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Accessing the app

Log into your PEX account to finalize the set up.
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Navigate to Apps > Available
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Scroll to locate PEX Connector for QuickBooks Online.
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Click More info > Install > Launch.

Select your use case(s)

There are currently two options for how you can connect PEX with QuickBooks Online. We recommend as many as possible to make your reconciliation experience seamless.
  • Create vendor cards from my QuickBooks vendors.
  • Sync transactions from PEX to QuickBooks nightly.
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Click Create vendor cards from my QuickBooks vendors.
QuickBooks Online vendor card use case
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Click the green button to connect to your QuickBooks Online account if you are not already connected:
Connect to QuickBooks Online

Select vendors to auto-create vendor cards for

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You will see a list of your top active vendors.
Note:PEX imports only active vendors.
Your QuickBooks vendors list
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A to Z, Z to A, and Total Spend are the Your QuickBooks vendors list sorting options. You can also filter Your QuickBooks vendors by expense category.
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Select the vendors you want vendor cards for: click a name in Your QuickBooks vendors. Hold Cmd + click (Mac) or Ctrl/Shift + click (Windows) to select multiple. To select every vendor, click Select All.
Note:You can select up to 25 vendors at a time.
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If you do not see a vendor, search for any vendor in QuickBooks Online using the Your QuickBooks vendors search bar.
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If a vendor is missing from the list, add them in QuickBooks Online first. See Add a vendor in QuickBooks Online. After you add them, the name is searchable in PEX.
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When your selections are ready, click the right-arrow button to move them to Selected vendors.
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To remove a vendor from Selected vendors, click the name, then the left-arrow button. The vendor returns to Your QuickBooks vendors.
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To clear Selected vendors, click Reset all.
Note:The system creates vendor cards only for vendors in Selected vendors.
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Click Next.

Add card details

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On this screen, you will see all vendors you added to Selected vendors.
Vendor card funding and options
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You might have 2 options:
  • Set an auto card funding limit drawn from your PEX Business Balance.
  • Turn off auto funding and add initial funding for that vendor card (PEX Prepaid only).
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Note:If transaction sync with QuickBooks is already set to book purchases to a single vendor, you will see the Automatically map expenses from vendor cards to vendors in QuickBooks toggle.
Automatically map expenses to QuickBooks vendors
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By default, it is on. If you leave it on, then:
  • The system will book PEX purchases against the corresponding vendors on your created vendor cards.
  • If your purchases do not have corresponding vendors, then the system will book PEX purchases against a single vendor.
Should you turn this option off, the system will book all your PEX purchases against a single vendor.
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Click Next.

Confirm order

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Confirm your order by clicking Finish.
Confirm vendor card order
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Clicking Finish creates vendor cards and opens the Manage vendor cards tab. All vendor cards are activated on creation and can be used immediately.

Managing vendor cards

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View your PEX vendor cards created from your QuickBooks vendor list.
Manage vendor cards
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Click a card to manage it.
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If transaction sync with QuickBooks is not set up, you will see Sync your transactions to QuickBooks nightly. Click Get started to set up sync between PEX and QuickBooks.
More detail: For connector questions, email appsupport+quickbooksonline@pexcard.com.
Last modified on April 22, 2026