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Mesh and Peoples Trust Company Join Forces to Bring AI-powered Corporate Expense Management to Canada
Mesh Payments (“Mesh”), a leader in travel and expense (T&E) management for modern enterprises, today announced a strategic collaboration with Peoples Trust Company, part of Peoples Group (“Peoples”), a federally regulated Canadian financial institution. This marks a significant milestone in Mesh’s global expansion, enabling the company to bring its unified travel and expense management platform to Canadian organizations with the regulatory foundation required to launch.
By combining Peoples’ expertise in payments infrastructure and compliance with Mesh’s customer-first approach, the collaboration offers Canadian enterprises a secure, scalable platform for managing corporate payments: from travel booking to reconciliation and reimbursement. Finance teams gain embedded policy controls, enhanced visibility, and AI-driven automation, while all payment methods converge into a single platform for unified global transparency.
“Working with Peoples is an exciting milestone for Mesh as we bring our platform to Canada. By combining regulatory trust with the power of AI, we are creating a future where enterprises can unify all their financial operations with intelligence and simplicity,” said Oded Zehavi, CEO and Founder of Mesh. “Canadian businesses will gain smarter insights, stronger compliance, and the flexibility to manage spend end-to-end in one platform, from booking to reconciliation and beyond.”
With secure payment card issuance and compliance at the core, organizations can gain tighter control of budgets, streamline approvals, and replace outdated processes with an agile, tech-driven approach.
“We are proud to work with Mesh to bring the innovative payment solutions required by businesses – like this game-changing travel and expense management platform – to the Canadian market quickly and effectively,” said Will Keliehor, Chief Client Officer of Peoples Group. “Through ecosystem access and regulatory expertise, we have worked together to bridge the gap between idea and realization – ultimately bringing more choice and efficiency in payments to Canadians and Canadian businesses.”
This alliance establishes Mesh as a leading platform for enterprises seeking to manage corporate payments in Canada with both innovation and compliance at the core. By pairing Peoples’ trusted payments infrastructure with Mesh’s modern spend management technology, organizations gain a unified solution that eliminates the need for fragmented tools and outdated processes. Together, the two companies empower finance teams to balance agility with control, while enabling employees to spend with confidence.
Enterprises participating in this platform can expect:
- Secure and compliant payment card issuance backed by a regulated Canadian institution
- AI real-time insights and automated policy enforcement across all business spend
- A scalable platform that supports both local operations and global finance needs
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