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In accordance with the 2024-25 winter closure schedule , Stanford University will be officially closed for regular business from Monday, Dec. 23, 2024 through Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. Normal business hours will resume Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. All hours listed are in Pacific Time (PT) unless noted. This...

Fraudulent charges on Stanford-issued credit cards increased 31% in fiscal year 2024, and fraudulent charges on all credit cards typically peak during the winter holidays. The Card Services team monitors Purchasing Card (PCard) and Travel Card (TCard) accounts for potential fraud throughout winter...

Stanford Financial Management Services (FMS) is excited to announce it has united two existing teams to form the new Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Programs department. This team will provide programming, services, and tools to the university community to support the university’s values...

As part of ongoing Procurement Efficiencies enhancements, Stanford Financial Management Services (FMS) updated the Supplier/Payee Request Form on July 15 for overall usability improvements and now includes: A new Independent Contractor (IC) affiliation type to better support IC transactions... Supplier/Payee Request form updates to support ICs and non-PO contract setups

Procurement Services, part of Stanford Financial Management Services (FMS), continuously examines opportunities to enhance processes or provide new solutions to support purchasing activities for the university while maintaining financial stewardship excellence. Areas of opportunity under review are...

The Digital Payments payment method is used to reimburse Stanford visitors for domestic travel expenses quickly and efficiently using either Zelle, a secure nationwide digital payment network, or Automated Clearing House (ACH) bank transfers. The reimbursement limit for Digital Payments is currently...

FMS is continuously working to improve the Fingate user experience. Planned and completed changes range from search improvements, navigation updates and content revisions. Learn more about recent and upcoming changes on this news page.

An updated suspension process for individual (not departmental) Purchasing Cards (PCards) and Travel Cards (TCards) rolls out in Fiscal Year 2024. Designed to reduce risk to the university and encourage financial stewardship of these university-issued credit cards, the updated suspension process... Updated article on October 9, 2023

There has been a significant increase in the number of honoraria payments and payments to human subjects, including related travel reimbursements, since university operations fully resumed following the COVID-19 pandemic. For instance, from calendar year 2019 to 2022, the number of honoraria...