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title: "Assigning bulk-linked cards to their cardholders"
slug: "assigning-bulk-linked-cards-to-their-cardholders"
description: "Assign Mastercard or Visa cards linked in bulk to the right cardholders by matching the last four card digits, and add an optional name for each card."
updated: 2026-10-27T15:59:58Z
published: 2026-10-27T15:59:58Z
canonical: "payhawk.com/assigning-bulk-linked-cards-to-their-cardholders"
---

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# Assigning bulk-linked cards to their cardholders

After your [Mastercard](/help/linking-mastercard-cards-in-bulk) or [Visa](/help/linking-visa-cards-in-bulk) cards have been bulk-linked to Payhawk, a Payhawk Administrator must assign each card to the correct cardholder by matching the last four digits of the card.

To map a card to its proper cardholder:

1. In the [Payhawk Web Portal](https://portal.payhawk.com), open the app switcher in the top-left corner and go to **Cards** > **Linked cards** > **Inactive** tab.

![The Cards app in the Payhawk Web Portal with Linked cards selected in the left pane and the Active, Inactive, Unlinked and All tabs at the top of the list](https://cdn.payhawk.com/Navigation%20images%20Desi_20261009/Assigning_bulk_linked_cards_1_20261009_ai.png)
2. Find the desired card by using its last 4 digits.
3. Assign the correct cardholder name to the card:
  1. Click on **Assign owner**.
  2. From the **Select the cardholder** drop-down list of options, select the employee.
  3. (Optional) In the **Card name** field, add a name for the card.
  4. Click on **Assign**.
4. Repeat these steps for all cards you want to assign.