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Credit Cards Canada touts benefits of prepaid for Canadians

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 — 18:50:20 (EDT)

Canada, April 7, 2011 -- Every time we think about credit cards, the thought of getting all the stuff we want to buy at any time of the month without worrying about the instant billing, is indeed tempting. Canadian prepaid credit cards require us to review our presumed notions that we hold of credit cards. As the prepaid cards have a slightly different function and different usage.

Prepaid credit cards basically are form of credit cards which unlike the other credit cards are secured. It means that the amount deposit should be according to your requirements on this credit card and then have to spend accordingly. For this reason it is named as prepaid credit cards, you are only to use as much money as you have in your deposit account; as soon as you reach your limit by using up all your credit, you are supposed to deposit more credits in your account.

However, you must be wondering how can such a credit card would be of any help if it cannot allow you to spend the money beyond a certain limit. True, this prepaid card won't allow you to even apply for money like all of you Canadians do with the help of regular credit cards. However, even after all this there are quite some charms that are the blessings of having a prepaid credit cards.

First of all, a prepaid credit card (www.creditcardreview.ca/creditcard-2-2-2-2-2-1-2-2/ ) is a type of credit card that any Canadian can apply for regardless of the fact that he/she is having a bad credit history or is low on finances. Moreover, neither Trans Union Canada nor anyone else will go through your previous credit records while considering your credit card application.

Then the best part about these types of many prepaid credit cards is the fact that they give the Canadians with the poor credit history a brilliant chance to recover considerably. As these credit cards will regularly provide the Equifax and TransUnion Canada, your good credit scores. This consequently will help you redeem your bad credit history.

Moreover, these cards are extremely helpful for the immigrants in Canada as well, who have to start anew with their financial issues in Canada. In case you are an immigrant in Canada and think that since, you had a good scoring in your home country, you don't need to worry about getting credits in Canada. But here is the thing, regardless of how perfect your credit ratings were in the country you are from, when you enter Canada, you are to start making everything again from scratch. For this you have got to find an effective and fast way possible. And the most convenient and efficient of all ways is definitely through a prepaid card. But, you must be of 18 years if age or older fit the criteria of this card.

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