Target says that it discovered the problem on Dec. 15 and was able to take steps to resolve future problems. Target also said that the information stolen included customer names, credit or debit card numbers, card expiration dates and three-digit security codes.
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Google Launches Prepaid Card
Google Inc. decided that the run-up to the holiday shopping season was the right time to announce its entrance into the prepaid debit card industry. On November 20 the search engine company declared – via blog post, of course, and with typical irreverence – the availability of its Google Wallet Card. “Your roommate finally paid… Continue reading Google Launches Prepaid Card
Prepaid Card Fraud Controllable
A recent report by Mercator Advisory Group examines the vulnerability of prepaid debit cards to criminals, by Chris Warren Prepaid debit cards make it into the news a lot these days. A lot of the time stories are focused on the maneuvering of large financial services companies like Chase and American Express and the various… Continue reading Prepaid Card Fraud Controllable
The Occupy Card Moves Ahead
The Occupy Money Cooperative needs to raise $900,000 to make its card a reality. by Chris Warren The Occupy Wall Street Movement’s first steps into the financial services industry have not been particularly smooth. The announcement this past summer that the Occupy Money Cooperative, an offshoot of the anti-status quo coalition that grabbed the world’s… Continue reading The Occupy Card Moves Ahead
How To Keep Holiday Spending Joyful
Prepaid debit cards can help you stick to your budget. by Shane Tripcony It seems to happen earlier and earlier each year. Even before the little ones don their witch and ghost outfits to go out trolling for candy on Halloween night – let alone before anyone has planned out their Thanksgiving Day feast –… Continue reading How To Keep Holiday Spending Joyful
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