Al Ansari Exchange TravelCard
Al Ansari Exchange TravelCard is a prepaid travel card (UAE) issued on Visa, rated 5.8/10 in our latest review. Below: what it costs and what it demands, the tiers the issuer publishes, and how the card cleared our live checkouts.
Al Ansari Exchange TravelCard is the strongest fit for general use, and asks for ID + proof at signup — we carry it at medium risk. Treat the fee rows as the deciding factor: a card that clears reliably but charges on every top-up costs more than its rating suggests.
Profile
| Issuer / category | Al Ansari Exchange TravelCard · Prepaid Travel Card (UAE) |
| Official site | https://www.alansariexchange.com |
| Best for | General use |
| Network | Visa |
| Rating | 5.8/10 (3.0★, 414 data points) |
| Data quality | verified |
Costs and fees
| Card creation fee | AED 50 digital issuance; AED 65 personalised |
| Monthly / annual fee | Free (AED 25/month inactivity after 6 months) |
| Top-up (deposit) fee | AED 5 reload fee (initial load free) |
| Minimum deposit | AED 100 initial load |
| FX / conversion fee | 0% pre-loaded supported currencies; 3.0% for… ··· |
Verification and risk
| KYC required | Yes |
| Risk level | Medium |
| AVS check | No |
Funding and limits
| Bank transfer | Yes |
Billing
| Billing country | United Arab Emirates |
How it performed in our tests
| BIN range | Network | Issuing country | Type | Charges | Cleared | Clear rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 442384 | Visa | United Arab Emirates | Prepaid | 137 | 98 | 71.5% |
We logged 98 cleared charges out of 137 attempts on 1 documented range for this brand. Counts include renewals, not just first charges.
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Frequently asked
What does Al Ansari Exchange TravelCard cost to run?
The cost lines stack like this: issuing it costs AED 50 digital issuance; AED 65 personalised; there is no monthly fee on the entry tier; top-ups cost AED 5 reload fee (initial load free); conversion is priced at 0% pre-loaded supported currencies; 3.0% for unsupported currencies/swaps; you need AED 100 initial load to get going. Cash-out costs are what compound here, so weigh the recurring lines above the one-off fee.
Do I need to verify my identity for Al Ansari Exchange TravelCard?
Al Ansari Exchange TravelCard asks for ID + proof at signup. The check runs once when the account opens, not on each charge, and the issuer's own wording is: Yes
How can I fund Al Ansari Exchange TravelCard?
You can fund it with bank transfer. Pick the one you can top up cheaply and repeatedly, because the load fee is charged every time.
Which billing address does Al Ansari Exchange TravelCard need?
Setting it up: cards are issued against United Arab Emirates; an AVS check is not applied. Copy the address the issuer generates rather than retyping it. A transposed digit is the most common reason a working range starts failing.
How VCCFinder tests
VCCFinder buys cards at retail and charges them on live checkouts, then publishes the clear rate and decline reasons next to each range. Where a card declined, the reason sits on its BIN page rather than in a footnote here.