Prepaid Card

Nearly all prepaid cards are Mastercard or Visa, meaning just like credit or debit cards, they're accepted by most retailers in the UK and abroad.

Prepaid card providers don't do any credit checks on applicants – there's no credit involved – so if you have a poor credit rating, this type of card is a good option.

Prepaid credit cards are a simply an alternative plastic e-wallet instead of carrying cash around and are often called everyday cards or prepaid credit cards. 

Prepaid cards can be loaded with cash when you first buy them and reload them up when they run out the same way you do with a pay-as-you-go mobile. Prepaid cards are not credit cards so you can't run up debts on them.