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Prepaid card that proves your customer’s age

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Home » News » Issue 5 June 2008

Prepaid card that proves your customer’s age

Prepaid card that proves your customer’s age

A new prepaid card that doubles as proof of age ID has been launched. The UreLife card enables retailers to easily identify young people who may be trying to purchase alcohol or other age-restricted items.

Issued by Alliance & Leicester Commercial Bank, the card is designed to give peace of mind to high street and online retailers while allowing parents to keep track of their children’s spending habits.

The card includes a colour photograph of the cardholder, gives their date of birth and includes the Government’s approved Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS) hologram.

Prepaid cards can be topped up with a set amount of money and then used, much like a debit card, to purchase goods in stores, on the telephone or on the internet. The cards make it simple to control the amount of money being spent and have a range of business applications, from payroll and petty cash to expenses.

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