Transactions
With Virtual Prepaid Mastercard you can perform the following transactions:
- Purchases at e-shops,
- Phone and mail orders,
- Account payments through electronic portals, such as NBG's i-bank Simple Pay,
for which the physical presence of a card is not required.
Loading
To carry out transactions using Virtual Prepaid Mastercard, you should pre-load money onto it. Your card can be loaded via NBG's Internet Banking or Phone Banking services, selecting the deposit account to debit with the loading amount of your choice. Once loaded, your Virtual Prepaid Mastercard can be readily used for transactions.
Card loading is subject to a fee charge. For more information on the charge rates for transactions on the basis of the Virtual Prepaid Mastercard, click here.
Unloading
You are entitled to transfer the available balance on your card to your deposit account with NBG at any time via NBG’s Internet Banking or Phone Banking services.
Card unloading is subject to a fee charge. For more information on the charge rates for transactions on the basis of the Virtual Prepaid Mastercard, click here.
Transaction limits
On issuance of your Virtual Prepaid Mastercard you will be asked to select a Daily Transaction Limit, which you can then use for your Card-based purchases and transactions. Your daily limit should be between € 500 and € 5,000, and you may change it at any time via NBG's Internet Banking.
For security reasons, NBG has set the maximum annual limit for purchases at € 25,000.
Furthermore, your Virtual Prepaid Mastercard enables you to ensure a sufficient available balance for your transactions, as you may reload it at any time and as many times as you wish, observing the following amount limits:
- € 2,500 per loading
- € 5,000 per day.