METHOD OF ISSUING PRE-PAID CARD AND METHOD OF AUTHORIZING PRE-PAID CARD AND SUPERVISING BALANCE THEREOF

摘要

A pre-paid card capable of being received and handled as payment means by a merchant who is not equipped with any dedicated approval terminal, and a method of authorizing the pre-paid cardsupervising the balance of the pre-paid card. According to the preferred embodiment, the pre-paid card (10) has a serial number (12) on its front surface, and two unique numbers one of which is imprinted below the scratch-off material (14) and the other one of which is stored in the magnetic strip (18). The first unique number is used for the authorization of payment in the off-line transaction and the second unique number is used for the authorization of payment in the electronic transaction.