Overview of your account
You can use your personal reference number to add funds to your prepaid card simply and conveniently via e-banking or standing order. Request your personal reference number
Life is the prepaid credit card from Swiss Bankers for everyday use. With our prepaid card, you alone determine what your budget is. You can add credit as needed, pay securely worldwide and always have your expenses and budget under control. Life is also available as a digital card, Life Digital, on your mobile phone.
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For all who always want to pay securely and contactlessly.
For all who pay digitally with their smartphone. Free of charge for 3 months. Starting balance of CHF 5.
Mastercard Prepaid is now called Life.
Always safe: full cost control, flexible and risk-free payment.
You can use the prepaid Mastercard card in more than 44 million shops as well as for online payment. You can withdraw money at ATMs in Switzerland and abroad. If you have any questions, our free client service will be happy to assist you.
Life is available quickly and without a credit check from the Swiss Bankers online shop and various outlets – to all persons aged 16 and over and, with parental authorisation, also to persons aged 12 to 15.
You can add money free of charge to your card in amounts up to CHF 10’000 at the outlet, using the Swiss Bankers app, on our client portal or using e-banking.
With Life and our Swiss Bankers app, you also benefit from mobile payments. You pay conveniently with your smartphone or your smartwatch, for example via Apple Pay or Samsung Pay.
The Swiss Bankers app includes practical features such as push notifications following every transaction, balance and spending overviews, adding money to the card balance, card blocking in the event of loss, immediate digital card replacement in the app and more.
The card can only be debited if a credit balance has been loaded onto it. You can challenge transactions within 30 days. The latest security standards provide security and protection against card misuse on the Internet. In the event of loss, the card including the balance will be replaced worldwide. You can only spend the amount you have loaded onto your card.
The latest security technologies protect against misuse. You can optionally block and reactivate your card for Internet purchases, contactless payment or certain countries.
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Card fee
Annual fee: CHF 45
None
Annual fee: CHF 45
Monthly fee: CHF 2.90
None
None
Top-up fee
None 1
No additional charge for loading via bank transfer. Additional fee for loading by credit card (1.5%) or PostFinance card (CHF 6).
1.5 % 1
No additional charge for loading via bank transfer. Additional fee for loading by credit card (1.5%) or PostFinance card (CHF 6).
None 1
No additional charge for loading via bank transfer. Additional fee for loading by credit card (1.5%) or PostFinance card (CHF 6).
None
No additional charge for loading via bank transfer. Additional fee for loading by credit card (1.5%) or PostFinance card (CHF 6).
1.5 % 1
No additional charge for loading via bank transfer. Additional fee for loading by credit card (1.5%) or PostFinance card (CHF 6).
Subject to conditions 1
Charge per payment
None
CHF / EUR / USD 1
None
None
CHF / EUR / USD 1
None
Processing fee foreign country
0.95%
None
0.95%
0.95%
None
None
Domestic ATM withdrawal fee
CHF 5
CHF / EUR / USD 5
CHF 5
n/a
CHF / EUR / USD 5
Subject to conditions
ATM withdrawal fee abroad
CHF 7.50
CHF / EUR / USD 7.50
CHF 7.50
n/a
CHF / EUR / USD 7.50
Subject to conditions
Replacement card
Replacement in case of loss or theft, including the remaining card balance, for a fee of CHF 20.00 in Switzerland and CHF 50.00 abroad. Immediate replacement of cards stored digitally.
Free replacement worldwide in case of loss or theft, usually within three working days, including the remaining card balance. Immediate replacement of cards stored digitally.
Replacement in case of loss or theft, including the remaining card balance, for a fee of CHF 20.00 in Switzerland and CHF 50.00 abroad. Immediate replacement of cards stored digitally.
Immediate replacement in case of loss or theft, including the remaining card balance, for a fee of CHF 20.00.
Free replacement worldwide in case of loss or theft, usually within three working days, including the remaining card balance. Immediate replacement of cards stored digitally.
Subject to conditions
Card top-up
min. CHF 100
max. CHF 10’000
min. CHF / EUR / USD 100
max. CHF / EUR / USD 10’000
min. CHF 100
max. CHF 10’000
min. CHF 100
max. CHF 10’000
min. CHF / EUR / USD 100
max. CHF / EUR / USD 20’000
Subject to conditions
Card currencies
CHF
CHF / EUR / USD
CHF
CHF
CHF / EUR / USD
CHF / EUR / USD
Use options
- ATM
- Payment terminals / machines
- Contactless payment
- Internet / online payments
- ATM
- Payment terminals / machines
- Contactless payment
- Internet / online payments
- ATM
- Payment terminals / machines
- Contactless payment
- Internet / online payments
- Payment terminals / machines
- Contactless payment
- Internet / online payments
- ATM
- Payment terminals / machines
- Contactless payment
- Internet / online payments
- ATM
- Payment terminals / machines
- Contactless payment
- Internet / online payments
Mobile payment
- Apple Pay
- Samsung Pay
- Google Pay
- Garmin Pay, Fitbit Pay, SwatchPAY!
- Apple Pay
- Samsung Pay
- Google Pay
- Garmin Pay, Fitbit Pay, SwatchPAY!
- Apple Pay
- Samsung Pay
- Google Pay
- Garmin Pay, Fitbit Pay, SwatchPAY!
- Apple Pay
- Samsung Pay
- Google Pay
- Garmin Pay, Fitbit Pay, SwatchPAY!
- Apple Pay
- Samsung Pay
- Google Pay
- Garmin Pay, Fitbit Pay, SwatchPAY!
- Apple Pay
- Samsung Pay
- Google Pay
- Garmin Pay, Fitbit Pay, SwatchPAY!
Available from
Online-Shop, Banks, PostFinance, SBB
To the outlets
Banks, PostFinance, SBB
To the outlets
Online-Shop, Banks, PostFinance, SBB
To the outlets
only via Swiss Bankers app
Selected private banks
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Maximum number of cards per person
1 card at Swiss Bankers
up to 5 cards at our distribution partners
5 cards
1 card at Swiss Bankers
up to 5 cards at our distribution partners
1 card
5 cards
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Funzioni app Swiss Bankers
– Top up your card
– Block your card
– Geo-blocking
– Spending overview
– Many other features
– Top up your card
– Block your card
– Geo-blocking
– Spending overview
– Many other features
– Top up your card
– Block your card
– Geo-blocking
– Spending overview
– Many other features
– Top up your card
– Block your card
– Geo-blocking
– Spending overview
– Many other features
– Top up your card
– Block your card
– Geo-blocking
– Spending overview
– Many other features
– Block your card
– Geo-blocking
– Spending overview
– Many other features
1 Top-up fee may vary depending on the distribution partner
1 Top-up fee may vary depending on the distribution partner
1 Top-up fee may vary depending on the distribution partner
Answers to general questions about PIN codes, security, mobile payment and services can be found under Frequently asked questions – general.
Where is the prepaid Life credit card available?
Life is available to all in the Swiss Bankers online shop, at 150 SBB train stations and from a number of banks. Please visit Outlets for a current list of distributors. By using voucher codes from campaigns, you will receive the first annual fee of CHF 45.00. Redeemable up to three months after publication.
Is there a minimum age for obtaining the card?
Life prepaid credit cards are issued to all customers:
aged 16 years and over, without an authorization
aged 12 years and over, with an authorization of their legal representative
How does the digital card Life Digital work?
With our digital prepaid card, all payment information is stored on your smartphone. It works just like a normal mobile payment: simply activate the screen of your smartphone, hold it next to the payment terminal and complete the transaction.
The practical features of the Swiss Bankers app make using Life even more convenient, with clear presentation of all options and relevant information.
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