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KOHO's mid-tier prepaid Mastercard: 1.5% cash back on groceries, dining and transportation for a $12/month fee, plus 2.5% interest on your balance.
2.5% interest on your balance
a genuine benefit that offsets the monthly fee for anyone parking cash.
People who want stronger cash back than the free Essential tier and will use enough of the partner-merchant bonuses to justify $12/month.
You spend little enough that the monthly fee outweighs the extra cash back over Essential.
You want to build credit history through borrowing
this is prepaid, not credit.
Watch-outs Do the math against KOHO Essential โ the $144/year fee needs enough bonus-category spend to clear it.
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