
New: Prepaid Cards for Immediate Online Use
- 2 Types: Online card as a Pdf or as a plastic card
- sPrepaid Cards also available to non-customers
Online card for instant shopping

With immediate effect, Erste Bank und Sparkassen is offering prepaid, reloadable cards. s Prepaid Cards can be purchased in the George store, in the Card Control app, as well as in all branch offices. The cards are available as plastic cards in a variety of designs, which can be used to pay online, as well as in all shops that accept Visa. However, there also exists an online version. Immediately after purchase, the card number is conveyed in a Pdf document and can be used for online shopping right away. The expiration date as well as the CVV2 security code are sent directly to one's mobile phone in this variant. Online cards can also be purchased directly at self-service devices.
Gift card or reloadable card
With immediate effect, Erste Bank und Sparkassen is offering prepaid, reloadable cards. s Prepaid Cards can be purchased in the George store, in the Card Control app, as well as in all branch offices. The cards are available as plastic cards in a variety of designs, which can be used to pay online, as well as in all shops that accept Visa. However, there also exists an online version. Immediately after purchase, the card number is conveyed in a Pdf document and can be used for online shopping right away. The expiration date as well as the CVV2 security code are sent directly to one's mobile phone in this variant. Online cards can also be purchased directly at self-service devices.
Gift card or reloadable card


In principle both versions can be ordered in the form of a one-time preloaded gift card, or as a reloadable card for one's personal use. The maximum balance that may be loaded to the latter is 10,000 euro, while a maximum one-off amount of 150 euro can be loaded to a gift card. Non-customers may purchase these cards at Erste Bank branch offices as well. All cards offer the possibility to choose a personal PIN code, which one can set when ordering the card online. There are numerous possible uses for these prepaid cards. For security reasons, some customers want a credit card that doesn't have a name printed on it, which is the case with prepaid cards. Better cost control is enabled as well, as one can no longer make payments with the card once its balance is used up. “Parents can for instance give such cards to their children, and thereby ensure strict control of their expenses”, says Peter Bosek, member of the management board at Erste Bank. Currently there is also a special edition in George design available, which can only be purchased online.
In the implementation of this new card offer, Erste Bank is collaborating with Spain's La Caixa Bank, which has regularly won awards as one of the most innovative banks in the world. The two banks have established the payment service MoneyToPay as a joint venture in order to promote the card business.