Prepaid Card Balance Unrecoverable When Card Is Lost
Workers who rely on prepaid cards for cash tip management cannot recover remaining balances when cards are lost without proper registration. The informal banking use case creates vulnerability where small but meaningful balances become permanently inaccessible.
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