I have a prepaid amex giftcard (I should point out it is NOT the serve). When inputting card information to load money onto my GOG wallet, it says it doesnt work and I should contact my bank. This is irritating as I contact Amex just to talk to someone out of the country that doesnt know what they are talking about and says "You have to use somewhere else as we do not support online transactions" (This is false as I have used with steam and other online transactions. I am tired of this Circle! Soneone pleae help me with how I can use My AMex prepaid card for GOG wallet!

Your country is listed as Poland, why not just take a train to Warsaw and pay them at the counter in person?

(AmEx? I thought that was a joke from the 90s.)

But seriously, prepaid cards tend to be spotty in terms of acceptance because nobody quite knows how to treat them.

I think you really should have checked what GOG supports before buying a card.

But anyway, the ony thing you really can do is to ask support.

OK, so American Express Credit Cards (and theoretically debit cards, although I wasn't aware they did them) are supported payment methods on GoG. HOWEVER, prepaid cards might not be - the payment methods list something called "Paysafecard" which I assume is a prepayment alternative, so it's possible that other pre-paid cards aren't directly supported.

However, you might be able to link your prepaid Amex to Paypal and use it as a payment card on there. You could then pay for GoG items using paypal while running down the funds on that card.

In general though, my recommendation would be to use a credit card rather than any prepaid alternatives or debit cards for online payments.

I agree with you... may you hand me out your credit card? Thanks!

That poor user with the giftcard needs one too... if you can afford it. Theoretically yes, as it is purely guilt-based, yet not every person is rated AAA by a credit institute, so they may fail getting "the highest accepted payment method".

Besides: Best solution is probably just to link your American Express to Paypal and then use Paypal on GoG. Paysafecard works great too as they are officially supported on GoG. I do even recommend it, as the credit cards got highest risk of fraud.

I actually use a prepayed - rechargeable - credit card (most of the time Paypal however), but it's linked to my persona, that might be the difference. I think it's anonymous cards that do not work.

Credit cards are free if you pay them off in full every month (which I'd also strongly recommend). Unless your credit rating is terrible (usually only if you're been declared bankrupt or defaulted on loan or credit card repayments), nobody is going to have a problem getting one.

I didn't want to make an assumption about OP, but obviously, a credit card is only a viable option if you know how to budget properly/have the self control to not spend money that you don't have. However, if you do, the added consumer protection and associated benefits (e.g. loyalty points and cashback) from credit cards make them the best payment method to use.

Just don't give your number out to random people online and you'll be fine.

No, there is countless of peoples unable to get them... and in many cases just because "to less income".

Of course US and UK is another story, if you pay them on time your income may not matter there.

Of course, if they WANT something from you then you are always able to get guilt but if YOU take something from them... you are not always allowed to have guilt.

Not that i enjoy a guilt based system at all... however, this is the way how capitalism works. You use money you actually do not even own, in order to make even more money... fun stuff and almost no one find it weird.

Whats actually most fun: On some Online-shops i do have a bigger creditworthiness (called "Bonität" in our country) than any of the banks are willing to hand out. Yet... some of those banks handing me out nothing are the mother of corruption... this is the harsh reality. The amount does not even matter that much but you need to be "allowed".

Hey, you do you; I've got no problem with that. Perhaps Switzerland is different to other developed countries and perhaps people with jobs there find it harder to get a credit card. However, I stand by my recommendation that people that are capable of budgeting and don't spend money they don't have are best off using a credit card.

I gave OP this advice after answering his question.

I'm not interested in having a political discussion with you about banks or capitalism - this isn't the place for that.

I'm not sure what you're trying to say, but I refer you to my previous post, which I think explains things sufficiently. Have a good day.

OP, sorry this is late but have you checked for a web site on the back of the card? You usually have to register your name/address to the card before it can be used for online purchases.

Short version:

All prepaid cards are void, except PaySafeCard(which is not even a card). Why? Because according to 99.9% of them, it is to prevent fraud and money laundering. In the USA and Canada, all cards have a policy in which cards may only be used in country. To use out of country, it must be activated with and to a live bank account+ a identifying piece of personal information, such as drivers license. Which....is totally bullpoop in my opinion. Because such disposable cards prevent a real person from being targeted by fraud, as no persal info is used. But I have a brain, that annoys corporate executives.

On a side note, paysafe stalls are available in europe. I think....but anyway, if you locate one. It spits out a paper slip with your code to used on gog. Its cost varies for the denomination. Highest amount for 100 euro is around 4euro. Also, also....be sure to add the full amount into your gog wallet. Why, they have a habit of one use only codes. So if you add 50 from 100, the remainder is gone forever. No recourse. Illegal? They do it anyway(not gog).

But being aware of this, is still easier than placing personal info onto the web for some folks.

This is not correct. I've used both prepaid Visas and prepaid Mastercards to purchase from the U.S. and internationally. No ID or bank account is required. There is literally a web site where you enter whatever name, address, and phone number you like, and the card can immediately be used to complete purchases online with no verification whatsoever.

Fact simply is: They do not enjoy any sort of cash-transfer without some personal informations. However, if those informations are true or not, this is not always proven. In order to prove it there can be endless amount of hassles and in the end, the only party being able to become more security is the "cash creator" or simply the card company, not any customers... i am afraid. It was always this way, respecting the wishes of those with wealth way more than "opposite order"... and the reason the gape will not become reduced.

In theory if the people would just stop using the stuff questionable to them, the situation will change but this is not really the case. As long as something else is supported, the supporters are just as much responsible for any issues linked to it, then those "creating it", because responsibility is not a "one way ticket".

For sure Paysafecard is a great way to pay, and yes, it is very secure for any party involved. In my mind much more secure than any credit card. Because the thing is: The code (which is not much different from any credit card code) is highly "renewable" and "disposable"; in the matter that it is "used" and instantly any risk, after its use, is gone... because it simply will stop to exist as soon as the cash has been entirely transfered. But even if you do not use it, the cash will be reduced every month (which is kinda a punishment for not using it), so those codes are highly "renewable" and should always be used as quick as possible, it can not exist forever. I know nothing more secure than this, for any party involved.