Prepaid credit cards !

I don't have a credit card and have never made one. Now I need one immediately to pay some hotel bookings. I have heard that a prepaid credit card serves the same way as an ordinary credit card. Can someone suggest that from where can I get this prepaid card and approximately how much time will it take to make one. Also which banks issue such cards, does NCB has such options ! Thanks

from alrajhi bank
take one day

Thanks bro, any idea about their charges!

100 rs
per year

And NCB issues that as well. 100 SAR is the annual fee.

But you don't get them immediately you have to wait a weak or so, and they will send it to you

It will come by postal mail I guess !

No
Will will take in one day
I had it in one day

i don't suggest getting the card from alrajhi bank... you can't buy some of the products with the card which is really inconvenient

Dear friends I want to make payment for a hotel booking at booking.com. Please let me know if the prepaid card will work. Secondly, I have NCB account, so should I get it from there....they will give in one day or not...does anyone know ! Or I shud get it from alrajhi in one day as tiff said. Thanks

it took 3 weeks when i got them from NBC... also i believe Alinma bank debit card lets you buy from online websites, but you'll have to double check on that.

Hsni wrote:

Dear friends I want to make payment for a hotel booking at booking.com. Please let me know if the prepaid card will work. Secondly, I have NCB account, so should I get it from there....they will give in one day or not...does anyone know ! Or I shud get it from alrajhi in one day as tiff said. Thanks


mine took about a week for them to contact me about sending it. It could take more or less depending on how busy they are now

I have both. NCB took one week and Rajhi, 2 days.

TheLegendLeads wrote:

I have both. NCB took one week and Rajhi, 2 days.


How rajhi delivers it to you, by post or you physically take it from the bank ! I am sure NCB sends it only by post, no physical collections.

The same goes for Rajhi.

Then how can you get it in two days !

Why? Can't couriers deliver in 2 days? Yes, they did it for me :)

Hsni wrote:

Then how can you get it in two days !


I know the traffic in Ramadan is bad, but it wouldn't take a Courier delivery van to go from one part of the city to another, more than 2 days. :D

I think this is standard procedure for all banks. All issued cards are delivered via post.

I guess it's a regulation from SAMA.

I appreciate your input guys, will go to rajhi first, for the prepaid master card. Otherwise wil check with NCB, wil get from one who promises a faster delivery, thanks guys

Guys I missed a very important point. Do I need to have bank account in al rajhi to be able to get a prepaid master card from them ! Please note that I don't have  any account in al rajhi bank :(

Yes, Rajhi Bank will expect you to have an account with them.
http://www.alrajhibank.com.sa/en/person … -card.aspx

NCB doesn't:
http://www.alahli.com/en-US/Personal%20 … epaid.aspx

TheLegendLeads wrote:

Yes, Rajhi Bank will expect you to have an account with them.
http://www.alrajhibank.com.sa/en/person … -card.aspx

NCB doesn't:
http://www.alahli.com/en-US/Personal%20 … epaid.aspx


I have checked with NCB, they will deliver it by post, may take around 10 days to two weeks :(
They were also telling that if you want it on the spot, then there is one bank, prob SAAB but not sure...they can. Pls share if someone is aware of on spot delivery bank without being account hold of that bank. Alinma  also wants me to open bank account first :(

I think you'll have to check it out and let us know :)

Guys I have applied for it from NCB, they say not possible before 10 days, wil come by post. Even when I agreed to pay extra charges for courrier, they said still you won't get it before week or ten days because of Ramadan ending and eid approaching,....almost two weeks no work :(