AffiniPay Releases MyCase Smart Spend, Powered by the LawPay Visa Business Card, First Business Credit Card and Spend Management Offering for SMB Law Firms

AffiniPay, a leader in legal practice management software, integrated payments, and embedded fintech solutions for professionals, announced today the early access launch of MyCase Smart Spend, powered by the LawPay Visa Business Card, the first credit card to integrate with legal practice management software for streamlined spend management. The MyCase Smart Spend product has been in private beta access since October of 2024. With Smart Spend, expense tracking and client billing work together seamlessly in one platform, ensuring firms recover all their advanced costs.

I love this [MyCase Smart Spend]. This is the best thing ever. This is going to save so much time for my staff.”- Emily McFarling, Managing Partner, McFarling Law

MyCase Smart Spend comes at a pivotal moment for the legal industry, as according to the 2025 AffiniPay Legal Industry Report, 55% of law firms report expense tracking as a challenge. As firms are increasingly turning to technology to improve their firm operations, providers like AffiniPay continue to provide solutions that improve efficiency and simplify financial management. Smart Spend empowers law firms to track and bill expenses by integrating a LawPay Visa Business Card with client billing, invoicing, and bookkeeping in MyCase. It’s the only credit card that integrates with practice management to improve expense billing accuracy and operational transparency. “We are excited to officially bring MyCase Smart Spend, the first and only spend management tool designed for the unique needs of SMB law firms, to the market,” said Dru Armstrong, CEO of AffiniPay. “My father was an attorney who struggled with the finances behind his firm. A tool like Smart Spend could have helped his firm operate with larger transparency and financial peace of mind. We are thrilled to partner with Marqeta, Visa, and Emprise Bank to bring this offering to our customers.”

Another early beta user of MyCase Smart Spend commented: "Our firm regularly advances case expenses on behalf of our clients to move cases forward. Sometimes it is $10 to fulfill an open records request or $50 for medical records without my direct involvement. Now I can log into Smart Spend and see each purchase in real-time made by each team member and the linked cases to ensure accurate reporting."- Gregory M. Erpenbeck, Partner, Busald Funk Zevely

Marqeta is a global modern card issuing platform that enables embedded finance capabilities and is a trusted platform for building card programs that are dynamic, flexible and tailored to customer needs. "Visa is proud to work with AffiniPay to bring innovative financial solutions to the legal industry,” said Kirk Stuart, SVP, Head of North America Enablers, Merchants and Fintechs. "Our collaboration aims to empower law firms to manage their expenses efficiently and transparently, with the goal promoting growth and operational excellence." By partnering with Marqeta, MyCase Smart Spend users will have access to real-time card issuing, transaction data, and spend controls for their credit card offering to help stay on top of business expenses and access capital more easily. “Law firms need an efficient way to reconcile their business expenses,” said Todd Pollak, Chief Revenue Officer, Marqeta. “Marqeta's all-in-one platform enables innovative companies like AffiniPay to offer an embedded credit card that streamlines how firms manage their expenses, making it simpler to track spending and grow their business as a result. We're proud to work with AffiniPay to power their MyCase Smart Spend product, creating new opportunities for business growth among their customer base." “We are proud to partner with AffiniPay as their embedded banking provider for Smart Spend,” said Matt Michaelis, Chairman and CEO of Emprise Bank. “AffiniPay’s unwavering commitment to their customers and their drive for innovation set them apart. Together, we’re delivering seamless financial solutions that empower MyCase customers to achieve their goals with confidence.” To learn more about MyCase Smart Spend and the LawPay Visa® Business Card, please visit here.