Payments made easy. No card required.
Easily send a temporary, virtual credit card to anyone in your organization to pay for business expenses.
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Extend purchasing power to your workforce.
You need a fast, efficient and easy way for your employees, contractors and external consultants, who don't have a corporate credit card, to pay for unplanned purchases like travel, project expenses and office supplies.
With U.S. Bank Instant Card® you can extend a temporary virtual credit card to anyone in your organization, anywhere, instantly and keep your operations moving.
What are the features and benefits of using Instant Card?
Simple to use
With one click, recipients can download the Instant Card into their mobile wallet for in-store purchases or securely view full card details to make online purchases.
Instant access to funds
Once downloaded, funds are available to use immediately. There’s no waiting for a physical plastic card.
Fast, temporary solution
Easily and quickly send a temporary virtual credit card to make business purchases without using a personal credit card.
Keep control
Set card limits and expiration dates to protect against fraud and misuse. Readily review transactions online in U.S. Bank Access® Online.
How does Instant Card work?
From the Instant Card mobile or desktop app, send a temporary virtual card directly to a user for immediate use.
Step 1:
Enter basic recipient details, set the credit limit and expiration date.
Step 2:
Push the temporary, virtual credit card to the recipient through the Instant Card app.
Step 3:
The recipient can view the account details on their smart device and add the card details to their mobile wallet.
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Instant Card questions? We’ve got answers.
Instant Card works with Apple iOS 14 or greater and smartphones running on Android version 9.0 or higher.
When used with a mobile wallet, all Instant Card transactions are visible in real time. U.S. Bank Access Online® is the system of record for all transactions. Program administrators can access transaction reporting as settled transactions are available.
While Apple Pay®, Google Wallet™ and mobile wallet acceptance is growing rapidly, it is not yet universally accepted. Consider making an online purchase instead. Instant Card allows the recipient to view the full 16-digit account number as well as the CVV code.
Instant Card is integrated with Access Online, which has daily reporting capabilities and monthly statements that can be integrated into your corporate expense solutions.
Moving corporate spend from personal cards to virtual corporate cards with pre-set spending and activation limits makes it very difficult to abuse company spend policy. Instant Card allows organizations to set spending limits, block merchant categories codes (MCC), and customize expiration dates specific to a business purpose. Innovative fraud controls and monitoring systems allow U.S. Bank to help protect customers against fraud and misuse.
Yes. the bulk card creation feature allows you to create up to 500 cards at the same time using a file process.
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Disclosures
Android is a trademark of Google LLC.
Apple, iPhone, iPad, Apple Pay, Touch ID and Face ID are registered trademarks, App Store is a registered service mark, and Apple Wallet is a trademark, of Apple Inc.
The creditor and issuer of U.S. Bank charge cards is U.S. Bank National Association, pursuant to separate licenses from Visa U.S.A., Inc., and Mastercard® International Inc.
Notice: Foreign-denominated transactions are subject to foreign currency exchange risk. Customers are not protected against foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations by FDIC insurance, or any other insurance or guaranty program.
The foregoing products are available solely for business transactions and not for personal, family or household transactions.
