Prepaid Cards for First Nations Organisations
Interested in finding a better alternative to using cash, store cards and purchase orders within your organisation?
We understand First Nations organisation needs to distribute and administer funds quickly and effectively. These tasks are often time-consuming and resource intensive, especially when using cash to distribute these funds.
This is why we have designed bespoke Prepaid Card solutions, in consultation with key industry participants.
Our tailored Prepaid Visa gift cards, Mastercard gift cards and FIT Prepaid Cards simplify secure fund allocation and reconciliation, saving you time on administration, so you can focus on what truly matters to your organisation.
How can Indigenous Service Providers use prepaid gift cards?
Many First Nation Organisations use cash and other payment methods to distribute funds to members, clients and staff. While these may hold many benefits, they also come with range of challenges for organisations, including:
Risk of misuse of funds or loss
Limitations to where they can be used
Lack of complete transparency on how the funds are used
Complex administrative tasks managing receipts, submissions and reconciliation
Ensuring members/staff have sufficient funds is time-consuming and resource-intensive
Rapid and safe disbursement of funds in an emergency
Prepaid gift cards provide a safe, transparent, and effective alternative to cash, reducing administrative challenges and the chances of misuse or funds being lost. They simplify fund allocation, improve accountability in tracking expenses, and ease the complications linked with handling cash, allowing service providers to deliver high-quality support services to their clients.
Prepaid gift cards can be utilised by First Nations Organisations to offer fund distribution for various needs within their communities. With Prepaid Visa Cards and Prepaid Mastercard Cards wide acceptance, they can be used to purchase essential items such as food, clothing, household supplies, or even for accessing specific services like healthcare or educational resources, catering to the diverse needs of members and clients. Additional capabilities include merchant category blocking, e.g. alcohol, gambling and tobacco.
Secure and fast distribution to members, clients and staff
Digital Prepaid Mastercards can be distributed the same-day for immediate assistance. Delivered via SMS, they eliminate postage delays and can be readily dispersed to recipients in remote regions to address urgent necessities like food, lodging, or essential services.
Reduced administration time with simplified reporting
Enjoy seamless reporting with easy transaction exporting to cost codes and expenditure categories via our client portal, simplifying reconciliations and saving time.
Peace of mind knowing funds are spent as they should
We offer optional merchant blocking on our Prepaid Cards to prevent misuse of funds, which can be customised to your requirements. Organisations can have peace of mind knowing funds are spent where they’re supposed to be.
Streamlined staff expense management
Ensure your team always have funds readily available to cover work related costs with our Reloadable Prepaid Petty Cash Card. Managed via our client portal, organisations can view card balances and set up top-up alerts when funds reach below a certain amount, avoiding time-consuming reimbursements for out-of-pocket expenses.
Ensure security with Trusted Leaders in Digital Payments
- Reduce risk. Prepaid Mastercard and Visa Gift Cards offer a secure alternative to cash. Lost or stolen cards can be suspended and replaced.
- Ensure funds are used as intended. Control when, where and how funds can be spent with FIT Prepaid.
- Easy ordering and transparent reporting. Organisations can order, load and manage their prepaid cards via our Client Portal. With real-time reporting.
- Immediate access to funds. Recipients can activate in minutes and manage their card via our cardholder website or app.
- Wide acceptance. Recipients can use their funds online or in-store anywhere that accepts Mastercard or Visa.
- Secure. If the prepaid card is suspected to be lost or stolen, cardholders can easily suspend their card to prevent further misuse.
Why Indigenous Service Providers choose Prepaid Gift Cards
Wide range catering to diverse client needs. We offer physical, digital or combined physical and digital cards, available as Prepaid Mastercard, Visa Prepaid Cards and FIT Prepaid Cards. Optional ATM access.
Fast distribution of funds with same-day delivered prepaid Mastercards. Choose from plastic cards, digital (SMS delivered) or virtual (email delivered) cards. Options include single-load, reloadable, and zero balance for future loading.
Eliminate cash: With our prepaid card solution, your organisation will no longer have to deal with cash and can enjoy reduced administration and risk. Drive efficiency and support your staff in delivering their services with ease.
Mastercard and Visa Prepaid Cards are accepted at over 37 million retailers both in-store and online, with optional merchant blocking. This helps ensure that funds are being used effectively by clients and members.
Easily track spending: Real-time reporting allows organisations to monitor and audit how funding has been spent.
Branded card design options: Choose from our range or create custom prepaid cards, branded for your organisation.
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