Activate a Physical or Virtual Emburse Card

Activate a Physical or Virtual Emburse Card

Use this guide to activate your physical or virtual Emburse Card.

Before You Begin

  • Only the cardholder can activate an Emburse Card.
  • Only the cardholder can accept Terms and Conditions. Admins cannot accept Terms and Conditions for a user.
  • Physical and virtual cards may only be assigned to a single user and cannot be reassigned.
  • For security, cardholders cannot view the full card number on the Emburse Cards Dashboard. Full card details are available only after the physical card is received. 

Activate a Physical Card

After you receive your physical Emburse Card, follow the instructions on the card sticker or go to emburse.com/activate. To activate the card, you must be assigned to it in Emburse Spend.

Physical Emburse Cards must be activated via the URL. They cannot be activated in Emburse Spend.

  1. Enter your email address.

    This should be the email address where you received the notification about this card— typically it is your work email address.
    Card activation page with email address field

     

  2. Check your inbox for an email with instructions to activate your card.

    Activation email in inbox with instructions to continue card setup

  3. Open the email and select Activate Your Card.

    Activation email with Activate Your Card button

  4. Enter the last 4 digits and the expiration date on the physical card.

    Card activation form with fields for last 4 digits and expiration date

    If you receive an error, first log in to Emburse Spend to verify that the card has not been activated already. In the Personal menu, select Cards to see your active cards.

    Cards page showing active cards to verify activation status

  5. Confirm this is the card you want to activate, then select ACTIVATE CARD.

    Card confirmation screen with ACTIVATE CARD button

Activate a Virtual Card

For first-time virtual card activation, go to the Cards page in Emburse Spend and accept Terms and Conditions.

Virtual card activation must be completed in Emburse Spend online. Email links can open the card in Emburse Spend, but you cannot activate the card from the email itself or the mobile app.

  1. Select ACTIVATE CARD.

    Cards page with ACTIVATE CARD button for virtual card
  2. Review and accept the Terms and Conditions when prompted.

You accept Terms and Conditions one time for each card program. If a virtual card is issued before acceptance, the card stays inactive until you accept. After acceptance, future virtual cards under the same card program assigned to you activate automatically.

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