A lot of people are looking at prepaid cards to manage their spending, easy to apply for backed by the major credit card suppliers fantastic offers usually attached to them. A friend told me that he had got a Visa card for his son who is at university, it offers him discounts and cash back from a wide range of services also has his DOB and picture on so can be used as ID.
He is able to deposit money direct onto the card have any grants paid onto it and really it runs like a basic bank account.
What a fantastic product for students or anybody looking for a prepaid card with a wide range of benefits.