Conferma Pay vs Extend

Conferma Pay provides virtual payment solutions for commercial spending, including corporate travel and supplier payments. Businesses can configure cards for single or multiple uses, set spending caps and time windows, and define usage rules. Cards can be created, updated, or cancelled through APIs or user-interface workflows. Each card carries structured details tied to its payment, supplier, and user to support governance, tax reclaim, and audit readiness. The platform provides near real-time spend visibility, customizable reports, and finance-system exports. Its APIs support card management, payment notifications, transaction files, and invoice data retrieval. Listed integrations include Amadeus, Coupa, Concur Travel, Sabre, Serko, Stripe, and Travelport Galileo. The mobile app lets employees, contractors, and business travellers request company-issued virtual cards, upload receipts, and pay online, in apps, or contactlessly with Apple Pay or Google Pay. It also includes a Hotel Check-in Assistant. The app requires registration with a company email. Conferma is headquartered in Manchester, United Kingdom, and was founded in 2005. Pricing is on request.

Extend manages company card spending and employee expenses with virtual cards, expense tracking, receipt management, and accounting reconciliation. Virtual cards can carry spending limits and expiration dates for vendor payments, subscriptions, or team expenses. Card creation is available only through participating bank partners; eligible Visa or Mastercard cards from other banks can be registered for expense management. Other tools include budgets, receipt capture, expense reports, reimbursements, approval workflows, and transaction reporting. Integrations include QuickBooks Online and Desktop, NetSuite, Xero, Sage Intacct, and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. The virtual card API supports issuance, transaction metadata, real-time authorization and clearing data through webhooks, and configurable card controls. Extend says it is PCI and SOC 2 compliant and uses TLS with SHA-256 and RSA encryption. Starter is free for up to five users and 100 virtual cards per month. Pro costs $8.99/user/mo (annual) or $11.99/user/mo (monthly), with a 10-user minimum for either option.