Welcome to the NAPCP Resource Center—your go-to location for Commercial Card and related education from a variety of sources—the NAPCP, end-users and industry providers.
Resource Center Content (listed alphabetically by section topic)
Start here for the most effective methods for implementing and managing a P-Card program. Numerous best-practice reports from a variety of organizations give you a balanced perspective.
Hiring managers and employees will benefit from salary survey results, the Certified Purchasing Card Professional (CPCP) certification program, career center for posting and viewing open positions, sample job descriptions and more.
These resources typically feature an end-user organization, provider, product and/or technology solution and the key factors that led to success within a P-Card program or related payment strategy.
Learn more about what the P-Card control environment should address and include, understand fraud prevention and detection tactics, and minimize threats while maximizing use of the card within your organization.
Electronic Payment Systems and Payables
Help your organization meet its goals and improve payment-related strategies by looking beyond traditional Commercial Cards to other electronic payment systems (e.g., electronic payables).
Discover how integrating P-Cards with an eProcurement system can make a difference at your organization through valuable papers, guides and other information.
Gain a world view from resources related to global payments, implementing international card programs, understanding value added tax (VAT) and more.
Take a look at Commercial Card industry reports, benchmark information, survey results, guides and morefrom research organizations, providers, and other industry players.
Management Buy-In of the Card Program
Achieving buy-in of the card program, especially by management, is a frequently cited challenge by the NAPCP's end-user audience. Access resources to help you conquer this hurdle.
The NAPCP's original newsletter, the quarterly E-News, is a quick read offering a variety of topics. Members, access all E-News editions to date. In addition, in June 2011, the NAPCP launched TransAct!, a newsletter that tends to focus on a particular topic.
Connect with other Commercial Card professionals through the Member Directory (exclusive to end-user members), eNetworking (a question and answer forum) and more!
Learn more about Prepaid Cards, which are growing worldwide, and consider adding this unique card type to your organization's payments strategy.
Press Releases
The press releases webpage, open to all, serves to announce industry news, such as the release of a provider’s new product, mergers and acquisitions, or other newsworthy items.
Get more information on the fees and incentives related to P-Card usage—merchant discount, interchange and revenue sharing—so you can form new business partnerships that make fiscal sense for all parties.
Reduce your procure-to-pay (e.g., source-to-pay, purchase-to-pay) process costs by first conducting a thorough evaluation, followed by identifying the opportunities.
Build a sound foundation using the P-Card glossary and resources covering program implementation, metrics, process costs, strategies, automation, project management, disaster planning (emergency response), and policies and procedures.
Manage an efficient and successful RFP process using the guidelines, P-Card specific information for RFPs and sample RFPs found here. Begin your bidder list using the NAPCP Provider Directory of leading product and service providers.
Build win-win relationships with your suppliers when you understand the economics of card acceptance, the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), and other related issues.
Consider how technology, such as imaging and auditing automation, can support and/or improve your program and then review the NAPCP Provider Directory of leading product and service providers. Also learn more about EMV standards and chip technology.
Training and Communications
Evaluate a variety of approaches to train and communicate with your program participants (e.g., cardholders and their managers).
Travel Management
Understand the nuances of Corporate (Travel) Cards and One Card programs through a variety of studies and reports and explore related aspects within the realm of travel management.
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