What is a Travel Card?
Travel cards are a secure and convenient method of spending
money overseas, safer than carrying cash or travellers cheques and
can be used a millions retail locations and ATM machines worldwide.
They provide the convenience of loading money at the point of sale
and also loading any extra money onto the card securely through
retail locations/banks and direct from your bank account. The cards
can be used regularly for international travel and benefit from
attractive currency conversion rates; they can be quickly and
securely loaded in your local currency or in the currency of your
destination if you have a foreign currency travel card, making them
a quick and convenient way of organising your travel spending
money.
How Travel Cards Work
Travel cards are prepaid cards. They work like your debit card,
you simply load funds onto the card, online, by phone, by SMS or at
a retail location/Bank and the card is ready to use at millions of
shops/restaurants and ATM's worldwide.
The Benefits
• Safe alternative to cash when travelling
• Cards accepted worldwide at retail locations, ATM's and
online
• Can access cash in local currency
• Protects against theft, identity fraud and loss of cash when
traveling
• No interest or late fees payable
Card Features
• Reloadable prepaid card
• Prepaid card logo
• Worldwide point of sale access
• Custom card designs available
• Card activity and balance information available via Web or
IVR
