Prepaid bank cards are one of the best methods to buy online, limit the spending that we want to make every month on our night out, on various purchases, when we go on a trip, on subscriptions ... since in this way, once the available balance has run out, we cannot spend more, not as it happens with credit or debit cards.
In the market we can find a large number of cards of this type, however, not all of them offer us the same benefits. In this article we are going to focus on the hype card, a prepaid card with multiple functions available in Italy. If you want to know how to recharge Hype, I invite you to continue reading to know all the available methods.
How to recharge Hype
Before opting for one prepaid card or another, it is important know all the options to recharge that they put at our disposal.
As a good prepaid card worth its salt, Hype offers us different methods to be able to recharge the balance of the prepaid card.
Depending on what our preferences and needs are, as well as the different means that we have at our disposal, we can recharge our Hype prepaid card in 4 different ways: using another credit or debit card, making a transfer from a checking account, using the recharge function available at enabled ATMs or requesting money from another HYPE contact.
Every top-up of money we make on a Hype prepaid card, has a commission of 2,50 euros, 2 euros if we have Hype Plus activated and 1,60 euros if we have Hype Premium activated. Also, in most available methods, the minimum recharge is 20 euros, although this amount may vary since it is not fixed.
To get more information I invite you to continue reading about each of the different methods available to recharge Hype prepaid cards.
With a credit card
The fastest and easiest method to recharge a borrowed Hype card is through the Hype mobile app, an application that we can download for free in the App Store, Play Store and App Gallery.
Once we have downloaded and installed the app On our smartphone or tablet, we must enter our account information.
Next, we must associate a credit or debit card, credit or debit card that will be stored in the application and that we can use on a regular basis to recharge the Hype prepaid card.
Like other prepaid cards, Hype allows us carry out punctual recharges or establish a system of automatic refills stop that every week, every 15 days or once a month, an automatic recharge of the amount we have established is made.
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.hype.app
- https://apps.apple.com/es/app/hype-carta-conto-e-app/id943405905
- https://appgallery.huawei.com/app/C102300587
With a bank transfer
All Hype cards are associated with an IBAN. This allows users to send a bank transfer to their prepaid cards very easily and without the need for a bank credit or debit card, which is why these types of cards are the most convenient to control spending.
The IBAN number of the Hype prepaid card, is available through the Hype application for mobile devices in addition to, in the documentation that is delivered to users who create a new card, documentation that, in most cases, is lost, so we can always have it at hand through the app.
Unlike recharges using a credit card, Hype prepaid card recharges through a transfer, take between 2 and 3 days to be effective, depending on whether it is carried out on the weekend, public holiday ...
From an ATM
Once again, the easiest method to top up a borrowed Hype card, without using the mobile app, is using an ATM with a bank card from any other bank, either credit or debit.
This process will transfer the money from our credit or debit card to the Hype prepaid card. Immediately. This function is available in more than 8.000 ATMs distributed throughout Italy that are part of QuiMultiBanca.
From authorized establishments
If we do not want to use our credit or debit card or an ATM, we can use one of the different associated businesses where, in addition to selling Hype prepaid cards, we can also allows us to recharge them.
In addition to most of kiosks, tobacconists and bars, we can also recharge the balance of our Hype card through the stores Carrefour, Penny Market, PAM supermarkets, Pam Local ...
The minimum recharge that we can do through this method is 20 euros and a maximum of 250 euros.
Ask for money
Like PayPal, Hype, allows us ask for money from other people through the app. That is, we can ask other users of this prepaid card for money, either in terms of sales of services, commissions, weekly, biweekly or monthly payments ...
The process to request money through the application, whether from a friend, family member or our parents, is as simple as opening the application and clicking on the icon of a ticket located in the lower central part of the application and click on Richiedi denaro.
Then we will write the amount we wish to receive and in the Invia A section, we select the contact that we have previously established as a source of income. If we do not have it stored in the application, click on the + sign and write the user's alias.
The user who receives the invitation will have to click on it, enter the application and proceed with the sending. When the money is received, We will receive a notification on our smartphone.
How to check the balance of a Hype prepaid card
Along with knowing the different methods to recharge a borrowed Hype card, another important point to take into account are the methods that it makes available to us to know the balance of our card.
As with any other card of this type, the fastest and easiest method is via mobile layout app. As soon as you open the application, the first information that will be displayed will be that of the available balance.
