Travel Card
CORPORATE TRAVEL CHARGE CARD
The State of Texas has awarded the corporate travel charge card
contract to JPMorganChase.
General Information
Payment Guidelines
Applications
Quick Remit Payments Over the Phone - 1-800-890-0669
Purchases:
Allowable purchases for travel: Anything related to travel.
Airfare
Hotel
Rental Car
Food
Hotel taxes
Gas
Taxi
Parking
Tolls
Business calls Registration
Internet connections
related to WT Business
INDIVIDUAL CARD ACCOUNTS
General Information
To be eligible for a state-issued individual corporate travel charge card, the state employee must:
• take, or be expected to take, three (3) or more trips per fiscal year, or
• spend at least $500.00 per fiscal year for official state business travel.
If you feel you need a state-issued individual corporate travel charge card and you qualify under these guidelines, please contact your state agency travel program administrator for an application form. Bank One, the corporate travel charge card vendor, will screen credit histories on individual applicants.
Liability: The individual whose name appears on the individual corporate travel charge card is liable for all charges applied to the card.
NOTE: Individual corporate travel charge cards issued through the State of Texas are to be used for official state business travel expenses only. Cards will have the official state artwork and be embossed with the Card member’s name, the account number, the state agency or university name, and the assigned code (3-5 digit) number.
Some benefits of the state-issued individual JPMorgan Chase MasterCard are:
• No annual fees;
• No minimum salary requirements
• Credit limits and payment information is not reported to the credit reporting bureau, thus affecting personal credit history, unless Bank One is to the point of charging off a delinquent account. If an account is written off by Bank One then they will report all information to the credit reporting bureau and that will show up on an individual’s credit history report.
• Travel Accident Insurance: Each cardholder who purchases a common carrier ticket with their Commercial Card is automatically insured in the amount of $500,000 against Accidental Bodily Injuries that result in death or dismemberment at no additional cost.
• Lost Luggage Insurance: When a cardholder pays for the cost of common carrier tickets with his/her Commercial Card or via a cardless account, he/she will be eligible to receive supplemental reimbursement for lost luggage of up to $1,250.
• Automobile Rental Insurance: Bank One also offers primary Collision/Loss Damage Insurance for up to 31 consecutive days of car rental. This insurance covers up to $50,000 per incident on claims for which the cardholder or any other authorized driver are legally responsible to the vehicle rental company. This also includes Secondary Personal Effects Insurance which covers loss, damage or theft of such effects.
IBA Card Application
IBA Card Instruction Page
State designated limitations:
• $200 limit per billing cycle on non-travel (retail) charges on state-issued individual corporate travel charge cards. In some instances, charges for travel-related expenses such as parking, taxis, and gasoline may be coded by the merchant as "retail." Please be aware of this so you are prepared while traveling.
• Merchant Category Codes: Includes all travel type merchants, air, hotel, and rental car with some retail spending capabilities established by TBPC.
Individuals who need to charge reimbursable non-travel business expenses greater than $200 per billing cycle should contact their state agencies to inquire about obtaining a Procurement Card.
INDIVIDUAL CARD ACCOUNTS
1. All accounts are payable upon receipt of the statement.
Payment Guidelines
2. An account is considered by Bank One to be delinquent 31 days after the billing date.
3. When an account reaches 61 days past due, it is suspended until it is paid. Accounts that reach 90 days past due will be cancelled and will not be reopened.
4. Individual corporate travel charge cards will be assessed delinquency charges on past-due balances. If all or any portion of a payment is not received by Bank One by the 58th day after the first statement date, Bank One will assess a late fee equal to 2.5% of all past due balances on such day after the first statement date and every thirty days thereafter until payment is received by Bank One. Delinquency assessments are not reimbursed by the State.
5. Bank One individual payment instructions.