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EntroPay no longer usable for people outside EU... alternatives?
 

Tried logging into EntroPay today to add money to a card, and I'm greeted with this lovely little message:

"We're sorry to let you know that due to new restrictions imposed on card issuers, we can no longer provide virtual Visa cards to people living outside of the European Economic Area (EEA) and to users in Norway.

Here is how this change will affect you:

As from today, 13 August 2018, you will no longer be able to top up Entropay cards from debit or credit cards. Your cards will remain active and you can spend any remaining money.

After 31 October 2018, all of your Entropay cards will be cancelled and permanently deleted. All money remaining on your Entropay cards will be deposited into your Entropay wallet.

You can withdraw your money from your Entropay wallet to your bank account or to an existing debit or credit card. There is no deadline to withdraw your money; although your Entropay cards will be deleted, your Entropay wallet will remain active after 31 October.

If your Entropay cards are currently associated with any recurring payments (for example, with a streaming service) you should replace these as soon as possible to avoid service disruption.

Although this development is outside of our control, we are sorry for what we understand will be both a frustration and inconvenience for some of our users."

I live in the United States, so I can no longer add a credit/debit card to EntroPay and create new VCC's. This affects everyone outside of the European Economic Area, so what alternatives are left?

Must I seriously pay $25 plus acivation fees for a Vanilla Visa Prepaid Debit Card for each new Stealth account I want to create? This method of creating new VCC's is WAY more costly than the way EntroPay offered to do it before this new change.

Surely not all hope is lost... anyone have ideas for something similar to EntroPay?

Thanks guys