stored value card
stored-value card. A device that provides access to a specified amount of funds for making payments to others, is the only means of routine access to the funds, and does not have an associated account in the name of the holder. • Typically, a consumer pays a bank or merchant money in exchange for a stored-value card; the consumer uses the card rather than paper currency to purchase goods and services. — Also termed smart card; prepaid card; value-added card.
