Ultimate Debit Card
From LoveToKnow Creditcards
The Ultimate Debit Card is a prepaid, re-loadable debit card offered by the Toronto based company Netco Teller.
Ultimate Debit Card Users
Netco Teller offers its Ultimate Debit card to a variety of different markets in Canada.
- Individual consumers
- Employers
- Merchants
- Insurance companies
- Federal, provincial and local governments
- Internet merchants worldwide
Consumer Cardholders
Consumers may obtain this debit card either on their own, by linking it to a personal bank account, or through their employer.
- Your pay is "deposited" to your debit card instead of your personal bank account.
- You may link a personal bank account to your debit card if you choose to do so.
- Use this debit card anywhere you see an Interac, Cirrus or Maestro logo.
Benefits
- Transfer funds to and from your bank accounts (if they are linked to your card), from one debit card to another and from a credit card to your debit card.
- Netco has funds available in multiple currencies, making this card perfect if you plan on traveling abroad. Remember though, you are still subject to currency exchange rates.
- Convenient online bill pay is available.
- Deposits can be easily made through ACH, EFT and wire transfers.
- Withdrawals can be made from any ATM machine, anywhere in the world, that bears the Interac, Cirrus or Maestro logos.
- 24-hour customer support
- Make purchases just as you would with a credit card or bank issued debit card.
- Easy online account management
Employer Issued Cards
- Payroll is deposited to individual employee debit cards as opposed to issuing paper checks.
- Payment of the related fees is at your discretion. Employers may decide to either have the company pay the load fees or pass those costs on to card holding employees.
- Netco offers businesses the ability to have their corporate logo printed on its debit cards.
- Online account management
Benefits
Issuing this prepaid debit card to your employees reduces labor costs in the following ways:
- No check printing and processing fees
- It eliminates fees for lost or stolen checks
- No fees for stop payments on checks
Merchant Benefits
As a merchant, accepting the Ultimate debit card offers many advantages.
- Earn more revenue
- Increase sales
- The ability to more accurately track cash inflows
- Decrease revenue losses that occur due to dishonored checks
- Decrease losses due to the following employee actions:
- Cash theft
- Giving the wrong change
- Losing money
- General mismanagement of funds
How It Works for Insurance Companies
Insurance companies can streamline payments by utilizing this debit card.
- Insurance agents have the ability to load cards from their computers while out in the field
- Field agents can pay claims on the spot.
- The option of issuing a debit card that can be loaded multiple times or for a single instance
- Client's benefit by getting claims funds more quickly
- Reduces check printing and processing fees
- Insurance companies can have their company logo printed on their debit cards as an effective marketing tool.
How It Works for Governments
Governments can use this debit card for a variety of purposes.
- Tax refunds
- Pay unemployment benefits
- Pay pension and/or retirement benefits
- Automated card loading feature
Final Overview
Overall, this debit card offers many of the same benefits as the hundreds of other prepaid re-loadable debit cards offered industry wide. It also has the same common drawbacks for its cardholders and issuers.
- Load fees
- Withdrawal fees
- Annual Fees
- Card issue fees
- Withdrawal limits
- Fraudulent activity liability – Cardholders are responsible for all fraudulent activity connected that occurs before the card is reported lost, missing or stolen. Most bank issued debit cards have zero fraud liability or a cap on the amount of consumer responsibility of around $50.
Due to the fact that these fees are common amongst just about every prepaid, re-loadable debit cards available, and vary by card issuer, it is a good idea to shop around and compare fees before deciding on a card that suits your needs.
Learn More
This page has been accessed 908 times. This page was last modified 02:08, 8 November 2008.
© 2006-2009 LoveToKnow Corp.
Visit us on facebook