Jan 20, 2014, 12:11 pm
Last edit by: Alcibiades
These cards no longer earn fuel points.
TIP:Purchases of $500 or more require manager override. You will hold up the line and risk getting shutdown: Hint: $495 + $4.95 fee = $499.95
As of July 16, 2014, cards are not PINable(again) without registration; calling to activate sends to representative. Before Feb 3 2014 and after ~ Mar 17 2014, a PIN could/can be set for one-time use.
The Univision Prepaid Mastercard can only be used for credit card transactions*, not debit. Debit/PIN requires SSN registration for enhanced use. This is a standard restriction for this type of card.
*ask the cashier to enter a partial payment amount if your transaction exceeds your card's stored value, otherwise your card will seem broke/inactive.
Enhanced use reports...
The Univision Prepaid Mastercard is product from The Bancorp Bank.
Until 3/24 you could load with VR. Just like with the PIN working, not working, then working again, keep trying with VR and if you succeed, please report here.
TIP:Purchases of $500 or more require manager override. You will hold up the line and risk getting shutdown: Hint: $495 + $4.95 fee = $499.95
As of July 16, 2014, cards are not PINable(again) without registration; calling to activate sends to representative. Before Feb 3 2014 and after ~ Mar 17 2014, a PIN could/can be set for one-time use.
The Univision Prepaid Mastercard can only be used for credit card transactions*, not debit. Debit/PIN requires SSN registration for enhanced use. This is a standard restriction for this type of card.
*ask the cashier to enter a partial payment amount if your transaction exceeds your card's stored value, otherwise your card will seem broke/inactive.
Enhanced use reports...
- Monthly fee at ~30-day anniversary of registration
- ReloadIt and Moneypak reloading
- Do not load over 950 in a day, they will suspend your card
- VR reloading now seems broken
- Cashover(cashback) available with debit purchase at some registers
- ACH Pull does not work
The Univision Prepaid Mastercard is product from The Bancorp Bank.
Until 3/24 you could load with VR. Just like with the PIN working, not working, then working again, keep trying with VR and if you succeed, please report here.
Univision Prepaid Mastercard from Safeway/Vons
Jan 7, 2015, 2:06 pm
#586
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Jan 13, 2015, 6:39 pm
#587
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 394
Question, I have been reading through the old posts, but didnt' see. Has anyone had their card locked with the Pfraud tag? I tried to load today and they locked my card and are asking for Driver license, SSN card, utility bill and proof of last loads. I had sent all that when I bought the card last July. After receiving they want more than a week to verify. Just curious if anybody has had this happen.
Thanks for any replies.
Thanks for any replies.
Jan 18, 2015, 8:02 pm
#588
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 394
Question, I have been reading through the old posts, but didnt' see. Has anyone had their card locked with the Pfraud tag? I tried to load today and they locked my card and are asking for Driver license, SSN card, utility bill and proof of last loads. I had sent all that when I bought the card last July. After receiving they want more than a week to verify. Just curious if anybody has had this happen.
Thanks for any replies.
Thanks for any replies.
With the death of MP's looming, will cancel this card.
Mar 31, 2015, 8:38 am
#589
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 1,516
How much did you put on the card during the calendar month? I did a $5K and cannot load more (I use ReloadIts via safe, second day in the row I'm getting a "technical difficulties" message, but card status is Active).
Mar 31, 2015, 9:41 am
#591
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 1,516
The maximum number of times you may load your Card with cash is ten (10) times in any 30-day period. The maximum amount you can load is $950.00 per transaction, and $9,500.00 in any 30-day period.
BTW, here was answer for my problem - I hit a "ten times load per 30 days period" limit.
Mar 31, 2015, 12:55 pm
#592
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 394
I only did about 1500 to 2000 a month. I had other options at the time to spread around. I made my card inactive and haven't used it in two months. I am waiting to see if my local gas station starts using the swipe load procedure.
Feb 15, 2016, 3:07 pm
#593
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 16
According to their T&C:
The maximum number of times you may load your Card with cash is ten (10) times in any 30-day period. The maximum amount you can load is $950.00 per transaction, and $9,500.00 in any 30-day period.
BTW, here was answer for my problem - I hit a "ten times load per 30 days period" limit.
The maximum number of times you may load your Card with cash is ten (10) times in any 30-day period. The maximum amount you can load is $950.00 per transaction, and $9,500.00 in any 30-day period.
BTW, here was answer for my problem - I hit a "ten times load per 30 days period" limit.
If it is counted as TWO time load, then the maximum we can load is 10 reloadIt packs per 30 days.
Please clear the question! I am going to jump in the game.
Thanks
Feb 15, 2016, 11:11 pm
#594
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 92
Good luck. In my experience Univision/Bancorp rates right up there with PayPal and Green Dot in the Jerk Hall of Fame. On my third $500 load they froze my account and demanded numerous documents. I sent everything they wanted but they decided they were fake, that therefore I must be a criminal, and that I was never getting the forfeited money back. After that, whenever I called they hung up as soon as they figured out who I was. It was only after I sicced the FDIC on Bancorp that I got my money returned a couple months later. I used the questionable legal theory that my funds were lost while in a FDIC-insured account so I was initiating a claim with FDIC. Bancorp blinked when FDIC asked what the heck is going on.
Feb 16, 2016, 6:04 pm
#595
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 16
Good luck. In my experience Univision/Bancorp rates right up there with PayPal and Green Dot in the Jerk Hall of Fame. On my third $500 load they froze my account and demanded numerous documents. I sent everything they wanted but they decided they were fake, that therefore I must be a criminal, and that I was never getting the forfeited money back. After that, whenever I called they hung up as soon as they figured out who I was. It was only after I sicced the FDIC on Bancorp that I got my money returned a couple months later. I used the questionable legal theory that my funds were lost while in a FDIC-insured account so I was initiating a claim with FDIC. Bancorp blinked when FDIC asked what the heck is going on.
Would please someone reply the following questions?
Jul 22, 2016, 5:16 pm
#596
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 227
if load $900 from reload safe account at the same time, but the $900 is from TWO reloadIt pack. Will this count as ONE time load or TWO times load?
If it is counted as TWO time load, then the maximum we can load is 10 reloadIt packs per 30 days.
Please clear the question! I am going to jump in the game.
Thanks
If it is counted as TWO time load, then the maximum we can load is 10 reloadIt packs per 30 days.
Please clear the question! I am going to jump in the game.
Thanks
Got Univision card at the end of June, as TM card went bye-bye.
Loaded, used card for a lot of random (small) purchases, nothing that should raise red flags. Loaded some more a few days later, continued camouflage spending, etc... and then suddenly can't load from Safe. "Technical difficulties" generic and meaningless message.
Gave it a few days, tried again.. no dice. Have tried every few days since.
Up above is noted that one can only load 10x within a 30 day period. I went back and counted, and sure enough, I have 10x ~$500 loads since June 30th.
There we go. Answered my question, and yours: Each load transaction is counted separately. So loading $500x2 counts as two loads, even if its 'feels' like one from Safe.
I'm rethinking whether UniV is worth $10 a month for only $5k throughput...