Instantly create your own virtual and physical cards
An API to create cards for your business
Stripe Issuing allows you to create, manage, and distribute virtual and physical cards. Control expenses, reduce operational burden, and even create new lines of revenue.
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Issuing for on-demand delivery
Postmates uses Stripe Issuing to create cards for their fleet of couriers, programmed with custom spend controls that only approve transactions at the courier’s assigned merchant.
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Issuing for travel management
NexTravel uses Stripe Issuing to create one-time and multi-use virtual cards for their travel booking platform, enabling them to handle payments for all their clients’ travel expenses while restricting spend to hotels, airlines, and car services.
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Issuing for expense management
Emburse uses Stripe Issuing to offer businesses virtual and physical expense cards, programmed with custom spend controls that can be configured to their specific company policies.
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Issuing for business financing
Clearbanc uses Stripe Issuing to extend growth capital to startups by generating one-time virtual cards that can be used instantly—and exclusively—on online ad spend.
Get started instantly
Activate Issuing right from the Dashboard and launch your card program instantly. There are no setup fees or long-term contracts.
Programmable card controls
Create cards that work exactly as you’ve configured them. Set spending limits, allowed business types, and designate virtual cards for one-time or multiple use.
Issue custom cards in seconds
With our advanced spending controls and real-time authorizations, you have complete control over every charge.
Set dynamic spending controls
Control expenses and prevent fraud by setting spending limits, blocking merchant categories, or creating advanced combinations of rules. Update your spending controls at any time in the Dashboard or using our API.
Add a spending limit
Limit
$100.00
Per month
Applies to categories
Choose...
If no categories are selected, the limit will apply to all categories
No categories selected
{ "id": "iauth_1DPc772eZvKYlo2C6avLyZ25", "object": "issuing.authorization", "approved": true, "amount": 500, "card": "ic_1FEiQC2eZvKYlo2CtahKepKy", "currency": "eur", "created": 1540586461, "merchant_data": { "category": "taxicabs_limousines", "city": "Berlin", "country": "DE", "name": "Rocket Rides", "network_id": "1234567890", "postal_code": "45276", "state": null }, "status": "closed" }
Authorize transactions in real-time
To provide complete control over card transactions, Stripe puts you directly in the authorization flow, allowing you to make real-time decisions on every charge.
On-demand branded cards
Design your own cards and carriers right from the Dashboard. We’ll handle card production, fulfillment, and shipping, and get them into your users’ hands in two business days.
Invite only
Provision cards for one-touch payments
Cardholders can load virtual and physical cards into their digital wallets to enable instant and secure access to funds any way they choose to pay—online, in-app, or in-store.
Pricing
Everything you need to create a card program. No setup or monthly fees.
Standard
Card creation
Create and issue cards instantly and get branded physical cards shipped in just two days.
- Branded card designs
- Multiple shipping options
- Issue cards through Connect
- Push provisioning to digital wallets
10¢
per virtual card
$3
per physical card
Card transactions
Set custom controls for every transaction and update them at any time.
- Flexible API to manage cards
- Dynamic spend controls
- Real-time authorizations
- Enhanced transaction data
Included
for the first $500,000 in card transactions
0.2% + $0.20 per transaction after that
Disputes
Dispute transactions on issued cards.
$15
per lost dispute
International payments
Additional fees required for international cards and currency conversion.
1% + 30¢
for cross-border transactions. Additional 1% fee currency conversion is required.
Customized
If you’re a business with a large transaction volume or unique business model, reach out to discuss custom economics and interchange revenue sharing.
Please reach out with more information about your business. Issuing is not available in your country at this time.