CARD SOLUTIONS

STREAMLINE, RECONCILE AND ENHANCE CONTROL OF BUSINESS PAYMENTS

Introducing our range of Commercial Card solutions.

When you want to streamline payment processes and drive efficiencies in your organisation, our solutions can give you a range of payment options for travel, entertainment and business supplies.

As well as optimising working capital across your business, our cards can also deliver:

Greater control and security over your business expenses, with online access to card spend.
Enhanced reconciliation and simplified expense claim processes.
Automated and enhanced data capture linked to your current software, producing reports tailored to your business.
Prompt supplier payment, opening up opportunities to discuss and improve commercial terms.
Euro and US Dollar billed solutions to eliminate conversion costs when transacting in those currencies.

The right product for your business:

Your need	Our solution	How it works	Payment Network
Your need Paying across multiple categories – travel, entertainment and business supplies.	Our solution Corporate MultiPay	How it works Cards used by employees in person, online or by phone, or embedded with key suppliers.	Payment Network	More about Corporate MultiPay Enquire online
Your need Effective management of travel and entertainment expenses.	Our solution Corporate Charge Card	How it works Cards used by employees in person, online or by phone.	Payment Network	More about Corporate Charge Card Enquire online
Your need Paying and reconciling high volume business supplies.	Our solution Corporate Purchasing Card	How it works Cards used to procure goods or services by employees in person, online or by phone, or embedded with key suppliers.	Payment Network	More about Corporate Purchasing Card Enquire online
Your need Making payments to your Travel Management Company (TMC).	Our solution Business Travel Solution	How it works Payment mechanism embedded within your TMC booking system.	Payment Network	More about Business Travel Solution Enquire online
Your need Digital payment solution for colleagues’ travel and business purchases.	Our solution ePay Virtual	How it works Unique virtual card numbers are raised for individual purchases to control usage and spending.	Payment Network	More about ePay Virtual Enquire online
Your need Electronic payments to ad hoc suppliers.	Our solution ePayables	How it works A unique, virtual card solution allowing supplier payments to be driven directly from your Accounts Payable.	Payment Network	More about ePayables Enquire online

To help you compare our Commercial Card currency conversion charges with other providers you can find the percentage mark up over the European Central Bank rates here

Working capital

Commercial Cards can help you optimise working capital while improving payment processes.

Longer payment cycles created by consolidating card purchases into a single monthly account.
Reduced cost of capital with up to 45 days to pay interest free on Sterling purchases.*
Take advantage of early payment discounts, with suppliers typically receiving payment within 4 business days while you pay later.
Eliminate cash advances for Travel & Entertainment purposes, with an easy to control payment method.

Reporting and reconciliation efficiencies

Our payment solutions can simplify the reconciliation process and enhance reporting efficiencies. We can provide access to web-based reporting and management information systems.

Tailored reports and data integrated within your current accounting and expense management software systems.
Efficient invoice processing from automated transaction information and coding.
A streamlined system removing the need to raise Purchase Orders, meaning less administration and reduced time in reconciling payments.
Access to spend data through one online data management system.
Colleagues having a simpler, quicker and more efficient way of managing expenses.
Customisable management systems to fit with your organisation’s specific needs.
Automatically generated reports and data, with online access to colleague expense information 24/7.

Security & Control

Our cards are designed to give you control over how and where your colleagues spend your business’ money, while allowing you to monitor and analyse colleague spend in real time.

Options to set colleagues’ transaction/monthly limits and spend categories.
Automated management information: control, manage and analyse supplier spend patterns.
Provides appropriate oversight to ensure colleagues’ purchasing is in line with risk and governance policies.
Simplified expense claim processes and added convenience for colleagues.
Online access to accounts.

Customer Servicing

Our dedicated, UK team based in Milton Keynes is here to help you when you need assistance or have any questions about your Commercial Cards programme, including our online servicing and data management systems.

Here you can find all of our useful contact information.

Commercial Card Internet Servicing

Commercial Card Internet Servicing (CCIS) is our online card management service that allows you to manage your Corporate Card Programme efficiently, giving you control of your finances 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Programme Administrators can

Manage multiple cardholders and card programmes.
Gain insight into your card programme spend using reporting tools.
Access your monthly statements in real time.
View the past 12 months transactions and statements.
Allocate and manage credit lines and authorisation controls.
Register cards individually or in bulk without paper forms.
Design personalised cards with your corporate images and logos.
Access your services securely online.

What your cardholders can do

Manage all their commercial cards in one place.
Activate their cards online.
View historic and real time transactions and statements.
Make card and PIN requests.

* or Euro or US Dollar purchases depending upon currency of account.

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