Who Can Create Cards
Admin users have the ability to create their own cards without any approval needed.
Finance and Employee users must obtain approval from the Admin or Budget Owner before their card is created.
Note: Only the cardholder can view the full card details.
How to Create Aspire Charge Cards
Follow the steps below based on your user role:
Admin users
On your Aspire dashboard, click "Charge Cards" in the left navigation bar (web app) or click "Menu" and choose "Charge Cards" (mobile app).
Click "New card" located on the top right-hand side.
Select which user the card is for (each card is only usable by one user).
Fill in the card details and particulars
Click "Create Card".
The card will be created instantly and appear at the top of your Charge Cards list.
Finance and Employee users
On your Aspire dashboard, click "Charge Cards" in the left navigation bar (web app) or click "Menu" and choose "Charge Cards" (mobile app).
Click "Request a card" located on the top right-hand side.
Select which user the card is for (each card is only usable by one user).
Fill in the card details and particulars.
Click "Request a Card".
The request will be sent to the Admin of the account for approval, or if you selected a budget, it will go to the Budget Owners for approval.
Card Details and particulars
Field | Description |
Card name | Name of the card. |
Why do you need this card? | Description of the card's purpose. |
What type of card will it be? | Aspire Charge Cards are currently available as virtual cards only. |
Source of funds | Charges accrue to your Charge Card Account and can be repaid from your checking account. |
Spend limit | Set a spending limit and choose the refresh frequency (daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, yearly, one-time). |
Freeze automatically | Choose automatic card freezing based on transaction count or selected date. |
Budget (optional) | Tag the card to an Aspire budget. |
Allow specific currencies only | Choose the currencies that you want to allow for transactions with the cards. |
Merchant category restrictions | Specify the merchant's category for card usage. |
Specific merchant restrictions | Specify specific merchants for card usage. |
Reporting fields | Configure categories and custom fields for card transactions. |
Exclude from auto reminders | To exclude this card from auto-receipt reminders, toggle the button. |
Card colour | Colour of the card. |
How many cards can I create?
Regardless of your subscription plan, you can create unlimited virtual cards* at no cost.
*Note: Up to 50 Virtual cards in-app, additional upon request. Please contact our Care team in-app when requesting your 50th card or more.
Questions? Chat with us by clicking on the messenger icon at the bottom right of the screen once you are logged in.
Aspire is a financial technology company, not a bank. Banking services are offered by Column N.A. (“Column”), Member FDIC.
The Aspire Secured Commercial Charge Card is issued by Column, N.A., Member FDIC, pursuant to a license from Mastercard. Approval is subject to eligibility. Payment of the account balance is due in full daily.