# Extend Case Studies

## eCommerce: Adding an extra layer of fraud protection

### Summary
Extend helped protect payments for an online retailer and wholesaler of electronics that supplies thousands of customers.

### Challenge
The online retailer was managing inventory purchases using one corporate card. They saw fraudulent charges once or twice a year, but _“with 200 vendors all using the same card-on-file, any instance of fraud became an eight-month-long nightmare,”_ said the retailer’s business manager.

### Solution
By registering their existing corporate card with Extend, they started creating new virtual cards in just minutes. Now they keep a unique virtual card-on-file with every vendor. _“Virtual cards help protect my primary card number from being exposed,”_ the business manager shared. And by using Extend, they also enjoy earning rewards on their preferred card program.

### Outcome
**Reduced hassle of fraud.** An instance of fraud can be easily isolated and managed without the headache of updating hundreds of vendor files.

**Prevented wrongful billing.** By setting the spending limit of each virtual card to the exact invoice amount, the company’s full credit line is protected in the event of fraud.

**Maximized card rewards.** Capturing more purchases on credit with the flexibility of virtual cards means getting more benefits out of the corporate card program.

**Increased oversight.** Reconciling the charged amount back to the original order placed with a supplier is much easier.

> “Using Extend gives our business so much more control over vendor payments.”