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CashPassport Prepaid Mastercard review

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Card Price
$15.00
Card Maintenance Fee
$0.00
Rewards
No
Signup Bonus
No


What the Critics Are Saying...


SAVVY New Canadians
SAVVY New Canadians

If you are looking for a card to cut your FX fees, the Canada Post Cash Passport Prepaid Mastercard can help, but it is not the best option out there.

- Enoch Omololu, SAVVY New Canadians
creditcardGenius
creditcardGenius

While the Cash Passport Mastercard seems like a convenient card for no foreign exchange fees, it not only has fees involved, but there are limits to where it can be used. Other no foreign exchange cards would actually suit you better – unless you’re leaving on a trip in the next few days and want th...

- creditcardGenius

Details


Overview
Card Price $15.00
Activation Fee $0.00
Card Maintenance Fee $0.00
Minimum Load Amount $0.00

Check with the purchase location

Maximum Load Amount $8,500.00

Maximum amount you can load/ reload in 24 hours and/or have on your Card at any one time 

Max Balance $30,000.00

Maximum amount you can load in total in a 12-month period (across all Cash Passport cards issued to you by Peoples Trust Company) 

Transaction Fees
Add Money
Direct Deposit
$0.00


Cash Loads
$3.00

Cost for reloading your Card

Card to card transfer
$0.00
Spend Money
Purchase Fee
$0.00

1.50% of the transaction amount, to use your Card at merchants in Canada (some merchants may charge you an additional fee)

Bill Payment
$0.00
Foreign Transaction Fee
3.25%
Get Cash
ATM withdrawal fee (Domestic) - In Network
$0.00


ATM withdrawal fee (Domestic) - Out of Network
$3.00
ATM withdrawal fee (International)
$3.00
Over-the-counter cash withdrawal (Domestic)
$3.00
Over-the-counter cash withdrawal (International)
$3.00
Other
Balance Inquiry (at ATM)
Unknown
Inactivity
$2.80

Unless prohibited by law, charged after a 12-month period of you not reloading, or not using your Card for transactions. No balance, no fee

Card replacement
$0.00
Card Replacement and Express Delivery Fee
$0.00

No

Monthly Paper Statements
$0.00

No

Custom Card Fee OR Customization
$0.00

No

Promotions
Sign up bonus -
Rewards -
Features & Benefits
Additional Card Holders No
Funds Don't Expire Yes
Supported Currencies CAD, USD, EUR, GBP, JPY, AUD, MXN
Zero Liability Yes
Fraud Protection Yes
Custom Design No
Wireless Payments No
Virtual Cards No
Additional Benefits
  • 24/7 Global Assistance
  • Additional back up Card available
  • Free replacement of lost, stolen or damaged Cards
  • Chip and PIN protected
Eligibility
Minimum Age

18 years in AB, MB, ON, PE, QA, SK. 19 years in all other provinces.

Temporary Residents No
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