Purchasing Cards

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Log in to Bank of America’s Global Card Access.

For immediate assistance on weekdays after 5 p.m. PST and/or weekends, please contact customer service at 1-888-449-2273. You may be prompted for your verification number, which is your Reed ID number.

Please contact customer service at 1-888-449-2273. You may be prompted for your verification number, which is your Reed ID number.

More vendors are requiring a PIN to prevent fraud. We encourage you to memorize your PIN to avoid your P-Card from being declined. It is important to choose a PIN carefully, as it will be required for most transactions.

How to set up, change, or view your PIN:

• Log in to Global Card Access.
• In your Bank of America dashboard, click “Quick Actions” on the right side of the home screen.
• Select “View Your PIN” or “Change Your PIN.”

If desired, you may download the mobile app for ease of viewing account information while traveling. In addition to the tools available online, the Global Card Access app allows you to view your PIN, recent transactions, credit limit, and available balance, as well as lock and unlock your card.

When setting credit limits, departments should always err on the side of less is better. That said, it takes a lot of processing energy to make changes in the P-Card accounts. Cardholders and their supervisors/approvers should be thoughtful in setting credit limits and determine a rational amount that works for their department.

Some departments may have a specific person that purchases equipment or supplies at larger dollar amounts. In this case, it may be prudent for that person to have a larger credit threshold. Questions regarding credit amounts can be directed to your P-Card administrator.

Credit limits can be adjusted at the request of cardholders and can be set to temporary, if necessary. However, before any change can be made, an authorization from the approver/supervisor must be received by the P-Card administrator.

In order to request a change to a cardholder's credit limit, please follow these steps:

• The cardholder signs the Account Maintenance Form, noting their
  • Reed email address and ID number;
  • current credit limit;
  • new credit amount;
  • if this is a temporary increase, the date at which the change should end.
• Please have the supervisor/card approver approve and sign the Account Maintenance Form.
• Once complete, send the form to pcard@reed.edu.

The deadline is always midnight on the 21st of the month, except where noted at fiscal year end. Please reach out to your program administrator for expense report training.

Subscribe to reconciler calendar

The deadline is always midnight on the 26th of the month, except where noted at fiscal year end.

Subscribe to approver/level manager calendar

The process is similar to using a personal credit card. You must always ask for a receipt for your records, particularly for phone, fax, and mail orders.

Yes, in addition to Reed College’s policy stating the type of products you can buy, other controls and limits may be placed on your card:

• A monthly dollar limit
• A “per transaction” dollar limit
• “Blocked” merchant categories

Please contact your P-Card administrator for your specific restrictions.

You must adhere to the college’s guidelines. Please refer to our accounts payable page as well as to the policies and guidance published on our finance page.