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Playbooks, product updates, and finance-team field notes on issuing virtual Visa cards for payroll, vendors, subscriptions, contractors, and team spend.

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Topics we cover Playbooks Spend controls Payroll SaaS & subscriptions Contractors Compliance Product updates
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Practical guides for every use case.

Focused playbooks on running virtual cards across the spend categories finance teams care about.

A business expense card setup screen showing spending limit and merchant controls, with the Zil Money virtual Visa card.
Expense cards •

What is a business expense card?

A virtual Visa your company issues per person or project with a preset limit and controls baked in. No credit check, no shared number, no month-end surprises.
A business owner reviewing contractor expense cards on a laptop dashboard, representing controlled spending for 1099 workers.
Contractors •

Expense cards for contract employees

Issue a virtual Visa to each 1099 worker: set the limit, lock the merchant, email the card. No payroll setup, no bank link, no credit check on your business.
A real estate investor at a desk reviewing property expenses on a laptop, representing per-property spend control with virtual cards.
Real estate •

Virtual cards for real estate

One card per property, flip, or client deal. Cap spend, lock to approved contractors, and cancel when the deal closes. Every dollar tracked by address.
Side-by-side comparison of a virtual business expense card and a corporate credit card on a desk.
Comparison •

Virtual card vs corporate card

Corporate cards require credit approval and a personal guarantee. Virtual cards draw from your wallet with no credit check. See which is right for your business.
A business owner comparing a physical prepaid card and a virtual card dashboard on a laptop at a clean desk.
Comparison •

Prepaid business cards vs virtual cards

Prepaid cards use physical plastic you load and mail. Virtual cards are issued per person with per-card controls. See which gives your business more control.
Two colleagues reviewing budget charts and notes at a desk, representing giving each department its own virtual Visa card budget.
Spend controls •

How to give every department its own budget

One card per team or project. Real-time spend visibility. Stop being the gatekeeper for every routine purchase.
A passenger jet at the gate at sunset with ground crew, representing business travel on per-trip virtual Visa cards.
Business travel •

How to set up business travel cards without expense reports

Per-trip cards with daily limits. Cut expense report submissions, while keeping the receipts needed for IRS accountable-plan compliance.
Two people shaking hands across an office desk, representing agreeing to pay a contractor with a virtual Visa card.
Contractor payments •

How to pay a contractor without sharing your credit card

Load a virtual Visa with the exact amount you owe, send the card details, and close the card the moment the work is done.
An overhead view of a tidy desk with a laptop, coffee, and notebook, representing managing SaaS subscriptions with virtual Visa cards.
SaaS & subscriptions •

How to manage SaaS subscriptions with virtual cards

One card per vendor. Match the monthly cap to the plan. Cancel the card to stop future charges, then cancel the subscription with the vendor.
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See how teams put virtual cards to work.

While we publish more stories, walk through the use cases finance teams are already running with Virtual Card Maker.

Payroll cards

Pay employees and gig workers same-day with a virtual Visa card they tap on their phone.

SaaS subscriptions

One card per vendor. Kill surprise renewals and see every recurring charge in one dashboard.

Contractors

Issue a contractor a card scoped to their project, lock the merchants, and close the gig the moment work ships.

Issue your first virtual card in minutes.

Set the spend limit, lock the merchant, send it. Your team gets a Visa card on their phone, and you track every transaction from one dashboard.

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