{"id":665,"date":"2020-06-11T12:48:39","date_gmt":"2020-06-11T07:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/open.money\/blog\/?p=665"},"modified":"2023-07-05T15:47:28","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T10:17:28","slug":"start-using-virtual-card-for-expenses-of-your-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/open.money\/blog\/start-using-virtual-card-for-expenses-of-your-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You Should Be Using Virtual Card for Expenses of Your Business"},"content":{"rendered":"

For many businesses, the process of expense filing and reimbursements can be a nightmare. While employees & finance teams lose out on precious time keeping a tab of receipts, businesses<\/span> lose out approximately $34.92<\/span><\/a> on every claim that’s manually processed. Using a virtual card for expenses can be of great help with avoiding this.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Expense management is a cakewalk with<\/span> Open\u2019s corporate cards<\/span><\/a>. For all digital expenses your teammates may have, you can assign them virtual cards. Just set limits & load them directly from your <\/span>Open account<\/span><\/a>. Expense cards can be assigned to teammates who step out of the office & need to make card swipes. With every swipe, your employees get a WhatsApp ping to upload their receipts & the expense is filed just like that.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Virtual cards, on the other hand, are useful for streamlining digital expenses such as SaaS subscriptions and advertising spends. Let\u2019s take a more in-depth look at them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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What is a virtual card?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Let\u2019s get down to the basics. A<\/span> virtual card<\/span><\/a> is a unique 16-digit number that functions just like a physical credit card & none of its complexities. You can use this number just as you would use a regular credit card, with many added advantages that make it optimal for SaaS expense management.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Using virtual cards for expenses is the best way to simplify the digital spends of your business. You can load the cards and assign them to your teammates in minutes, ready to be used\u2014no more wasting time on shipping or activating the card.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The best part? There\u2019s no maintenance fee whatsoever on your virtual card, it can never be lost, and you can activate\/ deactivate it with a single click.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How using a virtual card for expenses can help you?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Say you head the marketing team at your firm. I\u2019m sure month ends are a tedious time for you, when you are swamped with receipts to match your teammate\u2019s reimbursements. The scenario of managing digital expenses is pretty broken right now. Allow me to paint a picture for you.<\/span><\/p>\n

You\u2019re getting late for a very important call & suddenly you get a ping from one of your teammates reminding you to pay off those multiple SaaS subscriptions. You think you\u2019ll get to it later, but as we all know, life gets in the way. Or, well, some other important work. \ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2640\ufe0f<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, as a quick fix, you share the<\/span> credit card<\/span><\/a> details with your teammates – hoping that it will smoothen the process of paying for digital ads, subscription renewals, travel bookings, etc. Sadly it solves nothing because now everyone is running behind you for that very precious OTP.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Enter virtual cards.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With virtual cards, you can assign multiple cards to your teammates & set dynamic spend limits. So everyone\u2019s on their own, acing their work & not held back for that one credit card detail.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If the marketing team needs to pay off expenses for running digital ads, blog hosting, content management system etc., go ahead & assign them multiple cards for each activity for better categorisation of<\/span> expenses<\/span><\/a>. Same goes for every other team at your firm – Tech teams need 5 different cards – Done! \u2705<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, that won\u2019t ever be possible with physical cards, would it?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Virtual cards are the smartest for a reason!\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n

You can get greater visibility on your team’s spend, track who is spending on what & your teammates can pay for<\/span> subscriptions & renewals<\/span><\/a> with ease.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s more, you ask?<\/span><\/p>\n

You also have unprecedented flexibility with virtual cards – you can add or cancel a card as the need arises, with just a click. There\u2019s no waiting time there too.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Virtual cards for the win\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n

It\u2019s no secret that virtual cards are the future of expense management.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We at Open are thrilled to be the forerunners in driving this change. To get your hands on the virtual cards, hit on this<\/span> link<\/span><\/a> and own the smartest cards for your business.<\/span><\/p>\n

Until then, try our physical cards – also known as expense cards & explore other exciting features on Open\u2013right from bulk payouts to automated accounting & everything in between.<\/span><\/p>\n

Related Articles –<\/span><\/p>\n

Everything you ever wanted to know about Open\u2019s Virtual Cards<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

How to manage online subscriptions with Open\u2019s business virtual cards<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

How Open empowers SMEs to ace Expense Management<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Make a Statement with the Smartest Expense Management for Startups<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Simplify your startup expenses with the smartest credit card<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Top 11 most asked questions about virtual accounts<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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