But, unlike account-based payment instruments, such as credit and debit cards, it works as a pre-paid bearer instrument. It is used to cover payments – usually of relatively small amounts – to undertakings other than the user, thus differentiating it from single purpose pre-paid cards like telephone cards.
But, unlike account-based payment instruments, such as credit and debit cards, it works as a pre-paid bearer instrument. It is used to cover payments – usually of relatively small amounts – to undertakings other than the user, thus differentiating it from single purpose pre-paid cards like telephone cards.
Tuttavia, a differenza degli strumenti di pagamento basati su conti come le carte di credito e debito, funziona come strumento al portatore prepagato ed è usato per coprire pagamenti, in generale di importi relativamente piccoli, a imprese che non siano l ’ utente, per cui si distingue dalle carte prepagate monouso come le schede telefoniche.