Visa Announces the General Availability of Visa AR Manager in the U.S.

5/21/2025


Expanded access reduces friction in virtual card acceptance for suppliers and their customers

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 2025-- Visa (NYSE:V), a global leader in digital payments, announced the general availability of its innovative product, Visa AR Manager, in the United States. Visa AR Manager is designed to grow and maintain existing card volume by automating the virtual card transaction process, addressing a significant pain point for suppliers accepting commercial credentials.

Visa AR Manager streamlines the virtual card transaction process by retrieving card account details, initiating authorization and clearing steps on the supplier’s behalf, and then providing meaningful and timely reconciliation data to close out invoices in the supplier’s ERP system. This automation revolutionizes the way virtual card transactions are managed, simplifying the process and reducing manual touchpoints for merchants, allowing them to focus on core business activities.

“Visa AR Manager is a testament to Visa’s commitment to payments innovation, aimed at significantly reducing friction with commercial acceptance,” said Abhishek, Global Head of B2B Acceptance, Visa Commercial Solutions. “Visa AR Manager will significantly transform supplier AR workflows to enable increased efficiency and lower operational costs, while streamlining virtual card payments for merchants.”

Key Capabilities of Visa AR Manager:

  • Streamlined onboarding process for suppliers, including identification and verification of merchant identifiers needed to enroll.
  • Automatic card account retrieval via batch file integration (recommended), or email parsing with participating issuers. API coming soon.
  • Initiates authorization and clearing steps on the supplier’s behalf for most major acquirer processors in the US.
  • Provides meaningful and timely reconciliation to close out invoices, ensuring accuracy and efficiency.

Visa is now accepting new issuer implementation requests. Schedule yours today by contacting the Visa AR Manager team. To learn more about Visa AR Manager, please visit AR Manager | Visa.

About Visa Inc.

Visa (NYSE: V) is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses and economies to thrive. We believe that economies that include everyone everywhere, uplift everyone everywhere and see access as foundational to the future of money movement. Learn more at Visa.com.

David Thum
dthum@visa.com

Source: Visa Inc.