While no one card can be perfect for every customer, the Bluebird Prepaid Debit account from American Express, Member FDIC, is the best overall. Bluebird improves on American Express® Serve prepaid ...

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For years, many consumers who used prepaid cards thought of them as an alternative to a checking account. They could buy a prepaid card from a retailer, load money onto it at a grocery store or at a ...

What is a prepaid debit card and how does it work? Prepaid debit cards open up a world of options, allowing you to buy things online, pay bills through web portals, and budget more effectively for ...

According to latest numbers by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, about 14.1% of the population in the United States is under-banked. This means that millions of people may have difficulty ...

Debit cards make it easy to make purchases, shop online, and pull cash out of an ATM. But to use one, you need a checking account—and not everyone has one. If you’re a part of the “unbanked” community ...

Kaiku might not be quite as well known as American Express or Green Dot, but its prepaid Visa card is a serious competitor The Kaiku Visa prepaid card is designed as a low-cost alternative to ...

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While Visa Inc. and MasterCard Worldwide work to bring debit card products to Canada (see main story), Canadian issuers already are offering prepaid cards supported by the brands. Currently, Visa- and ...

Prepaid credit cards for those without bank accounts and teens without self-control have been available in the U.S for years. Now, Visa New Zealand, in cooperation with that country’s postal service, ...

Prepaid debit cards are an alternative way to access and spend money by using a physical card, mobile app, website or electronic payment. Check out some of the best prepaid debit cards available — ...

I can still remember the first time I was asked to write about prepaid debit cards. It was in 2008 and I had been writing about personal finance and investing for a year at my blog, the Dough Roller.