sQuid is on the National Entitlement Card

sQuid eMoney is available in Dumfries and Galloway on your NEC
The National Entitlement Card (NEC) is a smart card which can include your Library membership, Profiles Plus, Young Scot and Free Bus Travel! It’s up to you how you use your card and what services are included.

Dumfries & Galloway National Entitlement Card (NEC)
sQuid is now available on the National Entitlement Card (NEC) in Dumfries and Galloway, which includes your library membership, Profiles Plus and free bus travel.


sQuid is FREE to get and FREE to use!
sQuid on your NEC is cash on your card. You can now use sQuid eMoney to pay for those everyday things such as a drink, a snack, a lunchtime sandwich, entrance to your local leisure centre and much much more…

 

Create a sQuid account and register my card

Register your card with sQuid:
- Enter a few personal details to create an account
- Top-up your sQuid account online 
- Top-up from a bank transfer/credit or debit card
- Protect your card balance should it be lost or stolen

 

*** PLEASE NOTE: When registering your NEC card with sQuid, the 3 digit CVV number is the same last 3 digits of your long 16 digit number on the front of your card ***

 

Login to your sQuid account to:
- Check your balance; do you need to top-up?
- View your transactions to check your spending
- Top-up your account; bank transfer/credit or debit card
- Update your details and preferences

 

How do I get sQuid added to my NEC card?

I have an NEC card already
If you have a National Entitlement Card (NEC) already you can have sQuid added to it at the following locations in Dumfries and Galloway:

- Castle Douglas Swimming Pool, 4 Market Street, DG7 1BE
- DGOne Leisure Complex, Hood’s Loaning, DG1 2HT
- Ewart Library, Catherine Street, DG1 1JB
- The Ryan Leisure Centre, Fairhurst Road, DG9 7AP

 

How do I get an NEC card?

I haven't got an NEC card and would like one
You can get a National Entitlement Card (NEC) from Dumfries and Galloway Council for free. To find out more visit their web site by clicking here (opens in new window).

 

sQuid is the latest valuable resource to be offered.
In an exciting new project Dumfries and Galloway Council and National Entitlement Card (NEC) are offering the chance to add sQuid eMoney to your card. This will enable you to pay for low value items using an electronic purse and it is being made available to those National Entitlement Card holders who wish to use it.

 

What is sQuid eMoney?

sQuid is a new kind of cash - smart cash
It can be used for those everyday items such as your morning coffee, your favourite magazine and your lunchtime sandwich - in fact any purchase with a low transaction value. It makes paying for things extremely easy and convenient and saves you from fiddling about with coins, helping you to keep an eye on your money and where it’s going.

Keep up to date with sQuid in Dumfries and Galloway

If you would like to be among the first to know what's going on in Dumfries and Galloway then please sign up to the sQuid alert service.

 

NOT a credit or debit card
Never get in to debt
It is impossible to get into debt with sQuid. You can only spend what you have pre-loaded on to your card. There is no risk of spending money that you don’t have.

Why should I trust sQuid?
FSA regulated
Apart from the name, there is nothing fishy about sQuid. We are fully regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA), which means that our customers’ money is tightly controlled.

Is my cash safe?
Yes
Each card reader is protected by a unique security application module (SAM) that creates a trusted transaction environment from encrypted readers.
How secure is the system?
Very...
sQuid uses sophisticated fraud prevention and detection processes and conforms to the Financial Services Authority (FSA) regulatory requirements.
sQuid alternative payment network is protected