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When processing an invoice costs more than the purchase… P-Card is your answer

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If you’re spending 80% of your effort processing purchase orders for 20% of your spend, it may be time to change tactics. You can deliver real savings by diverting low-value, high-volume transactions through a Purchasing Card or P-Card, ideal for companies that want complete visibility and control of their spend, and also need to streamline […]

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Should Government allow credit cards for purchasing?

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Government procurement and finance functions are faced with the need to be efficient, while simultaneously reducing fraud and increasing control, transparency and auditability for all expenditure. It is a tall order and at the same time these organisations are expected to constantly improve the services they provide to the communities they serve, says Vanitha

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Purchasing cards can work in government

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Government’s renewed vigour in fighting wasteful expenditure, highlighted in Minister Nene’s budget speech, has received more limelight recently as commentators have discussed government’s plans around its centralised supplier database and eTender systems. A well-implemented purchasing card (P-Card) programme can help achieve government’s objective of utilising public funds more efficiently because it can reduce costs,

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Ensuring P-Card implementation success – The Do’s and Don’ts

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Even with the best-laid plan, the rolling out of a P-Card might still go south. “Years of experience have taught me that there are certain things that need to be in place for a P-Card implementation to be a success,” says Anita Carolus-Opperman, Nedbank Corporate Card National Sales Manager. When clients want to implement

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A P-Card is only as effective as the training its user receives

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A crucial but frequently overlooked aspect of any purchasing card (P-Card) programme is cardholder training: it enables the cardholder to use the card as the company intended, explains Anita Carolus-Opperman, Nedbank Corporate Card National Sales Manager, in this month’s SmartProcurement. Training styles will differ from company to company, but here are some basic considerations

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A procurement card differs from a credit card

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How does a procurement card differ from a company credit card or a charge card? Anita Carolus, Nedbank Corporate Card National Sales Manager, explains in this month’s SmartProcurement. Even though procurement cards are physical pieces of plastic that allow spend, they are different from credit cards in many key aspects: • Procurement cards simplify low-value,

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