Is the GreenDot Prepaid Visa Debit Card a Good Deal or Bad?

Welcome to our site! Our editors have been covering the credit and debit card space for a total of 30+ years and we are proud to have been featured by the Wall Street Journal, CNN, etc. Your input is invaluable and we’d love to have your opinion as to whether the Green Dot prepaid debit… Continue reading Is the GreenDot Prepaid Visa Debit Card a Good Deal or Bad?

What is A Prepaid Debit Card? Glossary & Common Terms

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For Prepaid Cards, Choose EMV Chip Cards, A Smart Card All Around

Group of smart cards / EMV chip cards from around the world. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

By Curtis Arnold Besides the thieves themselves, the main culprit to emerge from the recent heist of personal information from over 100 million Target and Neiman Marcus shoppers isn’t human at all. Rather, the unlikely villain is a decades old piece of technology known simply as the magstripe, or magnetic stripe, that graces the backs… Continue reading For Prepaid Cards, Choose EMV Chip Cards, A Smart Card All Around

UN Turns To Prepaid Cards

To better aid Syrian refugees, the United Nations is utilizing prepaid debit cards. by Shane Tripcony By every measure the ongoing civil war raging in Syria has been a humanitarian disaster. The United Nations estimates that over 100,000 people have died in the years long clash between supporters of President Bashar al-Assad and the various… Continue reading UN Turns To Prepaid Cards

Changes To American Express Serve Cards

Starting in November, American Express Serve prepaid customers will be able to add cash to their accounts at CVS and 7-Eleven with no fees. by Shane Tripcony The competition to serve the millions of Americans lacking traditional bank accounts just got a little stiffer. On October 8, American Express announced significant new changes to how… Continue reading Changes To American Express Serve Cards

Walgreen’s Launches A Prepaid Card

The drugstore chain puts a prepaid debit card at the center of its financial services options by Shane Tripcony Walgreen’s is already the place millions of Americans head to in order to pick up everything from deodorant to Halloween candy to prescription drugs. Now the nationwide drugstore chain is adding financial services, including a prepaid… Continue reading Walgreen’s Launches A Prepaid Card

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