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Blocking, unblocking, and closing employees' cards linked to team cards

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As a Payhawk administrator, you can restrict access to the shared card limit for some employees by blocking their linked cards at any time. You can also unblock the card from the system whenever required.

Blocking cards linked to a team card

To block (freeze) a linked card to a Payhawk team card:

  1. Open the app switcher in the top-left corner and go to Cards > Team cards, and select the desired team card by clicking on it.

  2. Under the Cardholders tab, hover over the card you want to block. As a result, its three-dot menu will become visible.

  3. Click on the Freeze card option. As a result, the card will display a Blocked by admin label.

A team card record on the Cardholders tab with a linked card three-dot menu open, showing Freeze card, Unlink from team and Close card.

Unblocking cards linked to a team card

To unblock (unfreeze) a card linked to a team card:

  1. Open the app switcher in the top-left corner and go to Cards > Team cards, and select the desired team card by clicking on it

  2. Under the Cardholders tab, hover over the card you want to unblock. As a result, its three-dot menu will become visible.

  3. Click on the Unfreeze card option. As a result, the card will display an Active label.

A linked card marked Blocked by admin, with its three-dot menu showing Unfreeze card.

Closing employees' cards linked to a team card

You can close an employee's card directly from the team card itself:

  1. Open the app switcher in the top-left corner and go to Cards > Team cards, and select the desired team card by clicking on it.

  2. Under the Cardholders tab, hover over the card you want to close. As a result, its three-dot menu will become visible.

  3. Click on the Close card option.

  4. In the dialog that opens, select the confirmation checkbox and click on Close card.

The Close card dialog with the card details and the confirmation checkbox selected.

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