Stored-value card Netherlands, Geldkarte in Germany, Quick in Austria, Moneo in France, Proton in Belgium, "Carta prepagata" ("Prepaid card") in Italy, FeliCa in Japan, EZ-Link and NETS (CashCard and FlashPay) in Singapore, Octopus card in Hong Kong, SUBE card in Argentina, and Touch 'n Go and MyRapid Card in Malaysia. The U.S. Department of the Treasury manages three stored-value card programs: EZpay, EagleCash, and Navy Cash. Non-government stored-value cards include Aramark GuestExpress, Compass Zipthru, and Freedompay FreetoGo. Stored-value cards are most commonly used for low-value transactions, such as transit system farecards, telephone prepaid calling cards, cafeterias, or for micropayments in shops or
Stored-value card Department of the Treasury has published a notice of proposed rulemaking on stored-value cards in the June 28, 2010 edition of the "Federal Register". The proposed rules would require sellers of prepaid cards to register with the government and keep records on transactions and customers. Stored-value card A stored-value card is a payments card with a monetary value stored on the card itself, not in an external account maintained by a financial institution. Stored-value cards differ from debit cards, where money is on deposit with the issuer, and credit cards which are subject to credit limits set by the issuer.