Regain control on indirect spend
With our technical partner Kresus Technologies
Our joint solution helps you unify and simplify your indirect spend workflow
All expenses are settled centrally and itemised on one, clearly structured, collective statement.
Through this partnership, you can now benefit from one full-service supplier (AirPlus) instead of thousands, while getting more control over expenditures, improving compliance, reducing workload, and achieving concrete cost-saving goals.
Non-strategic suppliers don't belong in your ERP
Today
Supplier created in ERP
KYS / compliance check required
Maintained indefinitely, used once
Fraud & audit risk
With the AirPlus x Kresus solution
Zero suppliers created in you ERP
Kresus handles compliance checks
No maintenance, no dead entries
Suppliers verified by Kresus with full audit trail
What the AirPlus partnership with Kresus means for you
All your ad hoc invoices of non-strategic or one-time suppliers will be paid through one channel:
The Kresus Portal.
You're able to use one of two flows, virtual cards or bank transfers, with transactions from both payment methods automatically linking to your AirPlus account – with the data associated with each transaction enriched accordingly.
How it works
One workflow. Any supplier tail spend. Digital payments. Enhanced spend control.
1 - Request
Submit via the app or directly from your procurement tool or ERP through API/SFTP
Specify amount, cost center, and purchase family
Attach documents upfront
2 - Approve
Custom approval workflows
Configurable rules (amount, cost center, category, user)
Full delegation & audit trail
3 - Pay
by card or card-to-transfer
Virtual cards (single or multi-use for travel or procurement merchants)
IBAN transfer via card-to-account
4 - Close
Receipt / invoice collection
CSV export with VAT suggestion
Optional export to ERP
One workflow to request, approve, and pay by virtual card or bank transfer
Businesses can pay any supplier – including those who do not accept card payments – without the need to onboard one-time vendors.
The supplier accepts Virtual Cards
Request
Request an AirPlus Virtual Card in the Kresus Portal.
You can add additional information such as the cost center, invoice number, and employee ID.
Approve
Approval is required in accordance with the approval rules defined in advance on the Portal.
Pay
An AirPlus Virtual Card is generated and payment is immediate. You can use it to make your purchase online and upload the supporting documents and/or invoice.
Reconcile
The amount charged to the virtual card is then reported on your AirPlus statement.
For recurring payments
A multi-use card can also be generated for subscriptions or marketing campaigns, for example.
The supplier doesn't accept Virtual Cards
Set up the supplier
When purchasing goods or services from a supplier that is not listed in your supplier database, enter the required information on the partner platform, such as VAT number, SIRET, SIREN, bank details, etc.
Approve
An initial approval may be required to validate the supplier creation. A second approval takes place before the invoice is paid, in accordance with your internal policy.
Pay
Upload the invoice and set the payment date. Kresus then pays the supplier by bank transfer and charges the AirPlus Virtual Card.
Reconcile
The amount charged to the virtual card is then reported on your AirPlus statement.
On the supplier side
The supplier is paid by standard bank transfer: Payment is received within one to two business days from the payment initiation date set by you, in your company’s name.
Your advantages at a glance
One vendor:
Rationalise your entire supplier database with only one vendor (AirPlus).
Focus on what matters:
Empower your employees with a simple solution while following your procurement policy.
Real-time insight:
Get a holistic overview of all the B2B spend throughout the organisation while ensuring a seamless payment process to the supplier.
Less Admin:
Use AirPlus Virtual Cards to help lighten the workload at all departments involved in the purchasing process.
Innovative payment solution:
Cut your entire tail spend with a solution able to deal with tail spend suppliers, regardless of the card acceptance.
Dynamic request forms:
Make it easy for employees to request a purchase, and for finance to collect all the information required such as cost-center, purchase category, etc.
Approval flows:
Every purchase is subject to your pre-payment approval rules, including specific approvals such as IT-security and Legal required for SaaS and Cloud.
Simplified accounting: VAT export and accounting report
The automated process centralises all purchase-related data and supporting documents while providing a VAT-suggested export and an accounting report to simplify and speed up accounting entry.
Benefits for all your stakeholders involved in the purchasing process
Accounting & Finance
- No time-consuming processing of individual invoices
- Easy integration into existing finance and controlling systems
- Ability to collect more reference data per transaction than a bank transfer and corporate card, simplifying reconciliation
- Meaningful reports support decision-making processes
Purchasing department
- Full insight into long-tail spend through reporting, helping you discuss new agreements
- Each card can be approved, maintaining control and a paper trail
Employees
- A simple, compliant method of payment able to deal with urgent requests
- Ability to quickly create a virtual card on demand
- Only accessible to approved users
Treasury
Improved cash flow through extended payment terms
Suppliers
Ability to benefit from early invoice payment, opening discussion for early payment discounts