About your Card!

The 1st Stop Prepaid MasterCard® is a great new way to pay.
Anyone can apply, with guaranteed* acceptance.

Manage your money and spend only what you load

No credit check or bank account required

Spend wherever you see the MasterCard® Acceptance Mark

Have your balance text on your mobile

Top up at any Post Office across the UK

Shop online and over the phone


Top up your card at any Post
Office before you spend.

Find a Post Office
near you.
Spend just like a normal debit card,
you can use it wherever you see
the MasterCard® Acceptance Mark.
Shop on the high street, online
over the phone.
You can only spend what you
load on the card, so no worrying
about overspending with a
Prepaid Card.
What will happen next?
Once you’ve applied
for your card you’ll
receive a barcode
letter in the post
asking you to pay
the card issue fee.
Take this letter with
cash to any Post
Office.
Click here to find the
nearest one to you.
Once the issue fee is
paid your card(s) will
be sent and will
Arrive within 7/10
days. Your PIN will be
sent separately.
When you receive
your card(s), you’ll
need to activate them
before you can start
to use them.

Download the
MasterCard®
Guide

All you need to know about
our Prepaid MasterCard®
Card
Card Fee
only £8.95

No monthly management
fee, you only pay when you
use your card

See Terms and Conditions
for further details
Terms and Conditions Privacy Policy Important Information Summary Box Contact Us

*1st Stop is only open to persons aged 18 and over. Your application may be turned down if your identity information cannot be verified. Conditions apply. MasterCard is a registered trademark of MasterCard International Incorporated. Your 1st Stop Prepaid MasterCard® Card is issued by Newcastle Building Society pursuant to licence from MasterCard International Incorporated. Newcastle Building Society is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority (www.fsa.gov.uk/register) and is entered in the Financial Services Authority Register under Registered number 156058. 1st Stop, PO Box 3634, Chester CH1 9NL.

1st Stop Registered Office: Whitehills Business Park, Blackpool, FY4 5LW. Company Registration Number: 5153793. Registered in England and Wales.