Activating a bunq card

Activating a bunq card

After requesting a bunq card, you will receive a letter with the requested card within two weeks.

If Spend Cloud Cards are used in your environment instead of bunq cards, read more about activating these cards here.

Activating the Card

You can activate a card in Card Management, which can be found under Application Management / Cash & Card / Card Management. If a Cash & Card employee already has the right permissions, they can also activate the card themselves through Cash & Card / Cards.

Click on the sync button at the top of card management, the requested card will appear at the bottom of the list, identifiable by the envelope icon. Click on the three dots at the end of the row of the card you want to activate. Among the options, you will find 'Activate card.'

Check if the card number matches the one you want to activate and click 'Activate card.'

In the overview, the status of the activated card is now changed to 'To link.' Additionally, the system has recognized the card as a Maestro or Mastercard, and the row has been given a Mastercard icon if it is a Mastercard.

You can then set a PIN code for the card. The user of the card can also do this themselves if they have the appropriate permissions.

Linking a Card to a Cardbook

To account for the expenses made with the card in Spend Cloud, a card book must be created. This card book must be linked to the corresponding card. In the section Application Management / Cash & Card / Books, you can link the bunq card by editing a book. Click on the book, or on the three dots to the right of the book, and then select "edit." Check the card and click save. If the card is not visible, it may be linked to another book. Go back to the overview and select your card using the search filter. Then edit the book that appears and uncheck the card. After saving, you can now link your card to the new book.

Note: You will only see activated cards here. You can link multiple cards to one cardbook. Optionally, adjust other details and click 'Save' at the top.

After linking the card to a book, you can assign the right roles to employees and charge the card book.

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