Can I give someone a present of a prepaid debit card?

[Brendan Burgess]

I know I can transfer money to someone who has a debit card.

But let's say I want to give someone a prepaid card with €100 on it. How would I do that?

And not one-for-all as that is specific shops.

Brendan

 

[losttheplot]

Would this work

Employee Reward Mastercard Gift Card

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[Brendan Burgess]

Thanks

That looks suitable. It's for a friend of mine who wants to give someone overseas about €200.

So about €3 in charges in total?

Seems ok.

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Brendan

 

[Brendan Burgess]

I can't figure out if it's only a real card and not a virtual one?

 

[NoRegretsCoyote]

That looks suitable. It's for a friend of mine who wants to give someone overseas about €200.

I think the card needs to be set up with the recipient's name, DOB, address, phone number etc.

General purpose anonymous gift cards exist (not sure in Irish market). Money laundering risk is gigantic so they are capped at €150 with a limit of €50 per transaction.

 

[losttheplot]

Getting them for the US is tricky. They insist you pay with a US payment method. Amazon did a Visa gift card if the person is in the US and they allowed payment with an Irish credit card.

 

[Peanuts]

You could have a look at https://perxreward.com/. Its a pre-paid mastercard. You can order a physical card. Not sure if it works in the US

 

[Brendan Burgess]

Getting them for the US is tricky.

I don't think it's for the US. But the recipient might well want to buy from a US company.

Brendan

 

[Steven Barrett]

I think the card needs to be set up with the recipient's name, DOB, address, phone number etc.

General purpose anonymous gift cards exist (not sure in Irish market). Money laundering risk is gigantic so they are capped at €150 with a limit of €50 per transaction.

If you get a one for all voucher for over €150, you have to register the card and submit your passport or driving licence to an app in order to activate it.

 

[losttheplot]

I don't think it's for the US. But the recipient might well want to buy from a US company.

Brendan

Shouldn't be a problem buying from US companies. I ran into issues trying to get a card for a US citizen. Amazon were the only one that accepted payment from a non US card.

 

[Bank Manager]

Foreign Currency Card | Prepaid Debit Card | An Post Money

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Would this meet your need Brendan?