'Does Lyft take prepaid cards?': How to add a prepaid card to your Lyft account and use it to pay for rides

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'Does Lyft take prepaid cards?': How to add a prepaid card to your Lyft account and use it to pay for rides

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You can add a prepaid card to your Lyft account just like you'd add any other payment method.

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  • Lyft does take prepaid cards as a form of payment, along with credit and debit cards, PayPal, Google Pay, and Apple Pay.
  • Adding a prepaid card to your Lyft account only takes about a minute, and if needed, it can be used to pay for only part of a ride, with the rest paid for by your other payment methods.
  • Once a prepaid card you've added to your Lyft account is depleted, the app will revert to charging your default payment method.
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Lyft makes everything easy, from hailing a ride in real time, to planning a scheduled ride up to a week in advance.

To make paying for a Lyft as convenient as possible, the company accepts all major credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, and Discover, e.g.), as well as debit cards tied to a bank or co-op checking account. They also accept several digital payment platforms, including PayPal, Google Pay, and Apple Pay.

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And to make things even easier, you can even load a prepaid card onto your account, whether it's a gift card backed by a major company (American Express, Visa, etc.), or a similarly supported card that you loaded a balance onto yourself. Both the Android and iPhone versions of the Lyft app support prepaid cards.

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How to use a prepaid card to pay for Lyft

Before your next ride, add your prepaid card to your Lyft account, then choose it as your payment method as you plan the trip.

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1. Open the Lyft app and tap the three parallel lines at the top left of the home screen.

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Open the side menu in the Lyft app.

2. Tap "Payment."

3. Under "Payment methods," tap "Add card."

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Underneath your existing payment method, tap "Add card."

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4. Enter your prepaid card's information.

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You can also tap the camera icon to scan the card with your phone's camera.

5. Tap "Save."

And now your prepaid card should be loaded and ready for use.

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