Here come the good news... people posted the same on another board and Rand replied, let me quote him:
"You can get an account without a credit card. You can send indentication to eP and they can issue you an account that way. To find out what qualifies as ID, write to
accountverification@ePassporte.com. You can CC me if you like and I will follow up.
Anyone who wants a card should be able to have one."
His email is Rand at epassporte.com
hope this helps
