Preparing for the Next Generation of Purchasing Card “Optimization”

Operationalizing purchasing card strategy is key.

We are all familiar with the saying, “It isn’t where you start, it’s where you finish that counts.” But this adage is not necessarily true in the ever-changing landscape of commercial payments. This Viewpoint discusses the crucial importance of understanding the complexities of corporate payment systems in order to develop effective commercial purchasing card programs. It may well be that the beginning may be more important than we thought.