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Prepay Credit / Debit Card Load With Paypal?

saubryn
saubryn Posts: 610 Forumite
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Hi all,

I've asked about prepay cards before, but I've not been able to find one that is for UK citizens that explicitly states you can load it from paypal.

Is this because they can actually ALL be loaded with a paypal balance, or is it called something else (e.g you're actually just doing a bank transfer to an account number they give you)?

If anyone has a prepaid card they use in this manner, I'd appreciate a pointing in the right direction :)
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  • davek1
    davek1 Posts: 590 Forumite
    ive transferred money from paypal to my pre pay credit card ( cashplus) without any problem at all
  • sarah_skint
    sarah_skint Posts: 1,392 Forumite
    where can i apply/get one of these from - many thanks
    coupon over here, coupon over there, every crack filled with coupons even down there
    (meaning under the buggy lol):D
  • ianian99
    ianian99 Posts: 3,095 Forumite
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    davek1 wrote:
    ive transferred money from paypal to my pre pay credit card ( cashplus) without any problem at all

    did you do this by using the cashplus wages deposit facility? I never thought of doing that. Can I ask how long it took.
  • ianian99
    ianian99 Posts: 3,095 Forumite
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    sarah_skint wrote:
    where can i apply/get one of these from - many thanks

    mycashplus.co.uk
  • pennylane99
    pennylane99 Posts: 5,783 Forumite
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    sarah_skint wrote:
    where can i apply/get one of these from - many thanks

    try here...

    http://www.mycashplus.co.uk/default.aspx
  • Dr.Shoe_2
    Dr.Shoe_2 Posts: 1,028 Forumite
    What a good idea!
    [strike]-£20,000[/strike] 0!
  • saubryn
    saubryn Posts: 610 Forumite
    Thanks for the info! I'd been seeing MyCashPlus coming up all over the place but wasn't sure if it would accept Paypal money.

    Will definitely get one now :)

    Thanks again!
    DFW Nerd No. 140 :)
    Status as of 30/11/12
    [strike]Rent 2500 Council Tax 800 NlPower - 800[/strike][SIZE=-2]:j IF - 8000 :(British Gas - [strike]112[/strike] - 102 Lloyds - 1123
    Barclays - 306 Barclaycard 1,123 HSBC - 200 Capital 1- 400 Barclayloan - 4500[/SIZE]
  • sandralovescats
    sandralovescats Posts: 1,002 Forumite
    You would just list your cashplus card as a bank account , I should think.
    Paypal won't let you pay money across from paypal to a credit card.
  • ianian99
    ianian99 Posts: 3,095 Forumite
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    problem is that you need to put your card number as reference for any payments into that account so they know its your money paypal does not have a section to put any reference. there a pdf on cashpluss site about getting your wages etc paid in to your card.
    Basically the bank that the money gets paid into is really just a holding account for all card users, if you simply eposited into that account then cashplus would not know who it was for.
    I would n't get one if your main reason is that you can get paypal payments onto it as it looks to me like you cant. Love to be proved wrong thogh as it would be handy extra
  • sandralovescats
    sandralovescats Posts: 1,002 Forumite
    That sounds daft to me!

    Your Cashplus card number is YOUR own account number, so money being paid into it is money paid into, and not from, that account.
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