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Buy Now and Activate Your Card

You can order and pay for the Times MasterCard® Prepaid Card and eccount online by credit/debit card, SMS or using a Voucher at PayPoint. You can also use a Postal Order if activating your card by mail.

All you need is proof of identity and your home address to activate the Times Card and eccount. There are no credit checks and no awkward questions to answer. Download the activation form by clicking here. Complete and return it along with the required identity information.

Before activating your card, please make sure that you have the following details available:-

  • Name and address details of any additional card holders.
  • Two of the following registered in your name: home telephone/driving licence/electricity number/Electoral Roll or a scanned copy or alternatively a photocopy of the photo page of your passport is sufficient.
  • Call Customer Care for information on how to activate your card if you do not have any of these documents.
  • Your chosen method of payment: credit/debit card, SMS, Voucher at PayPoint. How to pay

 

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MasterCard and the MasterCard Brand Mark are registered trademarks of MasterCard International Incorporated. Your Times MasterCard Prepaid Card is issued by Newcastle Building Society ("NBS") pursuant to licence by MasterCard International. NBS is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority as an issuer of e-money (registration no. 156058).