You can use a prepaid debit card a lot like a traditional card to make purchases, but it’s important to understand the rules and fees. David McMillin writes about credit cards, mortgages, banking, ...

If you’re looking for an employee expense card but don’t want to open a new line of credit with a business credit card, then a prepaid credit card could be the answer. These cards are ideal for ...

Prepaid cards let you make purchases with money you’ve loaded onto the card, instead of drawing from a bank account or line of credit. You can get a prepaid card without a credit check, but using the ...

If you can't get a checking account or a credit card, a prepaid debit card might be an option for you. These cards are easy to get because there isn't a credit check. Your credit history doesn't ...

When you break out your plastic payment at checkout, generally the cashier or online payment portal makes no distinction between a credit card, a debit card or a prepaid debit card. All three carry a ...

The Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority has a lot riding on its forthcoming pilot of a cobranded prepaid bank card that also enables cardholders to pay bus and train fares, and so do its ...

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 ...

What are prepaid debit cards? A prepaid debit card is a card that has a specific amount of money pre-loaded onto it. You can then use the card to make purchases as you would with a debit card attached ...