ShapeCardShape your spending habits, shape your goals

Configurable credit,
customizable to your design

Create rules to regulate your card capabilities — see what you can do

No personal credit check required · No annual fee · No hidden charges

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Daily limit$1,000
Monthly limit$5,000
Per transaction limit$500
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THE RULE ENGINE

Your rules compile to the card.

Every limit, category block, and time window becomes a real-time authorization decision.

Everything you need. All in one card.

Category-based restrictions

Allow or block entire spend categories like dining, travel, or entertainment.

  • Block all entertainment purchases
  • Allow only travel and lodging
  • Restrict dining to weekdays only
  • Permit office supplies and software

MCC code restrictions

Block or permit specific merchant types using precise Merchant Category Codes.

  • Block MCC 5812 (restaurants)
  • Allow MCC 5411 (grocery stores)
  • Restrict MCC 7995 (gambling)
  • Permit MCC 5912 (pharmacies)

Time-based rules

Restrict card usage to specific hours, days, or date ranges.

  • Weekdays 9am–6pm only
  • Block weekend transactions
  • Allow purchases during Q4 only
  • No transactions after midnight

Geographical logic

Limit transactions to specific countries, regions, or proximity to home.

  • US transactions only
  • Block international purchases
  • Allow EU and UK only
  • Restrict to home state

Delegated and shared card controls

Share card access with teammates and set spend permissions per user.

  • Shared team lunch card ($50/person)
  • Executive assistant travel card
  • Department supply card ($200 limit)
  • Intern stipend card (books only)

Spending limits

Set daily, monthly, and per-transaction caps to keep spending on budget.

  • $1,000 daily limit
  • $5,000 monthly cap
  • $500 per transaction max
  • $0 minimum monthly spend

Account types

Built for the way you actually spend.

Three opinions about who's holding the keys. Pick the one that matches how you make decisions, and we'll shape the rest of the product around it.

For yourself

Personal

One card. Your rules.

Configure spend caps, category locks, and time windows for the card in your own wallet. Set the rules in a clear moment; the card enforces them in the messy ones.

  • Solo cardholder, self-managed
  • Behavioral guardrails for everyday spend
  • Optional weekly cash-flow ranges
Open a personal account
For accountability

Paired

Spend with a backup.

A second person — partner, sponsor, coach — gets a push notification when you swipe inside a guarded category. They approve or decline in real time, before the merchant ever sees a response.

  • Live consent on flagged transactions
  • Approver responds in under 30 seconds
  • You stay anonymous to the merchant
Open a paired account
For households & teams

Delegated

Issue cards to people you trust.

Give a teen, an aging parent, an EA, or a contractor a card that lives by your rules. They spend; you control the categories, limits, and merchants, and see every transaction the moment it clears.

  • You hold the rule editor — they hold the card
  • Per-card budgets and MCC fences
  • Instant freeze, no phone call required
Open a delegated account

Solutions

One rule engine. Four shapes of discipline.

The same primitives — categories, MCCs, time windows, geography, live consent — compose into very different products depending on what you're trying to protect.

Behavioral discipline

Close the merchants that derail you.

Lock the categories that you'd regret in the morning. Open them only when a second person consents — or leave them closed.

  • Block MCC 7995 · Gambling
  • Block MCC 5813 · Bars & alcohol
  • Allow MCC 5411 weekdays only
  • Live consent required after 10pm

Family allowances

Give a card without giving up visibility.

Issue a card to a teen, a college kid, or an aging parent. They swipe in real life; you see every authorization the moment it happens, and you stay one tap away from a block.

  • Weekly cap · $150
  • Allow groceries, fuel, pharmacies
  • Block ATM withdrawals
  • Push notify on every auth

Travel & per-diem

A card that opens for the trip and closes on landing.

Geo-fence a card to the countries you're visiting, time-box it to the dates of the trip, and bound it to lodging, dining, and ground transport. Out of zone or out of window, it declines.

  • Geo-lock · US, MX, CA
  • Active · May 28 – Jun 04
  • Allow lodging, dining, transit
  • Daily cap · $200

Recovery & accountability

Set the rules in a sober moment.

Hand the override key to a sponsor, therapist, or accountability partner. They approve unlocks; you can't quietly raise your own limits at midnight.

  • High-risk MCCs · blocked
  • Approver · sponsor@…
  • Rule edits require consent
  • Audit log · every override

Inside the product

Two surfaces. One contract.

The rules you set are the rules the card enforces. The portal is where you write them; the approver inbox is where the edge cases come for a second pair of eyes.

Cardholder portal

Every rule, every swipe, one place.

Issue and configure cards, freeze them instantly, edit rules in natural language, and watch authorizations land in real time. Designed for clarity, not for spreadsheets.

  • Reveal PAN & CVV through a hosted iframe — never touches our servers
  • AI time-window parser turns "weekdays after 9pm" into a rule
  • One-tap freeze, with audit log on every override
Sign in to your portal

Approver inbox

A push, a glance, a decision.

When the cardholder swipes inside a guarded merchant or category, you get a push notification with the full context. Approve or decline before the terminal ever hears back.

  • Live consent in under 30 seconds, end-to-end
  • Works as an installable PWA on iOS and Android
  • Every decision is logged for the cardholder to review
Sign in as approver

Compare Plans

Essential

ShapeCard

Free

Core configurable-card controls for individuals. Spending rules, category blocks, and virtual card issuance — always free.

What's included:

  • Configurable spending limits
  • Category restrictions
  • Virtual card issuance
  • Real-time transaction alerts
  • Basic reporting

Plus

ShapeCard Plus

For businesses that need advanced controls and automation.

Everything in Essential, plus:

  • MCC code restrictions
  • Time-based spending rules
  • Geographical transaction logic
  • Delegated card controls (up to 20 users)
  • Accounting integrations
  • Priority support

Pro

ShapeCard Pro

For businesses with complex operations and compliance needs.

Everything in Plus, and more:

  • Unlimited delegated card controls
  • Dedicated relationship manager
  • Custom MCC rule sets
  • Advanced compliance reporting
  • API access
  • NetSuite & ERP integrations
  • $0/transaction invoicing