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Purchasing Card Programme Design and Control

Purchasing cards can slash the cost of processing small purchases, but without discipline they become a fraud and reconciliation headache. This course shows how to design and run a controlled card programme that speeds up low value buying while protecting the organisation. Delegates learn card policy design, spend limits, merchant controls and reconciliation practices suited to African finance teams.

What you will be able to do

  • Design a purchasing card policy with clear roles and spend limits.
  • Set merchant category and transaction controls to reduce misuse.
  • Streamline reconciliation and coding of card transactions.
  • Detect and investigate suspicious card activity and split purchases.
  • Measure the savings and process gains from card use.
  • Integrate card programmes with wider procurement and finance systems.

Course outline

  1. 01The Case for Purchasing Cards
  2. 02Policy Design, Roles and Spend Limits
  3. 03Merchant and Transaction Controls
  4. 04Reconciliation and Transaction Coding
  5. 05Fraud Detection and Misuse Investigation
  6. 06Measuring Savings and Programme Performance
  7. 07System Integration and Reporting

Who should attend

This course suits procurement and finance managers, accounts payable staff and programme administrators responsible for corporate card or petty purchase controls.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
17 to 18 Aug 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100
24 to 25 Aug 2026Pretoria2R10,000
31 Aug to 1 Sep 2026Cape Town2R10,000
14 to 15 Sep 2026Online2US$900
21 to 22 Sep 2026Mozambique2US$1,100
28 to 29 Sep 2026Cairo2US$1,100
5 to 6 Oct 2026Accra2US$1,100
12 to 13 Oct 2026Lusaka2US$1,100
19 to 20 Oct 2026Kigali2US$1,100
26 to 27 Oct 2026Nairobi2US$1,100
2 to 3 Nov 2026Durban2R10,000
9 to 10 Nov 2026Johannesburg2R10,000
23 to 24 Nov 2026Mauritius2US$1,100
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026Dubai2US$1,100
7 to 8 Dec 2026Lagos2US$1,100
14 to 15 Dec 2026Harare2US$1,100
21 to 22 Dec 2026Kampala2US$1,100

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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