Enhance efficiency and control in government spending

Effective payment processes are an integral component in spending public funds efficiently, transparently and responsibly. Digital payment solutions can help governments to control costs, simplify transactions and capture actionable spending insights from payments data.

Governments can address the challenges of legacy payment methods with modern payment solutions.

See how government innovators are using digital payment solutions and platforms to streamline spending processes, simplify user experiences and help drive economic opportunity.

Traditional ways of managing government employee expenses, such as per diems and reimbursements for out-of-pocket spending, can create a burden for both administrators and employees. With Visa Travel & Entertainment (T&E) expense solutions, governments can simplify spending and reporting, while enabling enhanced oversight and spending controls.

Visa Commercial Card
Simplify payments for transportation, meals, accommodations and other expenses with this familiar, globally accepted payment method, which is designed for employees who travel regularly.

Visibility – Get timely oversight of all travel spending and easily view and reconcile expense reports.

Control – Set spending controls with advanced settings for specific merchant categories, countries and amounts.

Efficiency – Simplify reporting by consolidating spending onto one card and integrating rich data into accounting systems.

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Visa Virtual Card
Instantly issue single or multiuse virtual cards to both frequent and infrequent travelers (including nonemployees). Virtual cards can be used with an online booking tool or the traveler’s mobile wallet.

Enhanced oversight – Monitor travel spending, view and approve card requests, and receive uploaded receipts from one centralized dashboard.
Robust controls – Use advanced controls to ensure that virtual cards can only be used for a specific payment or time period.
Streamlined process – Request, approve and send virtual cards within seconds, and reduce reliance on manual processes with automatic data processing.
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Visa Central Travel Account (CTA)
Use this centralized payment solution to cover big-ticket items such as air and rail travel, for both employees and nonemployees, via a Travel Management Company (TMC).

Centralized management – Gain full visibility into TMC-booked travel expenses with rich spending data, which can be used to support travel vendor negotiations.
Policy compliance – Ensure large-ticket purchases adhere to the travel policy by only offering compliant options through the TMC.
User-friendly process – Reduce time-consuming expense claims with the ability to automatically upload data into accounting systems.

Governments can simplify the process for smaller value and ad hoc purchases, to help unlock spending efficiencies and productivity gains, and can help to open government spending to a broader range of suppliers.

Visa Purchasing Card
Easily manage day-to-day purchases, automate recurring supplier payments and cover essential expenses on short notice with a user-friendly payment option offering robust security features.

Simplified administration — Integrate spending data with financial systems to simplify reconciliation, expense tracking and reporting.

Enhanced spending controls — Promote policy adherence with customizable payment controls (such as purchase limit, location, category and time-based restrictions).

Streamlined payments — Enable fast and simple payment experiences for cardholders, in person or online.

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Visa Virtual Card
Utilize a secure and flexible way to manage both task-oriented and strategic spending by integrating Visa virtual cards with an electronic accounts payable system. A virtual card is a limited-use set of payment credentials that can be used to help minimize fraud risks while streamlining the purchasing process.

Quality data — Readily access extensive payment information for simplified expense management and reconciliation.

Enhanced controls — Enable more secure transactions through single-use payments with custom parameters.

Fast process — Speed up invoice processing and supplier payments to capitalize on early-pay discounts.

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Governments can further their purchasing and T&E programs with a range of companion solutions from Visa, helping them to gain visibility and insights from detailed spending reports, ensure policy compliance, and effectively manage both spending and supplier relations.

Visa Spend Clarity
Enable efficient oversight and reporting processes for employee card spending with this easy-to-use platform.

Enhanced control — Mitigate the risk of fraud and card misuse through personalized card controls and limits (such as location, in-store/online, time/date and merchant category).

Greater visibility — Better understand and manage employee card spending across departments and expense categories.

Streamlined processes — Save time and reduce human error by digitalizing and automating processes (such as submitting receipts, reconciliation).

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Visa Supplier Analytics
Uncover opportunities to benefit from financial and process efficiencies, and strengthen supplier relationships, with a suite of web-based analytics tools for teams involved in government purchasing.

Find opportunities — Create a business case for starting or growing a card program by using data from accounts payable files to check which suppliers accept Visa.
Get in-depth insights — Analyze supplier data against data from Visa (plus other sources) to identify purchasing pain points and inefficiencies.
Access a user-friendly interface — Utilize a convenient web-based analytics dashboard backed by expert support from Visa.
Visa IntelliLink Compliance Management
Take steps to ensure proper usage of cards with this web-based solution to set up policy controls by spend type, simplify reporting and better understand spending patterns.

24/7 oversight — Continuously monitor transactions with this automated solution to help detect and address issues such as card misuse and duplicated transactions.

Customizable insights — Set department-level rules and alerts to flag potential out-of-policy spend and configure dashboards to view spending by various criteria.

Proactive monitoring — Review transactions with predictor scores to identify out-of-pattern purchases and help identify misuse trends to inform employee education and policy development.

*Visa IntelliLink is not available in all countries

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Visa Commercial Card

Visa Virtual Card

Visa Central Travel Account (CTA)

Visa Purchasing Card

Visa Virtual Card

Visa Spend Clarity

Visa Supplier Analytics

Visa IntelliLink Compliance Management

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