Set a daily spending limit

This article shows you how to cap how much your business’s Vav card can spend in a day, and how to change or remove the cap.

Before you start

• You need an active card. Limits are optional — without one, the card can spend its whole balance in a day.

Steps

1. Open Cards and go to the card.
2. Tap Limits.
3. In the Daily limit window, enter the amount in dollars, for example 50.00.
4. On the web, tap Set limit (or Update if a limit already exists). On the app, tap Set (or Update).
5. To remove an existing limit, tap Remove.

What happens next

• The limit applies right away. As the window says: “Purchases decline once the card has spent your limit in a day.”
• The Spent today bar on the card shows how much of today’s limit is used, for example “$12.50 of $50.00”. Without a limit it shows “No daily limit”.
• The daily counter resets at midnight in the GMT+8 time zone — not your local midnight. Depending on where your business is based, the reset can happen during your working day.

Fees and limits for this action

• Free. You choose the amount; there is no minimum or maximum for the limit itself.

Troubleshooting

• “Daily limit must be a valid amount like 50.00.” Enter numbers and a decimal point only.
• A purchase was declined but “Spent today” looks under the limit. The decline happens when a purchase would take the day’s spending past the limit. A large purchase can be declined even with room left. Raise the limit or wait for the reset.
• The limit reset at a strange time. The reset is at 00:00 GMT+8. For example, that is 21:00 in Pakistan and 20:00 in the UAE.

FAQs

What counts toward the daily limit? Purchases made with the card. Top-ups and refunds do not count.

Can I set weekly or monthly limits? No, only a daily limit.

Does the limit stop a stolen card? It caps the damage for a day, but if you think the card is compromised, freeze it. See Freeze and unfreeze your card.

Does each card have its own limit? Yes. Set a limit per card from that card’s Limits button.

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