prepaid card

Funded spending plastic

A prepaid card is a payment card loaded with funds in advance, usable until the balance is depleted.

Unlike credit cards, you spend only what you've deposited.

Gift cards are prepaid cards for specific retailers; general-purpose prepaid cards work anywhere that accepts the card network.

I put $200 on a prepaid card for my teenager's trip.

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plastic · visa · burner · disposable · top-up · credit · anonymous · convenience store · retail store · activation · PIN · account number · expiration date · spending · budget · travel · unbanked · kiosk

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Opposites
payment timing

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Borrowed-funds payment tool

charge card · buy now pay later · credit account · store credit · deferred payment

credit/debt relationship

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Borrowed-funds payment tool

margin account · overdraft · unsecured credit · line of credit · revolving credit

fund source flexibility

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Payment from checking account

bank account · checking account · credit card · cash

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G