{"id":1710,"date":"2010-02-06T07:00:35","date_gmt":"2010-02-06T07:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/home-finance\/the-speed-e-card-offers-consumers-greater-control"},"modified":"2017-04-14T09:44:54","modified_gmt":"2017-04-14T09:44:54","slug":"the-speed-e-card-offers-consumers-greater-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/home-finance\/the-speed-e-card-offers-consumers-greater-control\/","title":{"rendered":"The Speed-e-card Offers Consumers Greater Control"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/images\/speed-e-card\/new-debit-card.jpg\" alt=\" The Speed-e-card Offers Consumers Greater Control  \" class=\"right\" \/>A newly launched UK-based service gives cash-conscious consumers greater control over their finances, by-passing the banks with their often hefty overdraft charges and fees.<\/p>\n<p>The Speed-e-card (a prepaid MasterCard) and e-bank account, gives the consumer many of the benefits of a traditional bank account and debit card &#8211; but with no interest charges or late fees &#8211; and no credit checks:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The card can be used online or in shops, just like a normal credit or debit card, including abroad, meaning no more worries about having to change up Travellers Cheques.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Once you have loaded funds into your speed-e-card account, you can then use the card to access this balance from either ATMs, or to make payments Online, via the free e-bank account and even set up standing orders from it, making it a viable alternative to running a traditional bank account.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Because consumers can only spend the money they have on their card, they should never go overdrawn, enabling greater control over their money and no nasty overdraft fees!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>There is also the option to receive an SMS every time the prepaid card is used, so card-holders will know straight away if it is being used fraudulently.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Gary Miller-Cheevers from Speed-e-card says: &#8220;The Speed-e-card with its free e-bank account gives consumers greater control over their money, and the re-assurance that they will never pay charges and fees due to being overdrawn.<\/p>\n<p>We believe that in these credit-crunching times and with lots of media coverage over unfair bank charges and hidden costs, this service provides a transparent and ethical way to manage your finances. Why give the money to the banks when you can spend it yourself!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Speed-e-card is also unique in that once it is activated, it can be loaded with a Speed-e-loans Payday Loan &#8211; a form of cash advance, which is repaid on your next payday.<\/p>\n<p>For more detailed information, please visit the Speed-e-Card website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A newly launched UK-based service gives cash-conscious consumers greater control over their finances, by-passing the banks with their often hefty overdraft charges and fees. The Speed-e-card (a prepaid MasterCard) and e-bank account, gives the consumer many of the benefits of a traditional bank account and debit card &#8211; but with no interest charges or late fees &#8211; and no credit checks: The card can be used online or in shops, just like a normal credit or debit card, including abroad, meaning no more worries about having to change up Travellers Cheques. Once you have loaded funds into your speed-e-card account, &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/home-finance\/the-speed-e-card-offers-consumers-greater-control\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[82,273],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1710"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1710"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1710\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8052,"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1710\/revisions\/8052"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1710"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ukhomeideas.co.uk\/ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}