gain real-time spend visibility, predictive analytics, and automated workflows
- Empower finance, procurement, and travel teams to make data-driven decisions faster
Why Upstream?
Find $1M in T&E Savings Before Your Next Budget Meeting.
Purpose-Built for Spend, Travel & Finance – Unlike generic BI tools, Upstream is designed specifically for travel and expense data challenges.
Self-Healing Data Engine – AI-driven anomaly detection ensures your data is continuously cleansed and optimized.
Seamless ERP, HR & T&E Integrations – Pre-built connectors simplify SAP Concur, Workday, and third-party integrations.
Compliance & Security-First Architecture – Upstream is SOC2 & FISMA compliant, ensuring enterprise-grade data security & governance.
Seamless Integration with Cornerstone’s Powerful Ecosystem
Upstream isn’t just a data tool—it’s the backbone of a fully integrated solution.
Clean, structured data powers advanced analytics & AI-driven insights.
Aligns expenses, payments, and ERP data into a single source of truth.
Automates travel workflows, policy compliance, and cost optimization.
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