Abitab is a service of Uruguayan origin that makes payments and collections; Having an Abitab card allows you to make monetary withdrawals in cash. It also allows the collection of bills, national and international money orders and is valid for making purchases in Uruguay and abroad. You can use this service if you need to withdraw money from your PayPal account safely.
How can you get an Abitab Prepaid card?
If you want to get your Abitab prepaid card; First you must access the Abitab online site, you must fill out a form with the required data and later an authorized agent will contact you. The data required on the Abitab prepaid card application form is as follows:
- Your ID or document number without placing dashes or dots.
- Write your date of birth.
- Phone number.
- Country of residence.
- Email address.
- You must create a password and accept the terms, press the ‘continue’ option; After having done this, you will be able to load the card in pesos or dollars.
As the Abitab card allows loads in pesos and dollars, it can be used as a means of payment in Uruguay and in other parts of the world. It allows you to make purchases online and pay for services or refuel.
You can download the Abitab application and access more than a thousand services from wherever you are; With the application you can pay your bills securely and link the services you use regularly to save time when making payments.
What to do to link your PayPal account with Abitab Prepaga?
From PayPal Uruguay you can link your Abitab account; You must have a PayPal account and your card account in Abitab. Once you have both accounts, you can start the linking process.
Sign in to your PayPal account; On the main page, you must select the ‘Transfer funds’ option. Choose ‘Transfer using Prex’ and you will automatically access a page where you can withdraw or assign balance from your PayPal Uruguay Abitab account.
There is still no way to transfer your Abitab balance to your PayPal account directly; however, from your Abitab prepaid card you can transfer money to your Abitab account through your prepaid card.
To make the transfer using Prex; you must create an account in Prex and synchronize it with your PayPal account, you must also link your local bank account to Prex.
The biggest plus side of a PayPal account is that you don’t need a bank account; PayPal’s own platform works as a monetary sending and receiving service. To make these receptions and shipments through PayPal, you will only require the email linked to your account (in case of receiving) or the email linked to the destination account (in the case of sending).
What is the procedure to make your withdrawal from Abitab Prepaid?
If you are going to withdraw money in cash from Abitab; You should know that you have a withdrawal limit of ten thousand Uruguayan pesos or three hundred US dollars.
Before making an Abitab withdrawal; it is recommended that you make a balance inquiry; You can do it through the website ‘www.telepeaje.com.uy’ and through your telephone by dialing the number 2916-32-38 and selecting option 1.
Go to a center that accepts this type of withdrawal
The BROU bank (Bando de la República Oriental de Uruguay) is the financial correspondent for Abitab’s services. Through Axeda, by swiping the card through the terminal, you can make a monetary withdrawal in cash in pesos or its equivalent in US dollars.
Axeda provides the customer with a ticket that must be presented at the checkout for the request to be processed and the customer can receive their money in cash.
Provide your details to the cashier
ATMs work with the RedBrou service; It is a valid service to make purchases throughout the Uruguayan territory and the rest of the world, in addition to carrying out the usual operations through the ATM network.
The RedBrou system allows you to make cash withdrawals from your Abitab card through its ATMs; You must go to a center that has a RedBrou ATM and have your Abitab prepaid card with you.
RedBrou ATMs offer customers access to their accounts 24 hours a day, every day of the year. It has more than 400 national ATMs that are interconnected with Abitab.
You must insert your card in the ATM so that the magnetic stripe is at the bottom; insert your four-digit PIN code and choose the ‘Extraction’ option.
You must select the option ‘Savings box pesos’ and enter the amount you wish to withdraw. Press the ‘Continue’ option and be able to withdraw your money. To finalize the transaction, select the ‘No’ option; now, you must withdraw your card.
If you want to withdraw your money in US dollars or make transfers from the national currency to US dollars; Abitab has a commission rate of 0.7 US dollars plus value added tax (VAT); this when you make a withdrawal in national territory.
In the event that you are going to withdraw US dollars through Abitab while abroad; the commission rate is US$3 plus value added tax (VAT).