Beyon Money review

Beyon Money charges a currency conversion fee of 0% on the prepaid card, which is why it ranks at 1 of 259 brands on that measure. For comparison, Skrill charges 3.99% and CMF charges fees of 0% to 3%.

Beyon Money is regulated by the Central Bank of Bahrain. The card it issues is prepaid and runs on the visa network, so the issuer's terms set out what happens to the balance and what any protection scheme covers.

It is a prepaid card, so money is loaded onto the account and then spent from that balance. The features listed for it are multi currency and travel, which puts it in the multi-currency travel corner of the prepaid market.

Yes, the rewards type is cashback. Cashback is the most common rewards type in the prepaid group, where the share of prepaid cards paying it is 64%. The rate that applies to this card is set out in its own terms.

Support is a help centre, so help comes in writing rather than over a phone line or live chat. If you are abroad with a blocked payment, that means writing in and waiting, so people who need an answer straight away may prefer a provider with more channels.

The card runs on the visa network, so it is accepted wherever that network is accepted. On DebitCue, 58.6% of the cards listed are Visa, which makes visa a mainstream choice rather than an unusual one.

Free cash withdrawals are worth checking against the terms for your card, since prepaid cards on DebitCue typically show an allowance of €0. Cash withdrawals are where prepaid cards often cost more than the 0% conversion fee suggests.

The multi currency and travel list points the same way, with multi-currency and travel both named as features, and a conversion fee of 0% means spending abroad adds nothing in conversion costs. Cards in the travel category on DebitCue typically show 0%.