What are Virtual Cards?
Virtual Cards are digital accounts with 16-digit numbers, created for one-time or multi payment use.
How it works is that virtual cards can be sent to your payee via email, and processed just like any other forms of payment.
In our digital first age, virtual cards are fast becoming a popular alternative to mailing checks or paying invoices over the phone. In a nutshell, every time you need to make a payment, you issue a ‘virtual card’ with a set amount, which you can then email to your payee. Alternatively, you can issue the virtual card to your employees, who can then input the account number upon checkout. Once processed, you can set the virtual card to expire and the number disappears.
Benefits of Virtual Cards
- More secure – virtual cards are more secure than physical credit cards, which are exposed to risks of fraud and theft. Virtual account numbers are randomly generated and can be set to expire once payment goes through. This means that the number is never used again, so it’s very secure.
- Makes it easier to pay vendors and customers – helps the company’s accounts payable team by streamlining payments, to the benefit of both the company, its vendors and customers. Virtual cards are issued instantly and digitally, which is much more convenient than having staff print, sign and mail checks manually. An easier payment process allows vendors to be paid on time, and thus improving their cash flow. The same applies for companies issuing cashbacks to their customers, which allows them to access the funds quickly and spend it securely online on the company’s e-commerce site or another website.
- Saves money for the company – by streamlining manual processes, virtual cards have proven to reduce invoice processing costs. There is also no need to produce physical cards or checks, which can rack up thousands of dollars for the business.
Great For:
- Company’s Accounts Payable team looking to reduce time spent on processing invoices manually. It is especially valuable with companies that regularly process a lot of payments.
- Employees looking to make purchases outside of traditional invoices. Rather than using a company credit card or filling out a purchasing form, employees can make a request to the purchasing manager, who can then issue a virtual account to them with the approved amount.
- Retailers looking to implement a faster, more secure and low cost cashback program. This also allows customers to shop securely online without the risk of fraud and having to provide additional personal details.
Interested in a virtual card solution?
As a Visa Partner, we offer one-time and multi-use virtual card solutions for companies looking to improve their streamline their payment process .
Contact us on (02) 9158 6047 during business hours, email [email protected] or Request a Quote today.
