We are a Banner school who implemented virtual card payments. We added a vendor type to tag vendors who opt-in to virtual card payments. We established a separate bank code to use for virtual card payments, so that code is used on invoices for those who opted into virtual card payments. We use an eProcurement system so integration logic was updated to select the appropriate bank code depending on the vendor type, but the bank code could also be changed on the invoice itself. We run payments for the separate bank code as ACH payments, but the vendors are set up with dummy ACH number. The job to produce the bank file also does a journal entry for the cash movement (some schools just enter a jv for this, but we automated it as part of the process). Our virtual card provider then deducts the virtual card statement amount at the end of the month from our bank.
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Bridget Piotrowski
ERP Solutions Specialist
Cuyahoga Community College
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-19-2026 09:21 AM
From: Cindy Butler
Subject: Implementing Virtual Card Payments to Vendors
We are in the process of implementing virtual card payments to vendors. Our ERP is Ellucian Banner (old version). We are having difficulty with the ability to mark the vendor for virtual card payment. We only have the option for check or ACH. Has anyone run into this issue and how did you work around this to successfully implement virtual card payments? Thank you!
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Cindy Butler
Director Of Financial Operations
University of Indianapolis
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