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    Canadian Western Union Prepaid Credit Card for Canada - NOT!!

    I noticed that when I did a google search for prepaid credit cards for Canada, Western Union Prepaid MasterCard is listed at #2.

    I called Western Union's office in tbe United States, phone number: 1-877-554-2339 and asked them if their Western Union® Prepaid MasterCard® is for Canadians.

    They answered that this card is strictly for Americans. So no, this prepaid card is not for people in Canada.

    PREPAYEDGE PREPAID CREDIT CARD
    I also noticed that PrePayEdge prepaid credit card is listed in this google search as well. I called their phone number:1-800-589-0234, 1-800-589-0234, 1-866-581-8892 and their message said that PrePayEdge Prepaid Credit cards AREN'T Taking on any new clients!!

    These are two listings in google that AREN"T available to Canadians.

    Prepayedge is/was listed at:
    PREPAYEDGE™ / TNS Prepaid Financial Corp.
    191 The West Mall, Suite 1020
    Etobicoke, ON Canada
    M9C 5K8


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9 Comments
On Dec 14, 2010, Dave Said:
The Vancity enviro Reloadable Visa* card is a prepaid payment card that gives you all the benefits of Visa without having to qualify for credit. It\'s reloadable (you can add funds again and again) and it offers ATM access. Plus, they have included extended warranty and purchase security insurance on almost everything you buy. It\'s convenient, secure and easy to use - and has its own built-in spending limit that you control.
Check out.....
https://www.vancity.com/VISA/enviroReloadableVISA/
On Jun 11, 2008, rqtoo Said:
If Western Union Prepaid Mastercards are not good in Canada for Canadians then why is it that they are selling them at their Canadian outlets. Two pieces of government issued ID plus the fee and you are in business. But I am having trouble finding a list of their charges for this card and service?
On Mar 24, 2008, arcticdiva Said:
Much Music Prepaid Master card that is.
On Mar 24, 2008, arcticdiva Said:
I have a Much Music Master card in Canada. You should try that.
On Dec 12, 2007, Monty Loree Said:
Crystal, there are a few prepaid credit cards in Canada. Not many that I could find are available online.

There is the Capital One secured credit card listed on our site which might help you.
On Dec 12, 2007, Crystal Said:
Well I would like to under stand why there is no PREPAID CREDIT CARDS OR CREDITS CARDS FOR PEOPLE WITH BAD CREDIT IN CANADA.
On Nov 29, 2007, Monty Loree Said:
Hey Lukas,
I'm not aware of a canadian prepaid credit card as they have them in the U.S... however there are secured credit cards for Canadians here:
Canadian Secured Credit Cards
On Nov 28, 2007, Lukas Said:
Anyone have a list of sites to get a Canadian prepaid card? Not a damn website only for the US?
Thanks!
On Oct 29, 2007, Angella Said:
Why would anyone care about a prepaid card anyway. \"Prepaid\" and \"secured\" are different items entirely. With a \"secured\" card, you are required to pay a security deposit that may or may not be equal to the line of credit on the card. When you charge something you are required to pay the bill when it comes in. The money you spend does not come out of the money you have already sent. You are required to pay more. This type of card reports your payments to the credit bureaus and is useful in repairing your credit.

A \"prepaid\" card is a card that allows you to spend whatever money you send in. There is no \"credit limit\" although there is usually a maximum load amount. My kids cannot load more than $5g on the prepaid mastercards I purchased for them. Prepaid cards tend to be expensive to use (the much music one, so far, is the cheapest on the Canadian market) and does not report to the credit bureaus. Money you spend comes out of the money you loaded on to the card, so when you run out of money you must reload funds onto the card to use it.
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