Updated September 28, 2026
What is Top-up fee?
In short
What it costs to add money to a prepaid card, from a free first load to a percentage at the counter.
A top-up fee is what a prepaid card charges when you add money to it. AccessMore loads by cash or electronic funds with no charge, and the only cost is a one-off card issuance fee on the Prepaid cash card. Airtm's top-up fee is 1% on first $200 per month. Banco Sol Kumbu prepaid charges 2% when loading at a branch counter, plus 14% VAT at a branch counter, and the Bankmed Fresh Funds Prepaid Travel Card makes the first load free while reloads carry a fee. Advcash (Advanced Cash) Card has loads from Volet e-wallet only.
Sources
- botswana.accessbankplc.com, checked September 26, 2026
- volet.com, checked September 26, 2026
- airtm.com, checked September 26, 2026
- bancosol.ao, checked September 26, 2026
- bankmed.com.lb, checked September 26, 2026