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FYI, many prepaid cards in the UK are inoperable this weekend due to the failure of Wirecard, which they depended upon: https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/

FYI, many prepaid cards in the UK are inoperable this weekend due to the failure of Wirecard, which they depended upon: https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2020/06/pockit--curve-and-other-prepaid-card-customers-see-accounts-froz/ https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2020/06/pockit--curve... No clear answer of when these cards will be working again. This will hurt disadvantaged people the most, who are more likely to depend on a prepaid card, just have the one card, or to find £100 being temporarily out of reach as more than an inconvenience.

bserge 6y ago
Interesting, I have a Pockit account and haven't heard anything from them. Maybe because it's the weekend, but they usually send notification emails when their services go down sometimes for maintenance (card withdrawals were usually unaffected though)..
- SideburnsOfDoom 6y ago
  There are notification emails to affected customers this weekend, or at least, I have received 2 so far, so I assume that all affected customers got them. I'm not sure if all Pockit accounts are with Wirecard. You can see more at the links that they give: https://twitter.com/PockitUK https://twitter.com/PockitUK https://blog.pockit.com/important-update-pockit-accounts-temporarily-inaccessible-4b038228cc93 https://blog.pockit.com/important-update-pockit-accounts-tem... I am thankfully, not substantially unconvinced by this account being frozen. But I am sure that it's not good for many Pockit customers or for Pockit's business.
  - bserge 6y ago
    My card says Wirecard, and the last email from Pockit was on the 20th ("Summer of cashback"). Strange. But I'm not using it much, it's just a card for safe online purchases. Saved me twice, it's a good thing to have.
    - SideburnsOfDoom 6y ago
      Right, I also see the words "issued by Wirecard Card Solutions Ltd" in the small print on the back of the card. Getting the email might also be related to recent activity, e.g. when you last used the card? Be aware that while it's good to have a backup card, this one is not going to save you today.

bserge 6y ago

Interesting, I have a Pockit account and haven't heard anything from them. Maybe because it's the weekend, but they usually send notification emails when their services go down sometimes for maintenance (card withdrawals were usually unaffected though)..

SideburnsOfDoom 6y ago
There are notification emails to affected customers this weekend, or at least, I have received 2 so far, so I assume that all affected customers got them. I'm not sure if all Pockit accounts are with Wirecard. You can see more at the links that they give: https://twitter.com/PockitUK https://twitter.com/PockitUK https://blog.pockit.com/important-update-pockit-accounts-temporarily-inaccessible-4b038228cc93 https://blog.pockit.com/important-update-pockit-accounts-tem... I am thankfully, not substantially unconvinced by this account being frozen. But I am sure that it's not good for many Pockit customers or for Pockit's business.
- bserge 6y ago
  My card says Wirecard, and the last email from Pockit was on the 20th ("Summer of cashback"). Strange. But I'm not using it much, it's just a card for safe online purchases. Saved me twice, it's a good thing to have.
  - SideburnsOfDoom 6y ago
    Right, I also see the words "issued by Wirecard Card Solutions Ltd" in the small print on the back of the card. Getting the email might also be related to recent activity, e.g. when you last used the card? Be aware that while it's good to have a backup card, this one is not going to save you today.