Communication. It’s a simple word, and it’s a simple action, and yet the lack of it threatens a commercial card program’s success. Are you communicating to your employees what they need to know? Here are two of the most important internal controls that managers need to communicate to cardholders to ensure a successful card program. Your […]
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In order to maintain and grow your card program, changes are often required. As your goals and card policy change, it’s important to make sure employees are up-to-date with all the new developments. Fraud, card misuse, and abuse can occur in any organization. One of the best lines of defense against this is thorough card
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In the world of purchasing and procurement, especially as it pertains to corporate credit cards such as P-Cards and travel cards, we have a tendency to focus on the negative. Fraud. Misuse. Abuse. Maverick spend. Split transactions. Wasteful spending. It makes sense to spend a lot of time thinking about problems that could be plaguing
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People are creatures of habit. When an employee with a corporate card or purchasing card (also known as a P-Card, procurement card, etc.) is going about their daily activities, they likely aren’t thinking too deeply about the details of every single transaction, as long as they feel that they are compliant with policy. The same
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Allowing employees to make business purchases via online accounts—specifically Amazon Business—has gained significant popularity in recent years. It is now safe to say it is more than a trend, and there is a good chance your organization already uses it. Like all avenues of business purchasing, however, such accounts have their pros and cons. How
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When it comes to smaller corporate purchases for procurement or travel, P-Cards are a great tool to simplify the process. However, introducing, maintaining, growing, and managing a P-Card program brings its own set of challenges. Thankfully, there are plenty of best practices and keys to success that you can use to make things easier. It
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