Prepaid Travel Cards

In the past travellers cheques used to be the preferred way to travel safely knowing that your money was secured even in the worst of situations, however, prepaid travel cards are quickly changing the way that people prefer to carry money when travelling as they are the easiest way to carry secured funds with you in any country.  This is due to the fact that prepaid travel cards can be loaded with any amount of money prior to leaving on a journey and can be used at just about any location that will accept a card instead of being limited to a few locations.

This allows you to use prepaid travel cards in the same way that you would use a debit or credit card at home allowing you to skip the step where you must head to a bank or currency exchange centre in order to cash out a traveller’s cheque as needed. 

This added convenience also allows you to travel more freely since you know that your money will be accepted everywhere without any concern over the local currency or the destination. In fact, you can even use the travel cards at a cashpoint the same way that you would use your debit or credit card making them an excellent choice for any trip.

One of the benefits of prepaid travel cards is that you also do not need to have credit in order to get a prepaid card since all you need is the minimum amount required from your financial institution in order to receive one. 

When the bank issues you a travel card they will also issue you a PIN number that helps keep your funds safe.  In the case that you should misplace your card during your trip simply call the institution you purchased it from and they will lock the card so that funds cannot be accessed.

If you need to reload your travel card with local currency during your trip, you can normally use funds from your own bank account. There are various ways to do this, but the latest from Cashcase allow you to do it via your mobile!