Has any one used the new V Card, virtual Visa Card for on line payments?
I saw them for sale in Oz Post the other day and they seem like a good idea but not sure how they work. Do you get an actual card? I suppose they are safer than using your own card.
If you have used one please let me know.
Thanx
Axl3
(Edited by scotty — it would be a good idea to include a link to Virtual VCARD)
Well prepaid visa cards havent got a good history
http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/6184
BOPO went down the gurgler as axl3 would already know having been a proponent/user of that card as well.
axl3 doesnt show any other postings here besides these prepaid visa cards
See the 20th posting in the BOPO thread.
http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/3142
Does this mean that the Vcard is Bopo revived??? or does axl3 just have a fixation about these prepaid cards or maybe found a new job with V
Interesting. Maybe we'll ask our top investigator Huey to do a background check on VCARD :)
Summoned by scotty himself :)
No investigation from me, however. If anyone has concerns about VCARD (registered to the reassuringly named SECURE CASH XPRESS PTY LTD), I would simply suggest they look at similar alternatives such as the ANZ Prepaid Visa Gift Card, Westpac MasterCard Gift Card or Pinpoint Universal Gift Card (referred to in this Australia Post advertorial). These have the same sorts of uses, limitations and fees.
Do you get an actual card?
Not for the VCARD, according to Kiss your plastic goodbye: Visa offers "virtual" card numbers (APCmag, 2007).
You do for prepaid gift cards, however Westpac says for instance: "The card is flat printed which means the personalised information on the card is not raised but thermally printed onto the card. As a result the card can't be used at merchants that use 'click clack' devices and can only be used for electronic purchases."
jsut a bit more sleuthing
New Visa Prepaid offer for newsagents
Mark
June 27th, 2008 ยท 1 Comment
SCX Global, newsXpress and Tower Systems are thrilled to launch four Visa Prepaid card products through our eziPass platform. CANVAS, VCARD, Just4 and Secure Cash Xpress provide newsagents with competitive products for several demographics. Commission on each card sale is between 30% and 40%. Commission on reload is five times the commission for BOPO.
The four new Visa Prepaid products available on eziPass are:
CANVAS, a reloadable Visa Prepaid card for everyday personal use. Great for teens and small business expenses.
VCARD, a Visa number, no plastic, for easy and safe shopping online, by phone or mail-order.
Just4, the perfect gift card. Can be redeemed where Visa Prepaid is accepted.
Secure Cash Xpress, 2 linked Visa cards - top up in Australia, redeem overseas. Perfect for sending money regularly to friends and family overseas.
Further information and sign-up forms are available here. The only requirement is that newsagents are using eziPass. More than 600 newsagents partner with eziPass already.
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