3 Ways to Transfer Money From Green Dot Card to Cash App

Green Dot is an often-overlooked digital bank that offers reloadable Visa cards and GO2bank accounts. 

With more than 67 million accounts to date, there are many users trying to figure out the ins and outs of Green Dot cards and accounts. One of the most asked questions is how to transfer funds from Green Dot to Cash App.   

How to Transfer Money From Green Dot Card to Cash App

You can transfer money from your Green Dot card to Cash App by tapping the Banking tab and pressing “Add Cash.” After that, just follow the simple instructions to link the card and transfer funds. 

The whole process of moving money looks like this:

1. Open Cash App
2. Tap on the profile pic
3. Tap “Linked Banks” 
4. Select + “Link Bank”
5. Add the Green Dot debit card number
6. Enter expiration date, CVV, and ZIP numbers
7. Tap “Next”

Now, on the home screen:

1. Tap on the balance in the bottom left corner
2. Tap “Add Cash”
3. Enter the desired amount
4. Tap “Done”

Cash App accepts most prepaid cards, and accepting Green Dots cards shouldn’t be an issue at the moment, however, that might change in the future. 

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MoneyPak Transfers to Cash App (Alternative 1)

Green Dot also owns a product called MoneyPak. You might have seen them hanging beside Green Dot’s prepaid cards as well. 

For a flat fee of $5.95, you can easily deposit $20 – $500 in cash to any eligible prepaid or bank debit card.

More than 200 prepaid card brands, as well as Mastercard, Visa, and Discover accept MoneyPak transfers. 

To transfer money with MoneyPak:

1. Pick up and give the cashier a MoneyPak
2. Give them $20 – $500 plus the $5.95 fee
3. They will load the product and it will be ready to use in 20 minutes
4. Now, the MoneyPak number on the back of the package is the same as cash

You can send this number to someone, or you can use it to load your prepaid card. Don’t lose it or give it to the wrong person. Once the MoneyPak is used, Green Dot can’t refund your money.

It’s important to know that you can’t use MoneyPak to buy goods or services, pay bills, or add money to a PayPal account.

Here’s how to add money to a card with MoneyPak:

1. Create a secure login at MoneyPak.com
2. Log in on a computer or a smartphone
3. Tap or click “Add money to a new card” 
4. Enter the MoneyPak number 
5. Enter your prepaid or bank debit card number
6. Click “Add money”
7. After passing the limits and verification checks, the funds on the MoneyPak will be deposited

Open Cash App Account (Alternative 2)

If you’re trying to transfer money from your Green Dot card to someone else’s Cash App account and you don’t have a Cash App account yourself yet, the easiest way to do this would be to get one yourself. 

Simply open a Cash App account by downloading the app (App Store or Google Play) on your smartphone and linking any debit card or bank account. 

After that, you can transfer money to other Cash App users instantly for free. And, because so many people already have a Cash App account, you’re bound to use it in the future as well. 

Apart from these free money transfers between users, Cash App allows you to invest in crypto and stocks, split bills, design your own debit card, and more. Read more in our Cash App review.  

How to Set up Direct Deposit in Cash App

If you want to transfer money into your Cash App account automatically from your payer or employer, as well as receive your benefits, setting up direct deposits is an easy way to do so. 

To facilitate direct deposits, you need to know your Cash App account and routing numbers. These are essential for the setup. The account number is unique to you and the routing number is a designated number that belongs to Cash App’s partner bank (Sutton Bank). 

Generally, direct deposits are dispatched as soon as you receive them, which is up to two days earlier than with most standard bank accounts. It’s one of the bonuses of holding a digital bank account. 

That being said, your first direct deposit could take longer as it depends on the payer and not the bank.

To set up direct deposits in your Cash App: 

1. Open Cash App
2. Tap the “Banking tab” (Cash App’s home screen)
3. Choose “Direct Deposit”
4. Under “Automatic Setup”, tap “Get Started”
5. Find the payer or employer and follow the instructions

You can also do this manually. But to do so, you’ll first need to find and copy your account and routing number:

1. Open Cash App
2. Tap the “Banking tab” 
3. Tap the routing and account number 
4. Copy the numbers

Next, we can continue with the set up of direct deposits with a direct deposit form:

1. Tap the “Banking tab”
2. Tap “Direct Deposit”
3. Select “Get Direct Deposit Form”
4. Enter the payer’s information
5. Put in the amount you want to deposit from each paycheck
6. Sign
7. Select “Email Form” 
8. Enter the recipient’s email address 
9. Tap “Send”

Hereafter, you can see the finalized form by going to “Get Direct Deposit Form” from the “Banking tab” and selecting “View Previous Form”.

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