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Digital journeysDecember 1 2015

The commercial card's new openings

Commercial cards have become so much more than a piece of plastic and 16-digit number that completes a transaction. Not only are they an important payment tool in a treasurer’s kit, but also the cornerstone of a working capital management programme.
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The commercial card's new openings

Rolling out a commercial cards programme can bring multiple benefits to a corporate, particularly at a time when improving working capital, visibility and control over cash remain at the forefront of treasurers' minds.

Today, corporate cards are used for payment types outside the traditional travel and entertainment and purchasing card (p-card) space, expanding into business-to-business (B2B) spending to include meetings and events, procurement, fleet and fuel payments. They are also being used for larger transaction sizes than previously, which in turn has a greater impact on working capital cycles.

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Joy Macknight is the editor of The Banker. She joined the publication in 2015 as transaction banking and technology editor. Previously, she was features editor at Profit & Loss, editorial director at Treasury Today and editor at gtnews. She also worked as a staff writer on Banking Technology and IBM Computer Today, as well as a freelancer on Computer Weekly. She has a BSc from the University of Victoria, Canada.
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