UK payment specialist allpay launched a prepaid card program to help disburse emergency funds to those affected by COVID-19. allpay currently works with around 50 councils across Britain enabling them to distribute the benefits of the prepaid cards for a variety of projects and the team is experienced in deploying such projects on both a small and large scale quickly.
A survey of 2,000 German adults (18+) reveals that 26% (1 in 4) of Germans (18.4 million) use prepaid cards, a 62% increase since the cost of living crisis began. 32% of users (5.9 million) said they use prepaid cards to stay in control of their finances, while 27% (4.9 million) use them to avoid going into debt.