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title: How Card Sharing Works in KleerCard
description: Two ways to share a KleerCard card — physical pass-around vs. the Share Card action that gives a recipient secure online access. Step by step setup.
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# How Card Sharing Works in KleerCard

## KleerCard supports card sharing so a single card can be used by people beyond the original cardholder, without giving up visibility or control. This article explains the best ways "card sharing" plays out in practice and how to set up the recommended flow using the Share Card action.

**How Card Sharing Works in KleerCard**

“Card sharing” can mean two different things, and only one of them is recommended.

**1. Passing around one physical card**  
The cardholder hands their card to teammates. Every transaction posts under the cardholder’s name, which makes it hard to know who actually made each purchase. We don’t recommend this for churches and nonprofits.

**2. The Share Card action (recommended)**  
The cardholder shares a card with a specific person by entering their name and email. That person gets secure, temporary access to the card without becoming a KleerCard user, and all of their activity stays visible to the cardholder and admins.

To share a card: cards tab \> click the card \> card actions \> Share Card \> enter the recipient’s name and email.

**What the recipient can do**

- View the card number and usage history
- Use the card for online purchases
- Add the card to Apple Pay or Google Pay

**\[changed\]** Recipients can’t upload receipts or enter expense details. They should send their receipts to the cardholder, who uploads them to the charges and completes any coding from their own account.

**When to use it**

- A volunteer or staff member needs to make a one-time or short-term purchase
- A cardholder is traveling and someone needs to buy something online on their card
- A rotating role needs temporary access without issuing a new card

If someone needs ongoing access, or needs to manage their own receipts and coding, set them up as their own cardholder instead. **\[added\]**

**Security and oversight**

- Access is temporary and tied to the recipient’s email
- Purchases on a shared card go through your normal accounting and approvals
- Canceling a share doesn’t stop someone who saved the card number elsewhere. To fully stop use, cancel the card.

**Common questions**

- *Does the recipient become a KleerCard user?* No. They can only see the card that was shared with them.
- *Can more than one person share the same card?* Yes. Each recipient gets their own link.
- *Who handles receipts for shared-card purchases?* **\[added\]** The cardholder. The recipient sends receipts to the cardholder, who uploads them in KleerCard.
- *What if the card is replaced?* Cancel the old share and share the new card.

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