The Card payments dashboard in Mews Business Intelligence

The Card payments dashboard in Mews Business Intelligence gives you a complete overview of credit card activity and its associated costs. As a payment operations or finance team member, you use this dashboard to monitor transactions, analyze processing fees, review card mix, and manage settlement performance.

 

Use this dashboard for:

• Transaction tracking: monitor authorizations, charges, and settlements across selected periods.
• Fee analysis: review adjusted fee gross, adjusted fee net, and settled amounts to understand cost impact.
• Card mix insights: analyze debit versus credit, physical versus virtual cards, and card brands such as Visa, Mastercard, and American Express.
• Settlement monitoring: check settlement status and identify outstanding or incomplete transactions.
• Card validity checks: review card state and expiry information to reduce failed or disputed payments.

 

In this article, you can learn about:

• The Card payments dashboard in Mews Business Intelligence
  • Using the Card payments dashboard
    • Data filters
    • Data visualizations
  • How to share the dashboard
  • How to export the dashboard
  • How to schedule reports

 

The Card payments dashboard in Mews Business Intelligence

The Card payments dashboard centralizes credit card activity and processing costs so you can reconcile payments and protect margins.

Key areas include:

• Transactions overview: total number and value of authorizations, charges, and settlements.
• Settled amounts: total value of completed transactions.
• Adjusted fee gross and net: processing costs before and after adjustments.
• Card breakdown: distribution by brand, card type, and card format.
• Settlement status: visibility into completed, pending, or failed settlements.
• Card validity data: visibility into card state and expiry.

 

To access the Card payments dashboard:

1. In Mews Operations, go to the main menu  > Business Intelligence > Overview. 

2. Locate and click on the Card payments dashboard.

Using the Card payments dashboard

The Card payments dashboard supports payment operations and financial reconciliation. It helps you:

 

• Monitor transaction volumes: Track authorizations, charges, and settlements over time.
• Control payment costs: Analyze processing fees and understand their impact on revenue margins.
• Optimize payment mix: Identify high-cost card brands or virtual cards and adjust gateway or distribution strategies.
• Reduce payment failures: Detect expired cards or incomplete settlements before they affect cash flow.
• Support reconciliation: Compare settled amounts with accounting data for accurate financial reporting.

 

For example, if you notice a high share of virtual credit cards with higher adjusted fees, you can review agreements or booking channels to manage costs.

 

You can learn more in the help article Using Mews Business Intelligence. 

 

Data filters

You can refine Card payments data using dashboard filters:

• Select a date to analyze transactions within a specific period.
• Filter by property if you manage multiple locations.
• Apply relevant payment-related attributes if available in your configuration.

 

To filter the full dashboard:

1. In the dashboard view, locate the filters in the top bar.

2. Select the filter field, for example, Type, Date.
3. Choose your criteria.
4. Click Apply.

 

You can learn more in the help article Using filters in Mews Business Intelligence.

 

Data visualizations

The dashboard displays card activity in multiple formats to support analysis:

• Transaction summary tables: show counts and values for authorizations, charges, and settlements.
• Fee analysis tables: display adjusted fee gross and net alongside settled amounts.
• Card mix charts: visualize distribution by brand, type, and format.
• Settlement status views: highlight pending or incomplete settlements.

 

These visualizations help you move from high-level monitoring to detailed investigation when needed.

 

You can learn more in the help article Creating and using visualizations in Mews Business Intelligence.

How to share the dashboard

Note: It is currently not possible to share the dashboards. This feature is coming soon.

 

How to export the dashboard

To export the dashboard, you can learn more in the help article How to export dashboards in Mews Business Intelligence.

 

How to schedule reports

To schedule reports of the dashboard you can learn more in the help article How to schedule reports in Mews Business Intelligence.