Ad Spend Cards

Virtual Cards for Ad Spend

Media buyers and performance marketing teams managing large ad budgets across multiple platforms and clients need granular card controls, campaign-level spend separation, and real-time tracking. Virtual cards issued at the campaign or team level solve this operationally.

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The Problem

Managing multiple ad accounts with shared card credentials creates security and reconciliation risks

Card declines during campaigns cause ad delivery interruptions at critical moments

Budget overruns are difficult to prevent without per-card spending limits

Tracking ad spend per campaign or client requires manual reconciliation from card statements

Team permissions are all-or-nothing — any team member with card access can spend anywhere

Campaign-level charge-backs and unauthorized spend are difficult to isolate and dispute

Campaign-Level Virtual Cards for Ad Teams

We build virtual card platforms for agencies, trading desks, and growth teams that issue a unique card per campaign, team, or ad platform. Each card has its own spending limit, approved merchant configuration, and transaction tracking — eliminating budget overruns and simplifying reconciliation.

What We Deliver

One virtual card per campaign, client, or platform

Spending limits enforced at the card level

Merchant controls restrict cards to approved ad platforms

Real-time transaction tracking in a unified dashboard

Card freezing without disrupting other campaigns

Campaign-level spend reports and budget utilization

Platform Features

Campaign cards (one card per campaign or ad account)

Team cards (per team member or role)

Spend limits per card

Merchant controls (restrict to Google, Meta, TikTok, etc.)

Real-time transaction tracking

Card freezing and unfreezing

Budget dashboards per campaign

Receipt and note attachment

Accounting exports by campaign or client

How It Works

Admin creates a campaign in the platform

A campaign is set up with a name, budget, and linked client or project.

A virtual card is issued for the campaign

A new virtual card is generated with the campaign budget as the spending limit.

Media buyer adds the card to the ad platform

The card number, expiry, and CVV are entered into Google Ads, Meta, or another ad platform.

Spend is tracked in real time

As the ad platform charges the card, transactions appear in the dashboard with platform, amount, and timestamp.

Budget alert is triggered near limit

Admin receives notification when campaign spend reaches 80% of the card limit.

Card is frozen or limit is adjusted at campaign end

Campaign ends; card is frozen to prevent further charges or limit is reset for a new period.

Architecture Notes

Card Issuing Integration

Virtual cards are provisioned via a card issuing processor (e.g. Marqeta, Lithic, Stripe Issuing). Each card maps to a campaign record in the platform.

Spend Tracking & Controls

Transaction authorizations from the processor are processed in real time. Limit enforcement happens at the authorization level.

Reporting Layer

Spend data is aggregated by campaign, team, client, and time period. Exportable for client billing and financial reporting.

Compliance & Regulatory Note

Card programs require a BIN sponsor and issuing processor. Depending on your structure and geography, you may need additional regulatory relationships. We build the software platform and integrate the card processor; we do not provide card issuing services directly.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can one platform support cards for multiple clients?

Yes. We build multi-client architectures where a single platform instance supports multiple client accounts, each with their own card pool, spend tracking, and reporting. Useful for agencies managing cards on behalf of multiple advertisers.

Can cards be restricted to specific ad platforms only?

Yes. Merchant Category Code (MCC) restrictions and specific merchant controls (where available from the processor) can limit a card to only work on approved platforms. This prevents a campaign card from being used on non-approved merchants.

How is card topup or funding handled?

Cards draw from a company wallet or pre-funded balance on the platform. Admins fund the platform balance, which is then allocated to individual cards based on campaign budgets.

Can the platform handle crypto-funded ad spend cards?

Yes. We build platforms where the company balance can be funded with stablecoins (USDC, USDT), which are converted to fiat and used to fund card spending. This is useful for crypto-native companies that hold USDC as working capital.

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