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Activate Your Times eccount and MasterCard® Prepaid Card

All you need is proof of identity and your home address to activate your Times eccount and MasterCard Prepaid Card. There are no credit checks and no awkward questions to answer.

Simply choose from one of the two following options:-

1. Confirm that you’re personally registered with at least two of the following:-

  • Home landline telephone number
  • Electricity supply number
  • Full UK driving licence number
  • That you’re registered on the Electoral Roll

2. A photocopy of the photo page of your passport 

  • All nationalities are welcome. Some older style passports may require certification – Call Customer Care for an activation form with details.

Other options

If you’re unable to provide the information required, don’t worry, we may still be able to confirm your identity using other documents you may have, such as birth or marriage certificates, utility bills or benefits entitlement letters. Please call Customer Care for more details.

When you receive your Times card, through the post, you can retrieve your card PIN by following the instructions in your welcome letter, then just Top-up and it’s ready to use.

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Request email or text updates on your Times eccount or card(s) balance at any time. Find out how.

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Downloads

To download a copy of the activation form, terms and conditions or the information guide Click Here.

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The Times Card services are provided by Tuxedo MoneyPlus Limited and the Card is issued by Newcastle Building Society pursuant to licence by MasterCard® International Incorporated. Newcastle Building Society is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority (www.fsa.gov.uk/register/) and is entered in the Financial Services Authority Register under Registration No. 156058.