Business spend management is evolving to meet the demands of modern, mobile-first teams that require both robust financial controls and seamless payment experiences. For tech startups and scaleups, the ability to empower employees with efficient payment methods while maintaining real-time oversight is crucial for agility and security. A significant integration now bridges this gap, bringing a widely adopted consumer payment technology into the realm of controlled corporate spending.
Cledara has integrated Apple Pay into its Spend management platform for business customers.
Eligible customers can add their Cledara Spend cards to Apple Wallet on iPhone and Apple Watch.
The feature is available to businesses based in over 25 European countries, including the UK, Spain, and Germany.
All payments made with Apple Pay maintain Cledara's existing budget controls and real-time visibility.
The integration offers the security and privacy benefits of Apple Pay, including Face ID authentication.
This provides a faster, more seamless checkout experience for employees while preserving finance team oversight.
This integration directly addresses the need for speed and convenience in business purchasing. Employees of Cledara's customers can now use their iPhones or Apple Watches to make fast, contactless payments in-store, within apps, and online. This eliminates the friction of physical cards and streamlines the checkout process, allowing teams to operate more efficiently. The setup is designed to be simple, requiring users only to add their existing Cledara Spend card to the Apple Wallet app on their supported device to begin using the feature immediately.
A critical aspect of this update is that it enhances the user experience without compromising the core financial controls that finance teams rely on. Security and privacy are fundamental to Apple Pay, which uses authentication via Face ID, Touch ID, or a passcode, and replaces actual card numbers with a unique, encrypted Device Account Number. Crucially, Cledara's pre-set budgets, spend limits, and real-time visibility remain fully active. This ensures that all transactions, whether made with a physical card or via Apple Pay, are subject to the same governance, providing peace of mind and control to finance leaders.
By rolling out Apple Pay support to businesses in over 25 European countries, Cledara is strategically enhancing its value proposition for a key market. This move aligns with the company's mission to provide modern spend controls without friction, specifically catering to the operational habits of tech startups and scaleups that prioritize mobile and digital-first tools. The integration strengthens Cledara's position as a platform that understands and adapts to the evolving needs of fast-growing, technology-driven companies.
The introduction of Apple Pay support marks a significant step in the maturation of business spend management platforms. By integrating a popular, secure, and user-friendly payment method, Cledara successfully balances two often competing priorities: employee convenience and financial control. This update empowers teams to spend more efficiently while giving finance leaders the confidence that all transactions remain within predefined boundaries, effectively future-proofing the spend management process for a mobile-centric workforce.
About Cledara
Cledara is the spend and SaaS management platform built for tech startups and scaleups. Cledara brings cards, software subscriptions, and renewals into one simple view so finance leaders can eliminate SaaS sprawl, control budgets, and move faster with clear visibility and actionable insights. Cledara is trusted by thousands of users across UK, Europe and the US.
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