Bill pay | Extend
Bill pay keeps you in control
Manage invoice payments with the ease of Extend and the security of virtual cards.
Make card payments with confidence
Paying invoices with the company credit card? Sharing credit card authorization forms? Try using bill pay for a more secure, organized way to manage AP payments.
Manage all card payments with ease
Easily pay invoices—one at a time or in bulk, capture all the required documentation in one place, and maximize your credit card rewards.
Control every charge
Set limits on the cards you send to vendors and never worry about wrongful billing.
Stay secure and reduce risk
Stop sharing company card information. Create secure virtual cards instead and reduce the risk of fraud impacting your business.
Streamline your workflow
Cut down on paper checks and send virtual cards directly to vendors. Track payments in real time for better budgeting decisions and optimize cash flow.
How it works
Pay the bills like it’s your job.
Use bill pay to create dedicated virtual cards for invoices.](/content/features/bill-pay#/index.html) Set card limits for the exact invoice amount to prevent overcharges and minimize disruptions.](/content/features/bill-pay#/index.html) Send cards to yourself or directly to vendors who will receive a secure link to the card via email.](/content/features/bill-pay#/index.html) Track and organize all your AP card payments and documentation in one place for easy bookkeeping and reporting.](/content/features/bill-pay#/index.html)
Use cases
How businesses use Extend
Department expenses Project or client costs Manage spend categories Employee travel Digital advertising Franchises or multi-locations Petty cash expenses
Department expenses
Create a budget for each department in your company and share it with department heads. Team leaders can manage their budgets with a real-time view of balances and approve their team’s virtual card needs, streamlining expense processes and saving everyone time.
Project or client costs
Create a one-time budget for any specific project and ensure you don’t overspend. Share the budget with the project manager or anyone responsible for handling purchases or expenses so they can create cards as they need them under your control & supervision—keeping the project moving and the finances accounted for.
Manage entire spend categories
Have a ton of different monthly software costs? Set up a budget just for your subscription payments and create an individual virtual card for each platform. This allows you to stay organized while reducing exposure—so if one card gets compromised in a cyberattack, your credit limit is protected and all you have to do is cancel and replace the one card.
Employee travel
Reduce expense reports and cash reimbursements when employees use virtual cards to manage their travel expenses. By sending them a budget, they can create cards as they need them for different purchases, and you can ensure they won’t overspend.
Digital advertising
Manage your media budget with better visibility and get a real-time overview of spend breakdowns in one place. Create budgets by campaign or client—or use recurring budgets to manage monthly, quarterly, or yearly spending—then create different virtual cards for different platforms.
Franchises or multi-locations
Consolidate all your spend while decentralizing the workload. Give location managers a budget so they can create virtual cards and manage their own purchase needs. Not only does this allow them to operate more efficiently, but you gain visibility into the spend activity of all your locations, all in one place.
Petty cash expenses
Petty cash doesn’t earn points anyway. Create a budget for unexpected or miscellaneous expenses and eliminate the end-of-month surprises. Celebrating a birthday in the office? Buying a karaoke machine for the holiday party? Create a virtual card from your miscellaneous budget while simultaneously keeping track of your incidental spending as it happens.
“Extend makes it easy to track spending at the vendor level. It saves us time tracking what invoices vendors are billing us.”
— Paul S., Small-business CEO
Additional Resources
[Guide\n\nBill pay \n\nPay invoices with secure virtual cards\n\n [Blog\n\nWhat is a virtual credit card?\n\n [Case study\n\neCommerce: Adding an extra layer of fraud protection** \n\nExtend helped protect payments for an online retailer and wholesaler of electronics that supplies thousands of customers.\n\n [Blog\n\nHow virtual credit cards enhance security and control\n\n
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