The Benefits of Utilizing a Flexible, Customized Payroll Card Program

By: Craig Fuller
Date: 11/1/2007

A payroll program is the best suited for your company if it is flexible, offers customized solutions, and allows you to work as a private account with corporate logo-branded cards. There are many companies who offer these services; however, the ones who offer the best customization will also generally be the ones who are willing to grow and change in accordance with your company and payroll processes.

One of the easiest methods for advertising your company's name within the marketplace is through a customized payroll card for your employees. In this plastic age, most people use a credit or debit card when making daily purchases, and every time someone submits a card to remit payment, the vendors notice the card, its elements and the logo branded on it. This type of word-of-mouth advertising is what introduces many individuals to certain card companies, resulting in a boost in business for these card providers.

When choosing a payroll card program for your company, it is a good idea to get the most customization for your buck. Investigate the provider to see if they provide an in-house graphic design department; a graphic designer can take your logo and create an entire card-based theme that will not only please your employees, but also expose your name to the merchant world. Customization also helps your employees feel that they have an official payroll card from their employer, and not just a generic card offered to everyone.

Clients who receive the benefits of a customized payroll card also take notice of your unique design and business logo. Customizing a card to provide your clients results in a well-recognized financial tool that is rapidly becoming popular with payroll providers, banks and large employers; custom cards elevate interest in your company, and present a professional look and attitude you want your company to convey.

Additionally, a customized program can impact reporting, web sites, and a wide variety of other incidentals available to employers. Employers can customize web interfaces that allow their employees to use the processor's system without having to exit from the company's website. These customized web pages have skins created by a graphic designer that appear to be a seamless section of the company's URL, when in reality the backend support is being hosted on the processor's side. Both clients and employees alike can appreciate the sophisticated look of your company's website, and revel in the apparent functionality all the while being provided by the processor.

Reporting customization gives the employer the flexibility to dictate which specific data, details and method is used in generating reports about their employee payroll. Reports can be customized to include or exclude data - it is all up to the employer based upon which data they wish to receive. Details can be customized to only display certain information about cardholders, in order to safely protect your cardholder data and ensure that the right information is being displayed for the right set of eyes. Finally, a payroll provider who can customize the method of delivery of the reports gives you freedom as to how you can manage your payroll account. Reports can be delivered in a variety of ways - from paper printouts, to mailed statements (i.e. bank statement) to online realtime reporting. It is important to question any potential payroll providers as to whether they have flexible reporting methods, and allow customized reports.

Remember, finding the right payroll platform for your company is also one that can enliven your image, grant the best benefit to your employees, and be flexible enough to adapt to your wishes and changes. Any payroll processor who offers customized programs will be of great assistance when you are getting your name out into the marketplace. A flexible, customized program also goes a long way when you discover you are ready to implement a program that will meet your best interests and those of your valuable employees.

Craig Fuller is the CEO of Transcard. He can be contacted at 423-553-5227, or by email at cfuller@transcard.com, or visit www.transcard.com.