Copy paste my DD comment here -
All Prepaid cards and Gift cards are corporate cards or Platinum corporate cards.
Payzapp virtual visa card is also corporate card,
ICICI Pockets virtual visa card is also corporate card,
Bank gift cards are also corporate cards.
Tide RuPay card is also Platinum corporate cards.
There is no difference between all Prepaid cards and Gift cards.
Note - RuPay currently dnt issue any Business prepaid cards.
So, What's Tide Prepaid card, is it business card or not ?
100% no. This is just a marketing gimmick to grab business customers.
I will give you few example -
Hope! you heard about Junio RuPay card (teenagers card)
Now if i will tell you Warning for Junio RuPay teenagers card users. Please beware of spending high amount on your teenager Junio card. If your teenage child don't have any income. There are good chances of income tax notice (depending on usage). It will be very difficult to explain your teenage child activities in case he/she get notice. Blah blah blah
But do you guys think so ?
No. Why ?
Because this is human psychology. This is how our brain works.
Teenager prepaid card - our brain will think - oh its safe card. Teenager/child means "koi chota mota chiz hai."
Payzapp virtual corporate wallet prepaid card - our brain will think - oh wallet card i am 100% safe. Thank god pura 5 lakhs wallet ka use karunga. Mai safe hu kyunki yeh wallet card hai.
Now Tide Wallet business corporate prepaid card - our brain will think - Business ??????????? OMG! OMG! OMG! business card. isse durr rahena hai. Income tax notice aa jayega. DD pe sab ko bata deta hu logo ko yeh business card hai, Kya pata UPSC exam me bhi aa jaye. 😀😀
I give you one more example, this is real life example not a joke -
Coupl app RuPay wallet prepaid card - many users ask me Coupl app eligible for single person ? because some users think its only for couples. One guy ask me bhai yeh coupl app single logo k liye bhi hai kya ? i said yes. He again ask me sure na bhai ? i replied haan bhai. he said - Bhadiya tab toh thik hai. Another guy told me he didnt signup coupl app yet because he thik coupl app only for couples.
See, all prepaid wallet cards are same. Startup entrepreneurs just find a new new ways to grab customers.
Some wallet cards promote as -
India's first numberless card,
India's first virtual only card,
Coupl card for couples,
Teenagers card,
parents & child cards,
business card,
influencer card,
shopping card,
women's card,
aur pata nahi kya kya hai yaar.
Falana card, Dimkana card etc.
All are PPI issue wallet cards yaar. Bas marketing gimmick hai aur kuch certain area ko capture karne aur investor ko ek unique ideas dekha kar investment lene k liye karte hai.
Last thing, All wallet prepaid card usages - pros and cons are same. Doesn't matter its promote as normal wallet prepaid card or business prepaid card.
Another Copy paste my DD comment here -
US/EU markets are different.
Tide India does not have a license in India nor it is regulated by the RBI.
Tide has no control over the money in our wallet nor Tide know any details of Tide wallet card transactions.
Then How Tide card work ?
Answer - same like any other 3rd party wallets work.
Tide card is powered by Transcorp International Ltd. Transcorp have RBI's PPI issuer license.
RBI Restricts Access To Card Transaction Data. In these directions, it asked co-branding partners to keep their hands off card transaction data. The RBI has, this time, gone straight for the fintech jugular – access to data.
Without the data, the FinTech firms cannot do customisations or cross-sell products.
So, without any data, Tide cannot report these transactions to IT deptt.
last thing, If you want to understand better then what's Tide or Tide card ? Tide is nothing in India. On paper, Tide does not exist in India. Tide dnt have license in India, Tide is just a virtual company and nothing else.
We are using Tide because we trust on Transcorp International Ltd and RBI.
You can launch your own wallet partnership with Transcorp International Ltd.
And you can sell it however you want.
You can call your Card is Teenager card, Female card, Business card, Women card, Numberless card, Corporate card, Couples card, Transgender Card, Old-age Card, youngsters Card etc.
But you don't get any card transaction data or control your customers wallet money. All these controlled by Transcorp International Ltd.
If any transaction failed or no refund or any fraud happen. You just receive the complaint and forward to the Transcorp International Ltd.
Transcorp International Ltd will handle everything A2Z.
One more my copy paste reply from DD comment -
Yes i know Tide has its registered office in India.
I meant to say, Tide is not directly regulated by the RBI or any govt agency.
99% of Tide is dependent on Transcorp International Limited, that's why i said Tide is virtual company.
Infact, Tide dnt need Level 3 certification from NPCI/RuPay Card.
Transcorp has Level 3 certification from NPCI/RuPay Card.
NPCI officially call them, these types of companies are partners of partner.