In a fast-paced business environment, managing bank cards effectively is crucial, and Stripe's Issuing API offers a seamless solution for creating, managing, and distributing payment cards efficiently. By integrating Stripe's Issuing API with Retool’s app builder, businesses can provide non-technical administrators with an easy-to-use interface, bypassing the need for direct access to Stripe’s dashboard while maintaining essential card management capabilities. This blog post details the initial setup for building a card management dashboard using Stripe’s Issuing API and Retool, focusing on obtaining API credentials, setting up Stripe as a resource in Retool, and creating user stories for viewing, searching, and filtering issued cards. The step-by-step guide explains how to configure the interface, including setting up table components, search inputs, and filters, to enable administrators to manage cards effectively. The post is the first part of a series, with the second installment promising to extend the dashboard's functionalities to include issuing new cards and blocking or canceling existing ones.