The NIC Bank Multicurrency VISA Prepaid Card is the first prepaid card in the market with 3 currencies in 1 card. A single card enables you to carry out transactions in Euros, US Dollars and Kenya Shillings with numerous channels available for you to load your card. It allows you to load money into the card in order to carry out monetary transactions conveniently and securely at any ATM, POS Machine or Ecommerce website.
The NIC Multicurrency Prepaid Card
The NIC Prepaid Gift Card
How to get an NIC Bank Prepaid card
How to load your NIC Prepaid card:
You will be issued with your card instantly after you purchase it at your nearest branch.
It is a payment option for customers who do not necessarily have bank accounts and basically rely on cash to make payments.
No, the card is available to both NIC customers and non-NIC bank customers.
The customer will be required to fill in an application form and have an identification card or valid passport and current work permit in the case of a foreigner.
For an existing customer of NIC bank, they will provide identification documents and fill in the application form.
To activate the card, you will be charged an activation fee of KES 485.
The card is issued instantly after application.
Yes, you must have a valid passport and a current work permit.
Yes. The card is Visa-branded and can be used in more than 200 countries worldwide.
3 years.
You will have to purchase another card from any NIC Bank branch countrywide.
KES 500
KES 485
Upon issuance of a new card, the balance is automatically transferred to the new card.
The card has an online portal on our website, www. nic-bank.com then click on NIC prepaid card.
There will be no PIN replacement. Cardholders that forget their PIN must purchase a new card and the balance will be transferred to the new card.
Yes, you can be reset if you still remember your current PIN.
You can deactivate the card temporarily via the online prepaid customer portal or call the bank customer contact centre through these numbers, 0711 041 111; 0732 141 111; 020 2888 217.
Visit the online prepaid customer portal to activate your card or call the bank customer contact centre through these numbers, 0711 041 111; 0732 141 111; 020 2888 217.
Call the bank customer contact centre through these numbers, 0711 041 111; 0732 141 111; 020 2888 217 to block the card.
No
Card Loading & Transactions
You will need the full card number on the front of the card.
Within 5-10 minutes
No
Maximum amount is Kes 500,000 per day
Yes, you can load Euros and Dollars directly to the wallets.
The transaction will be allowed on the specific currency.
The transaction will be paid through the KES wallet if the funds are sufficient.
Yes, but the currencies will have to be converted to KES.
The web portal provides customers with an easy way for cardholders to view their transactions. The interface provides a quick way to register oneself via internet access. The Customer Web Portal gives the following functionality: