Tax-free employee rewards · Ireland

Tax-free employee rewards and payouts, on a digital Visa card

Reward staff up to €1,500 a year tax-free, pay out insurance claims and fund business expenses, all from one platform.

  • No setup fees
  • Issue in seconds
  • 30+ currencies
  • PCI-DSS · e-money licensed

Trusted by 20k companies, from startups to enterprises

  • Booking.com
  • Oracle
  • Apple
  • eBay
  • lastminute.com
  • Microsoft
  • Groupon
  • Allianz
  • AXA
  • Irish Life
  • RSA Insurance
  • Zurich

Scalable · Secure · Compliant

Maximise Your Small Benefit Exemption.

Employers can provide each employee with up to €1,500 tax-free every year, with up to five benefits across the year. CleverCards streamlines this process for simple order, issue, delivery and management both securely and compliantly.

  • Up to €1,500 per employee
  • Up to 5 benefits
  • Zero tax for you or your team
  • Free from PAYE, PRSI and USC
Creating a CleverCards business account on a laptop
CLEVERCARDS PLATFORM

One Platform. Powering Your Business.

Give your team a single digital Visa card for benefits, gifts and allowances — funded by you, spent anywhere, reconciled automatically.

Order online anytime. Effortless and hassle free ordering

Instant delivery to your employees via email. No more postal delay, shipment issues. Employees can access their tax free rewards and spend instantly.

Use CleverCards anywhere online or in store.

Digital cards that can be added to Apple or Google wallet on the phone (No more carrying physical cards)

Clever Controls & Restrictions

Track spend transactions and balances on the card in the CleverCards app.

Your Application White-Labelled or API Integrated

Embed CleverCards into your own platform with powerful APIs and white-label options to create your own branded payment solutions.

Built for every team

Built for HR. Trusted by Finance. Valued by Employees.

CleverCards provides all key stakeholders the tools they need to manage tax-free rewards with confidence.

HR Teams

Happier employees, higher retention. Rewards they actually value.

Finance Teams

Real PRSI savings and full visibility.

Business Owners

Reward your team, and yourself, the tax-efficient way.

Payroll Teams

One upload, done. No manual loading, no chasing.

The employee experience

Delivered Instantly. Ready to Spend.

  • Employee receiving a reward by email
    Email notification of a CleverCards reward

    Receive Instantly

    Your tax-free reward is delivered instantly by email, ready to activate in seconds. No physical card, no postage and no waiting for delivery.

  • Activating a digital card on a phone
    Email notification confirming card activation

    Activate Your Card

    Open the email, confirm your details and activate your digital Visa card in just a few simple steps. Quick, straightforward and ready to use.

  • Add to Apple Pay or Google Pay

    Add your CleverCard directly to Apple Pay or Google Pay and keep it alongside the cards you already use every day. Your tax-free reward is ready when you are.

  • Paying in store with a phone
    Email notification of a completed payment

    Spend Anywhere Visa Is Accepted

    Use your tax-free reward at more than 80 million locations worldwide, online or in store, at home or abroad. No retailer lists or being tied to a single brand.

  • Choose What Matters to You

    Your tax-free reward, your choice. From everyday essentials and driving to travel or something special, you have the freedom to spend it on what matters most.

Why CleverCards

Why Businesses Choose CleverCards.

01

Less Administration

Central control. No manual loading, no chasing.

03

Better Employee Experience

Instant, everywhere, stress free.

CleverCards card configuration on a laptop
02

Full Finance Visibility

Every euro tracked, reported and reconciled in real time.

04

Built for Every Size

Whether it's ten or ten thousand employees, it's one platform.

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How it works

More Ways to Move Money, Cleverly.

01

Employee Benefits

Deliver employee tax-free benefits instantly, giving employees the freedom to choose how and where they spend.

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02

Insurance Payouts

Deliver claims payouts directly to recipients, giving them fast, secure access to funds when they need them most.

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03

Business Expenses

Give employees controlled access to funds for business expenses, with spend managed and tracked through the Business Portal.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

CleverCards Employee Rewards are digital tokens that employers use to deliver tax-free rewards and benefits to employees. Employees receive a CleverCard digitally and can redeem it for a Visa card. This gives employees flexibility in how they choose to use their reward.

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Order online in minutes and deliver digital Visa cards instantly.
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