Purchasing Card News

Purchasing Services and the Office of the Comptroller share responsibility for the MasterCard Purchasing Card Program, a University authorized buying method. In order to more effectively communicate purchasing card related news, a "Purchasing Card News" e-mail highlighting related announcements during the previous month will be distributed to all Purchasing Card cardholders on or about the first business day of each month effective January 2008.

August 2008

• New Purchasing Card Enabled Supplier Online Ordering Portal - Friday, August 1, 2008

July 2008

• Purchasing Card Advisory Committee July 23rd Meeting - Thursday, July 31, 2008
• Preapproved and Limited Use of a Purchasing Card for Bulk Purchase of Septa Tokens - Thursday, July 31, 2008
• Preapproved and Limited Use of a Purchasing Card for eBay Purchases and PayPal Payments - Thursday, July 31, 2008
• Updated: Purchasing Card Commodity & Supplier Restrictions - Thursday, July 31, 2008

June 2008

• Updated: Supplier Telemarketing Scams - Monday, June 30, 2008
• Club Quarters Philadelphia Hotel Now Accepting Penn Purchasing Card for Hotel Reservations - Sunday, June 29, 2008
• Purchasing Card Advisory Committee May 8th Meeting - Monday, June 2, 2008

May 2008

• Purchasing Card PaymentNet Application Enhancement Effective May 12, 2008 - Thursday, May 8, 2008
• Updated: Purchasing Card Commodity & Supplier Restrictions - Monday, May 5, 2008

April 2008

• Updated: Financial Policy #2303 - Use of a Purchasing Card - Wednesday, April 30, 2008
• Purchasing Card Advisory Committee Members - Sunday, April 27, 2008

March 2008

• Purchasing Card Advisory Committee - Monday, March 31, 2008
• Redesigned Purchasing Card Program Web Site - Monday, March 31, 2008
• New Request to Change Purchasing Card Transaction and Spend Limit Form - Monday, March 31, 2008

February 2008

• New Purchasing Card Program Administrator - Friday, February 29, 2008

January 2008

• Utilization of Local Community & Diversity Owned Suppliers - Monday, January 21, 2008
• Updated: Purchasing Card Commodity & Supplier Restrictions - Wednesday, January 2, 2008
• New Purchasing Card Supplier Compliance Metric - Wednesday, January 2, 2008
• Recently Updated Purchasing Card Related Web Sites - Wednesday, January 2, 2008