Recently, BestPrepaidDebitCards.com spoke via email with Carne Ross, a founding board member of The Occupy Moneyhttp://www.bestprepaiddebitcards.com/wp-admin/post-new.php# Cooperative, about the Occupy Card , why it chose to issue a prepaid debit card and how the group aims to change the financial services industry.
Month: August 2013
A Card Level View Of The Economy Indicates Consumer Confidence On Upswing
The most recent version of the Chase Freedom Lifestyle Index, which measures spending from the second quarter of 2013, indicates that consumer confidence is on the upswing, albeit ever so slightly. Indeed, the index reports that year-over-year spending ticked up one percent from the second quarter of 2012 compared to the same time period this year.
Green Dot Posts Solid Results Despite Increased Competition
For prepaid debit card consumers, the attention of big financial players has been an undeniably good thing: fierce competition among rivals, some of whom are willing to forgo chunks of revenue in the short-term in order to gain market share, have put much needed downward pressure on fees and increased overall transparency. But longstanding
industry players like Green Dot could be forgiven for not being thrilled with the prospect of tough competition that threatens to eat away at their profits.
On The Hook? – The Advantages and Loopholes of Zero Liability.
When you carry a credit, debit or prepaid debit card with a Visa or MasterCard logo, you’re entitled to zero liability protection should a thief make unauthorized purchases with your card
A Better Payroll Card – Prepaid Debit Cards Without Victimizing Employees
The use of prepaid debit cards to pay workers who don’t have traditional bank accounts isn’t necessarily a bad thing.
Consumer Reports Rates Prepaid Cards
When Consumer Reports talk, people listen. Whether it’s cars, refrigerators, electronics or even health care, the evaluations that Consumer Reports and its team of researchers and testers come up with are often the first place shoppers go when they’re trying to make a smart choice among lots of options. With the release of its report,… Continue reading Consumer Reports Rates Prepaid Cards