FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - BA Prepaid Mastercard
View Single Post
Old May 30, 2022, 8:20 am
  #4  
SonTech
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Around somewhere
Programs: Gold, Some red card and some hotel cards.
Posts: 702
Originally Posted by layz
I use Curve for a similar purpose. It acts as a proxy between my (non Amex) cards and the merchant. So if the card gets cloned or stolen I just cancel my Curve and my other cards don't need cancelled. Although these days it's rare to need the physical card and using Apple Pay or Google Pay is more secure as the retailer doesn't receive your regular card details.

I still can't see what's in this for BA, is there money to be made in pre-paid cards?
There is. They make it from all the interest from the money people have deposited and not spent yet.
SonTech is offline