Bankmed Fresh Funds Prepaid Travel Card review
Updated September 28, 2026 · DebitCue Editorial Team · Facts checked September 26, 2026
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Our verdict
Bankmed Fresh Funds Prepaid Travel Card is a prepaid travel card from Bankmed SAL, based in Lebanon and supervised by Banque du Liban. It suits a short trip rather than everyday banking, with a monthly fee of $15 while the first load is free of charge.
Key facts
- Best for
- A prepaid travel wallet funded once before a trip and kept apart from day to day spending.
- Monthly fee
- $15 (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Card type
- Prepaid (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Top-up fee
- First load free of charge; reloads subject to fee (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Currencies
- 2 (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Legal entity
- Bankmed SAL (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Headquarters
- Lebanon (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Founded
- 1944 (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Support channels
- Phone (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Features
- Travel
- Official website
- bankmed.com.lb
Pros and cons
Pros
- The first load is free of charge, so a card funded once before departure starts with no loading cost.
- It carries 2 currencies and is listed for travel.
- The issuer is Bankmed SAL, a bank founded in 1944 and supervised by Banque du Liban.
- As a prepaid card you load before you spend, a trip's spending is kept separate from your everyday account.
Cons
- A monthly fee of $15 is charged every month, and the card ranks 405 of 419 cards on that measure.
- Support runs on phone only, with no written channel listed.
- Every load after the first carries a fee, so topping up more than once on a trip adds cost.
Who it suits
- You are flying out of Lebanon and want a prepaid card funded before departure rather than a bank debit card.
- You want the balance held by a regulated bank, since the issuer is Bankmed SAL under Banque du Liban supervision.
- You want a card that covers more than one currency, since it carries 2 currencies.
Who should look elsewhere
- Skrill, where the monthly fee is €5 rather than $15.
- The JMMB Moneyline and JMMB Money Transfer prepaid card, where the monthly fee is JMD 0.
- The CrediMax Cardy EX prepaid Visa, where the monthly fee is BHD 0.
How Bankmed Fresh Funds Prepaid Travel Card compares
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Where Bankmed Fresh Funds Prepaid Travel Card is available
- Available
- Lebanon
- Licence in Lebanon
- Banque du Liban (22), checked September 26, 2026
Countries from the brand (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
Frequently asked questions
How much does the Bankmed Fresh Funds card cost each month?+
Holding the card costs a monthly fee of $15, and the median monthly fee on this site is €0. It ranks 405 of 419 cards on that measure, so the running cost is the number to weigh before applying. The fee applies in a month with little or no spending.
Does it cost anything to load money onto the card?+
Funding runs on a load basis, since this is a prepaid card. The first load is free of charge, and every load after that carries a fee, so topping up repeatedly during a trip adds cost. Plan how many loads the trip needs before departure, because the first is the only free one.
Who issues the card and which regulator supervises it?+
The issuer is Bankmed SAL, a bank based in Lebanon and supervised by Banque du Liban. The prepaid card and the account behind it come from that bank, so money set aside for a trip sits with a regulated institution in the home market rather than with a standalone prepaid firm.
How many currencies can the card hold?+
It carries 2 currencies, so a trip can be funded in a currency other than the one you spend at home. The card is listed for travel, and holding several currencies on one card is the reason to pick a travel card of this kind over a single currency prepaid card.
Is it a debit card or a prepaid card?+
It is a prepaid card, not a debit or credit card, and the product is listed for travel. Money is loaded before it is spent, so the card suits a fixed budget for a trip rather than everyday spending straight from a bank balance.
How do I get help if the card goes wrong abroad?+
Support runs on phone only, which suits a problem with the card in another country. No other channel is listed to fall back on, so keep the number to hand before departure and be ready to call rather than write.
Is there a cheaper prepaid card for the same trip?+
Yes on the monthly fee. Skrill charges €5, the JMMB Moneyline and JMMB Money Transfer prepaid card charges JMD 0, and the CrediMax Cardy EX prepaid Visa charges BHD 0. On the fee alone, the $15 charged here is above all three.
Sources
- bankmed.com.lb/content/about/bank-profile.aspx checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Founded, Headquarters, Legal entity
“Date of Establishment: 1944”
- bankmed.com.lb/content/consumer/product-detail.aspx checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Card type, Currencies, Features, Top-up fee, Monthly fee, Support channels, Licences
“Fresh Funds Prepaid Travel Card”
Compiled from 2 source pages, checked September 26, 2026. We did not open an account.
Not confirmed yet: Currency conversion fee, Free ATM withdrawals, Protection.
Related by the facts
Bankmed Fresh Funds Prepaid Travel Card
A prepaid travel wallet funded once before a trip and kept apart from day to day spending.