Per Diem Payments
Manage per diem disbursements without the headache
Utilize easy online Per Diem accounts to make payments to individuals, like volunteer stipends, allowances, and scholarships
- Easy control & oversight over fund disbursement and cash flow
- Flexible spending for recipients -- digital Visa® cards accepted globally
- Say goodbye to loose cash or shared cards! Manage all payments separately & 100% digitally
Organizations leveraging Per Diem Accounts
how it works:
Online FBO payment accounts
- Send or schedule payments in bulk
- Easily track the cash flow from organization to recipient
- Recipients spend their funds freely with Visa® debit cards
Satisfied Recipients
Recipients love the flexibility
- Cards can be used globally wherever Visa is accepted
- Free internal transfers across account holders
- Simple payouts to US bank accounts
- Instant transfers to Visa or Mastercard cards internationally
- Physical or digital debit card options
sub accounts
Manage department funding centrally
- Tiered account permissions for disbursing payments across an organization
- Allow each department to distribute per diems or program funds autonomously
- Maintain oversight across transactions
Custom debit Cards
Elevate your organization with white-labeled cards
- Custom cards with your organization’s logo and colors
- Branded physical and digital cards for instant recognition
- Unified and professional look across cardholders
account security
Relax knowing funds are secure
- Digital debit cards are secure against theft and loss
- Funds are stored in FDIC Member bank accounts*
- No overspending allowed on Per Diem debit cards
- Debit cards backed by Visa’s Fraud protection
See how Crowded Per Diem cards compare:
There are so many options for per diem spending cards, we made a comparison chart.
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See Crowded's Per Diem solution in action
Book a demo with our team to discuss how Crowded’s Per Diem accounts could work for your organization.
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Do Crowded's Per Diem accounts integrate with my accounting software and payroll provider?
Crowded offers integrations with the standard accounting softwares and payroll providers. See the Integrations page for more information.
How do Crowded's Per Diem accounts work?
It’s simple. See these few steps:
- Open a Crowded account
- Transfer money into the account
- Create Per Deim accounts for recipients via CSV
- Send or schedule funds to those recipients whenever relevant!
And that’s it! The whole process will only make the procedure of paying per diems easier on your team.
Can you use Crowded's Per Diem accounts for athletics?
Yes! Crowded’s per diem feature is perfectly suited for university sports teams who need a solution for paying players back for travel-related expenses. The athletic department can create an account per team, upload the roster, and disperse the per diems as needed, even sorting by tag.
Are there prohibited merchants with Crowded's Per Diem accounts?
Yes, an organization can specify which types of merchants they would like to limit their recipients from spending at. For example, liquor stores and gambling can be banned.
Can a participant overspend on their Per Diem account?
No, with Crowded’s debit cards, participants can only spend what they are allotted by the admin.
Can the money in a Per Diem account be transferred out of Crowded?
Yes, Per Diem account holders can transfer their money with an outgoing ACH into an external bank account, or directly to Visa and Mastercard cards with our push-to-card service.