
Key Features

| What Prepaid? SummaryDate Reviewed: March 2011What’s Good?
The speed-e-card is the same convenience as a debit card with a limit – you can only spend up to the balance in your speed-e-card account. As the prepaid card is backed by Speed-e-loans.com which provides short term loans until pay day. Speed-e-loans are fast and efficient and completely on line. If Speed-e-loans approve you, the money can be in your bank in two hour. Speed-e-loans have been around since 1999.
What’s not so good?
Although a monthly fee is charged there is also an additional charge per transaction which can work out every expensivee to run. |
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Application Process

Very efficient application process. Apply online and you will receive a confirmation letter the following day. This letter contains a barcode enabling you to make an initial top-up at the Paypoint. You then receive your prepaid MasterCard in around 7 days.
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Card Design

New speed-e-card choice of cards, choose either black or a white prepaid card.
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Fees

There are some usage fees attached to the card. speed-e-card charges are transparent with no hidden costs. Tariff of charges for speed-e-card prepaid MasterCard
| New speed-e-card (black or white card) |
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| Limits |
- Minimum amount of initial load. £10.00
- Maximum initial load. £3,000
- Verified cardholders maximum card balance is £3,000
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Speed-e-card additional Charges
| Additional Card |
£9.95 |
| Lost card replacement |
£5.99 |
| PIN reissue |
£2.00 |
| UK ATM withdrawal |
£1.50 |
| International ATM withdrawal |
£2.50* |
| International Point of Sale (transaction fee) |
£2.00* |
| Funds loading via Paypoint |
£2.00 |
| Monthly management fee |
£2.99 |
| UK Point of Sale (transaction fee) |
75p |
SMS Alerts of each purchase
(optional security feature) |
15p |
| SMS balance enquiry |
15p |
| CHAPS (same day) transfer from account |
£15.00 |
| BACS (bank transfer) request from account |
FREE |
| Card to card transfer |
FREE |
| Cancellation or redemtion (refund fee) |
£5.00 |
| Expiry (prepaid card is valid for 36 months) |
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- Each speed-e-card comes with a free e-money account.
- You can load your salary and manage bills on line.
- Each cardholder has their own login and can view and print statements FREE
- The current maximum balance on a speed-e-card prepaid MasterCard is £3,000
- If you want to have a second card on the account, you can apply for one when you make your application, or add a second card through your account portal at a later date **
* plus 3% of transaction value ** £9.95 fee
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Self Servicing

You can service your account on the speed-e-card website or via an interactive voice response. You can view your balance, last 60 days transactions and change your personal details.
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