general-use prepaid card
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
The term “general-use prepaid card” means a card or other payment code or device issued by any person that is—
(i) redeemable at multiple, unaffiliated merchants or service providers, or automated teller machines;
(ii) issued in a requested amount, whether or not that amount may, at the option of the issuer, be increased in value or reloaded if requested by the holder;
(iii) purchased or loaded on a prepaid basis; and
(iv) honored, upon presentation, by merchants for goods or services, or at automated teller machines.
Source
- 2009–present15 U.S.C. § 1693l-1Commerce and Trade · General-use prepaid cards, gift certificates, and store gift cards · in this section