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Name: Account
Rating: 2.91 (566 reviews)

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2.71

Based on 566 reviews, last reviewed 27th Mar 2025

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5

Pockit its been such a big help in my life. Pockit its been such a big help in my life.im so grateful cause they make my life easy never had any problems or issues with pockit ,great service pro... Read more Reviewed on: 12th March 2025

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1

My Pockit Account has been on review for a week I have been a Pockit customer since June 2024 and my experience has been absolutely terrible. To maintain the account, you need to pay a monthly fee. ... Read more Reviewed on: 27th March 2025

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Pockit offer a Prepaid Mastercard® account with no credit checks required.

You can get a £50 cash advance before payday and earn cashback on eligible purchases. This account can also help you build your credit score. There’s a monthly fee to pay for the Pockit Account.

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Took my money and no response

It is a FRAUD. My friend load 34 pounds into my pockit account and the money do not appear. I emailed and emailed again but the customer service just keep asking my proof of address but do nothing to load my money into my account. AVOID! Reviewed on: 10th October 2016

card useage

my card was used when i was haveing a opperation i lost 149.99 for a transaction i never did ??? can i get through to them no spent last 3 days getting no where on the phone feel like this card is just a scam now and im 150 pounds out of pockit ????? Reviewed on: 7th October 2016

Do not believe the bad reviews

Excellent card, works well though sometimes it can be very frustrating ~ but hey ho! Use the brain cells a bit more than usual and the results are great. You do get what you pay for and so far this has cost me nothing, loading cash through WHS is free so it is win win without the risk, only the amount you have on hold. Do read the how to load money & keep you receipts ~ I had a few issues that were my fault. I asked nicely and they fixed it. Reviewed on: 30th September 2016

Reading many of these reviews, I am thinking I was lucky

I first signed up for a virtual Wirecard (which is German and deals in Euros primarily), and that was completely horrible - it took me over a month to get money my £40 top-up onto it. I kept emailing and got so fed up when I finally got it, I just withdrew all £40 and paid it into Amazon credits, which is more reliable, though I had no Amazon purchases planned. I later found Pockit, and thought I'd give it a try. I later found out it was in partnership with Wirecard, which may or may not be part of the problem of what people are facing. However, by and large, it has worked well for me. I tested a bank transfer and it took almost a week to turn up, so I tried to top it up with my debit card instead, which takes a few minutes to 30mins max to turn up. If you use bank transfers, be very careful to put in the correct reference, as you may end up in limbo and need to then contact Pockit. I typically only top up £10-£20 at a time as it's contactless and I don't want to lose large amounts of money. I know many people use it for their wages/benefits, but I am a bit leery about it, and I'm happy with my main bank account. I originally planned to use it for London buses/trains, and for potentially risky online purchases where I don't want to give out my main bank card details, or if it's a surprise that I don't want appearing on my bank statement. Right now though I just give it to my girlfriend to buy a coffee or some groceries. It's a nice web-interface that almost instantly updates when payments or withdrawals are made, so I can keep track of it more thoroughly than my bank card which takes 2-3 days to show up on the online statement. Bear in mind that withdrawals do incur a £1 fee - but if it's my girlfriend, I don't argue, ha. If you are looking to use it for small top-ups and payments, paying in with another debit card, you may want to give this a go, as the costs are minimal, so the risk is then low. I'm sorry about the guys who have suffered - honestly, I had the same experience with the virtual Wirecard. I even got my bank to send me a letter with the transaction details of my bank transfer, and it took Wirecard ages to credit my account even with all the info. I think it is the problem with the cheaper accounts without monthly fees, and may be better to get a prepaid card you pay monthly fees on... but that's something I'll test maybe much later on when I have the money or inclination. Reviewed on: 23rd September 2016

Nightmare never works

Pockit are a nightmare the prepaid card rarely works & lack of customer support Reviewed on: 9th September 2016

Don't do it the money might not eve get there?

3 weeks ago we paid money onto two peoples Pockit card, after about 12 days Pockit said they can't credit their cards so we requested the money back. But we was then told it's not our money it was theirs and now refuse to talk to us about it saying it's data protection, they have now had the money for 3 weeks and we are still struggling to get it back, will let you know how I get on. Reviewed on: 5th September 2016

Avoid Avoid Avoid

My friend loaded 40 pounds towards my mobile phonebill. Money frozen asked to send Proof of Address, ID etc.. no money credited no response to email. Run Run Run away from this Reviewed on: 1st September 2016

They try to stop your access to your own money

I was using amazon website when I was offered free prepaid pockit car and a credit of £5. I applied online and next day I received card. I was impresses with their quick service. When I loaded balance of £200 and checked online account, balance was not shown. I called the customer service who asked me to wait for 3 days to transfer funds. Normally funds from one UK bank account to another are transferred straight away within no time. After 3 days when I called and told them that funds were not shown, they ask me to check again and after a little while funds were shown in my account. Next day when I used card ATM to change the PIN, I could change PIN successfully, which means card was active. When I tried to withdraw £10, it says not authorized. When I tried this card on different shops, transactions were declined. Again I called them and told them that funds are shown however I am unbale to spend. The agent says that card is active and we have not received any authorization so we can not help. On arguing and asking to transfer to supervisor they said that case was sent to IT support, please allow 2 working days. After two working days when I called them they said that nothing wrong with your card or account, keep on using card. I asked them how could I use the card when it is not authorized. When I spoke to supervisor they say that they will send me a replacement card. On receiving replacement card I activated it online. Went to ATM machine and changed the PIN number. It did'nt work again. Then I sent them a legal notice with copy form information to the financial ombudsman. Then they resolved the issue and I was able to withdraw fund from the account It is therefore advised to keep people away from this card. They try to keep you away from ypur money and makes different lame excuses as delaying tactics. Not all people make complaint to ombudsman or court. Therefore they take those people money awa! Reviewed on: 21st August 2016

They took money

On the 25th July pockit took 10.00 out of my account. I have emailed, wrote and telephoned I have sent copies of my bank statements and they are still saying they haven't taken it. DO YOURSELF A BIG FAVOUR. Keep Away from this company. I will be contacting the ombudsman today Reviewed on: 17th August 2016

Keep out

Loaded money in my account by bank transfer 10 months ago and I still not have my 405,00 pounds, every time I sent them a email they asked me for the same thing time and time again. Reviewed on: 4th August 2016

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100% increase in 5 star reviews

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Pockit Account reviews (566)

Took my money and no response

card useage

Do not believe the bad reviews

Reading many of these reviews, I am thinking I was lucky

Nightmare never works

Don't do it the money might not eve get there?

Avoid Avoid Avoid

They try to stop your access to your own money

They took money

Keep out

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