Seamless Global Spend: See the Light x Adyen Partnership
For too long, payments and accounting have been separated. That’s why we’re excited to partner with Adyen, one of the world’s most trusted financial infrastructure platforms, to deliver a global vendor card and spend management solution.
Authored by Martin Strid (Light) & AI (Light).
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August 21, 2025
When a global payments leader like Adyen combines with an AI-native, multi-entity finance platform like Light, a new level of finance operations is unlocked: instant issuance, real-time reconciliation, and truly seamless global spend.
Onboard your US, UK, and European entities. Manage vendor cards. Issue in global currencies. All with the native control, AI automation, and accounting precision that is Light.
What Adyen Enables Inside Light
Adyen provides the global financial infrastructure that powers card issuing directly within Light. Through this partnership, Light users can:
Instantly Issue Virtual Cards
Create virtual cards for employees or vendors directly from the Light interface. No third-party tool, no delay.
Operate Across Currencies
Issue cards in USD, EUR, GBP, and more. Adyen's infrastructure enables multi-currency issuing.
Use Multiple Cards per User
Each user can have multiple cards—for different currencies, use cases, or vendors—with customizable limits and automated controls.
Read more about Light Virtual Cards here.
Enjoy Global Acceptance & Real-Time Data
Every transaction is instantly synced with Light’s accounting engine. That means no waiting, no reconciliation surprises.
How This Impacts Customers Using Light
With Adyen infrastructure baked into the platform, Light delivers more than just card issuance—it delivers automated, intelligent global spend management.
1. Finance Teams Get Control and Clarity
Vendor cards prevent duplicate subscriptions and give precise tracking of supplier spend. Expense cards reduce manual reporting and enforce policy at the point of payment.
2. Employees Get What They Need, Fast
A new hire in London? Instantly issue a GBP card. Someone traveling to Berlin? Let them pay in EUR—Adyen issues the card. Light handles the accounting.
3. Accounting Becomes Real-Time
As soon as a card is used, Light logs the transaction, categorizes it with AI, and pings the user for a receipt. No more end-of-month expense chaos.
Read more about Light Expense Management here.
4. No More Fragmented Tools
Previously, companies had to use one platform for expense cards, another for vendor payments, and yet another for reconciliation. Now, it’s all in one place: Light.
A Foundation for Scalable Finance
The Light-Adyen partnership isn’t just a feature—it’s a foundation.
Together, we’re enabling global companies to operate with the agility of local ones. Whether you're issuing one card or a hundred, in one currency or five, the process is instant, secure, and integrated into your accounting from day one.
Spend anywhere. Automate everything. That’s the power of Light and Adyen.