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title: "Connecting Payhawk to Mastercard"
slug: "connecting-payhawk-to-mastercard"
description: "Connect Payhawk to Mastercard: enable corporate card feed integration and sync transactions to automate expense management."
updated: 2026-10-27T15:59:47Z
published: 2026-10-27T15:59:47Z
canonical: "payhawk.com/connecting-payhawk-to-mastercard"
---

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# Connecting Payhawk to Mastercard

Payhawk Administrators can connect Payhawk to Mastercard, allowing the platform to receive authorization and settlement data for cardholder transactions. This connection enables seamless transaction data synchronization and management within Payhawk.

## The recommended way

Connecting the two systems happens automatically when a Payhawk Administrator at your company links the first corporate Mastercard card to Payhawk.

Only Payhawk Administrators can perform this initial linking. To do so, go to the Payhawk **Dashboard**, click on **Link a card**, and [follow the prompts](/help/linking-your-corporate-cards-to-payhawk#payhawk-dashboard). [Alternatively](/help/linking-your-corporate-cards-to-payhawk#linked-cards-tab), you can open the app switcher in the top-left corner, go to **Cards** > **Linked cards**, and click on **New** to link the first corporate card.

Once the first Mastercard card has been linked by a Payhawk Administrator, all cardholders at the company can [individually link](/help/linking-your-mastercard-card-to-payhawk) their own Mastercard cards from **Cards** > **Linked cards**.

## Connecting the two systems

To explicitly authenticate Mastercard with Payhawk from **Settings** > **Integrations** is also supported:

1. In the [Payhawk Web Portal](https://portal.payhawk.com), open the app switcher in the top-left corner and go to the **Settings** > **Integrations** > **Available integrations** > **Card linking** tab.
2. In the **Mastercard** field, click on **Connect** and, then, on **Continue***.*

![Settings > Integrations with the Card linking tab selected and Connect next to Mastercard, then the Connect Payhawk to Mastercard screen with the Continue button.](https://cdn.payhawk.com/Navigation%20images%20Desi_20261009/mastercard_card_linking_1_2_20261009_ai.png)
3. On the **Check Eligibility** screen, enter the first 10 digits of your card and click on **Continue**. If your BIN code is eligible for [individual card linking](/help/linking-your-mastercard-card-to-payhawk), the success screen will load. Click on **Link your first card**.

![The Check Eligibility step asking for the first 10 digits of the card, then the Mastercard is connected! screen with Link your first card.](https://cdn.payhawk.com/Navigation%20images%20Desi_20261009/mastercard_card_linking_2_2_20261009_ai.png)

If your BIN is eligible for [bulk card linking](/help/linking-mastercard-cards-in-bulk):
  1. On the next screen, select the checkbox and click on **Complete**.
  2. On the screen confirming that your integration process has started, click on **Complete**.

![The bank-authorized connection screen with the Payhawk Terms checkbox and Complete, then the confirmation that the integration process has started.](https://cdn.payhawk.com/Navigation%20images%20Desi_20261009/mastercard_card_linking_3_2_20261009_ai.png)

## Disconnecting Mastercard from Payhawk

Disconnecting Mastercard from the Payhawk system will not close any linked Mastercard cards in Payhawk. However, you won't be able to link new Mastercard cards.

To disconnect Payhawk from Mastercard:

1. Open the app switcher in the top-left corner and go to **Settings** > **Integrations** > **Active** tab.
2. In the **Mastercard** field, click on the three-dot menu and select **Disconnect**.
3. In the dialog that opens, click on **Disconnect** to confirm your choice.

![Active integrations with the Mastercard menu open on Disconnect, and the Disconnect Mastercard confirmation dialog.](https://cdn.payhawk.com/Navigation%20images%20Desi_20261009/disconnect_mastercard_2_20261009_ai.png)

## Useful resources

- [Linking your Mastercard card to Payhawk](/help/linking-your-mastercard-card-to-payhawk)
- [Managing your Mastercard card](/help/managing-your-mastercard-card)