How do you check the balance on an Emerald card?

Emerald Card customers can check their balance by going the H&R Block website, using the Emerald card app or by texting the code BAL to 42265, according to H&R Block. Account holders can also access other card services, such as checking transactions and statements, through the website and app.

As of 2015, Emerald Card is a prepaid MasterCard through the financial services website H&R Block, according to the company's website. Customers load tax refunds, paychecks and other direct deposits to the card and use it anywhere MasterCard is accepted. Customers are able to get cash out of ATMs and add others to the account so that they have separate Emerald Cards that pull from the same account balance.