Saturday, February 14, 2009

The Application of Pre-paid Cash Card for Consumers


Prepaid cash card, a card which needs the consumers previously deposited into a secure account and using the card until the funds are depleted or additional funds are deposited, so that the spending can be limited. The consumers can make any purchases by the card at a particular merchant and use it at any store that accepts major credit cards.
From time to time, the strategy of prepaid cash card widely recognized. Percentage of people using the prepaid cash card is increasing slightly while the poor credit is decreasing continuously in this few years.

First minded for prepaid cash card, there is not much different with the credit card. However, the major differences in using the credit card is the consumers will spend uncontrollable as they can pay the debts after make the transactions which similar like spend money in advance. There are a lot of cases those consumers unable to pay the debts when meet the due date, then the amounts owing plus the penalty, consumers choose to escape from their liabilities.


Benefits being a consumer that having a prepaid cash card
Spending under control
It is an easier way to track spending and with the ability to limit the amount for spend since it is depending on the amount in the account. The account activity can be monitored online to help keep within a budget. The balance can be checked or loaded with additional funds online or over the phone.


Secure way
Safety can be ensured if comparing with carry large amount of hand cash especially when want go for a travelling. There must have the security of sign for every purchase, so difficult for a thief to use your card. If the card is ever lost or stolen, just cancel it with a simple phone call. Consumer can replace it by apply again but the cash will be lost forever if stolen.

Ubiguity

It can be used anywhere at any time. As a conclusion, it provides convenient to the consumers all the time. Consumers can use it at their groceries shopping, petrol filling, utilities payment, movie tickets, airline tickets, download songs online, mobile phone bill, fast food or restaurant and even online shopping or any online payment. Nevertheless, it can be used to withdraw cash from the ATM.

No extra charges
It provides convenience of using a card to make payments without using credit or incurring interest charges. Consumers no need to worry about extra charges over their card without their knowing since the pre-loaded sum of money is the maximum amount that can be charged to the card.

Prizes and rewards
Competition is very high nowadays and caused the banks offered all sorts of attractive prizes and rewards in order to attract more consumers to apply a prepaid cash card. By an example, the launch of point-collection system as consumers spend more and more points can they collect, better chance they stand on winning prizes.

The prepaid cash cards offered by several financial institutions

Maybank Visa

Ambank NexG

Tune Money Sdn Bhd

Public Bank

Different banks have offered different offers, so that select the pre-paid card that suits you, and apply online.


Related links:

http://www.startecredit.com/creditpages/prepaid-credit-cards-applications-prerpaid-reloadable-credit-cards.htm

http://www.streetdirectory.com/travel_guide/143565/credit_cards/prepaid_debit_card_offers_are_they_right_for_you.html
http://www.moneysupermarket.com/cards/prepaid-cards-guide1.asp

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