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Issue a virtual card

Issue a card with its own name, cardholder and spending limit

Written by Noah

Issue a virtual Altitude Card to yourself or a team member from the Cards page. You name the card, choose who it is for and set a spending limit before it is created.


Before you start

  • You need to be a card admin. Being a workspace admin is not enough: if your workspace was just approved for cards, a card admin must be assigned first. See Manage card admins.

  • The person you are issuing to must already be a member of your workspace. See Members.

  • The card spends from your card account, so deposit funds into it before the card is used. See Add and withdraw card funds.


Issue a card

  1. Go to Cards and select Issue in the top right.

  2. In Card name, enter what the card is for, for example a vendor or a project.

  3. Under Cardholder, choose the team member who will use the card.

  4. Set the spending limit: enter an Amount, then choose a Frequency. See Set and edit spending limits for how each window works.

  5. Select Issue card, in the bottom right of the panel.


What happens next

The new card appears on the Cards page. What you see next depends on setup and your workspace settings:

  • If the cardholder still needs to provide their details, the card shows Pending setup, and the cardholder sees a prompt to activate it. See Activate your card.

  • If the cardholder needs additional review by the card-issuing partner, the card shows Pending approval until that review is complete.

  • Once setup and any approvals are complete, the card is Active and ready to use.

Note: Altitude Card is virtual only, so there is nothing to ship. An active card can be used online as soon as its details are available, or in stores once added to Apple Wallet or Google Wallet. A team member can hold more than one card, each with its own name and limit.

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