10 Things Prepaid Card Issuers Won’t Tell YouArticle from Smartmoney.com: By ANNAMARIA ANDRIOTIS 1. “Our fees are outrageous.” Prepaid cards are the hottest things going in plastic these days. They allow consumers to load money onto the card and make purchases or cash withdrawals. Unlike a debit card, prepaid cards aren’t typically tied to a [...]
Prepaid debit cards: A bum dealArticle from Aiken Standard: FeatureColumns PUBLISHED: 2/19/2012 12:31 AM | Print | E-mail | Viewed:37 times UPDATED: 2/19/2012 12:31 AM For those of us who always seem to incur checking account overdraft charges, prepaid debit cards now being offered by a number of banks appear to be a reasonable [...]
SLADE COLUMN: SC refund debit card carries feesArticle from Charleston Post Courier: In South Carolina this year, state income tax refunds will be delivered on prepaid debit cards unless a taxpayer has a refund directly deposited to a bank account, or requests a traditional check. For the state, contracting with Bank of America to issue [...]
Prepaid Debit Card WarningArticle from CBS42:BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) – You’ve probably seen them at the checkout counter at your local pharmacy. Prepaid debit cards have taken off. Consumers like them because they take the bank out of the equation. However, shoppers should proceed with caution. Since they’re used just like a credit card, just about [...]
Prepaid Debit Card CautionArticle from W*USA 9: Facebook Google buzz Del.icio.us W*USA 9 >>> Read the full article from the source . Related News: Google Wallet prepaid cards are allowed againArticle from TG Daily: After a minor case of hysteria erupted over privacy concerns with Google Wallet, the search giant has re-enabled access for [...]
Google wallet experiences technical prepaid credit card hitchArticle from Compare Pre Paid: Google has been forced to suspend all prepaid credit card functions on their Google Wallet mobile app following a security flaw. A discovery was made that unauthorised access to prepaid credit card balances can be granted on mobile devices. This allows anyone to [...]
Prepaid cards gouge you to access your own moneyArticle from Reuters: By John Wasik Mon Feb 13, 2012 3:36pm EST (Reuters) – Why should you pay to spend your own money? The newest generation of prepaid debit cards, which banks keep offering despite the growing chorus of advice to the unbanked against buying into them, [...]
Google Wallet Suspends Prepaid Credit Card FunctionsArticle from PCWorld: By John P. Mello Jr., PCWorld Feb 12, 2012 8:57 AM Google has suspended prepaid capabilities on credit cards linked to its mobile wallet after a security flaw was exposed. Saturday’s move comes following the airing on the Internet of a flaw in the wallet’s [...]
Does Suze Orman’s prepaid card solve anything?Article from Christian Science Monitor:Released with great fanfare, The Approved Card from Suze Orman is supposed to help people who use cash responsibly get a good credit score. But it doesn’t – and probably never will. After bestselling author and CNBC personal finance guru Suze Orman launched her [...]
Prepaid cards need a makeoverArticle from MSN Money: This post comes from Jeanine Skowronski at partner site MainStreet. By many measures, the prepaid debit card industry is booming. During the past few months, new cards have hit the market, enhancements have been added to existing ones, fees have been reduced and celebrities have MSN Money [...]