Prepaid Cards

Prepaid debit cards can be a convenient way to pay and an effective way to manage family finances. Prepaid debit cards and prepaid credit cards are safer than cash, convenient and accepted worldwide.

Happay Taps Into India’s SME Card Demand Surge
Happay Taps Into India’s SME Card Demand Surge
November 21, 2016  |  B2B Payments

India B2B payments firm Happay is now looking to accelerate the time it takes to onboard SMEs to its platform. The company revealed Friday (Nov....

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Prepaid Cards, Beyond The Gifting
Prepaid Cards, Beyond The Gifting
November 15, 2016  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Prepaid cards have use cases outside mere convenience of holiday shopping. In fact, they complement but do not replace cash. Scott Salmon, general manager of i2c,...

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FTC On NetSpend: Company Hit Consumers With Misleading Claims For Prepaid Cards
FTC On NetSpend: Company Hit Consumers With Misleading Claims For Prepaid Cards
November 11, 2016  |  Regulation

The Federal Trade Commission said on Thursday (Nov. 10) that NetSpend Corp. has been misleading to consumers of its prepaid cards, with promises that they...

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Do Prepaid Card Regulations Go Too Far?
Do Prepaid Card Regulations Go Too Far?
October 20, 2016  |  Digital Banking

Two steps forward, one step back? For October’s Digital Banking Tracker™, PYMNTS caught up with Brad Fauss, president and CEO of the Network Branded Prepaid...

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Are New Prepaid Card Regulations Too Much?
Are New Prepaid Card Regulations Too Much?
October 19, 2016  |  Digital Banking

Two steps forward, one step back? For October’s Digital Banking Tracker™, PYMNTS caught up with Brad Fauss, president and CEO of the Network Branded Prepaid...

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Prepaid Card Regulations Looming
Prepaid Card Regulations Looming
September 19, 2016  |  Regulation

Prepaid cards are popular, for sure. They’re used for shopping or just to draw out funds from an ATM machine, and they’re hooked up to payment...

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Green Dot/Mastercard Explain Walmart Prepaid Glitch
Green Dot/Mastercard Explain Walmart Prepaid Glitch
August 15, 2016  |  Payment Methods

Details are emerging about the May 2016 prepaid glitch that hit a triumvirate of heavy hitters in the payments and retail space — namely, Green...

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Rule On Money Laundering Loophole Due To Prepaid Cards Could Get Resubmitted
Rule On Money Laundering Loophole Due To Prepaid Cards Could Get Resubmitted
August 11, 2016  |  Regulation

A proposition back in 2011 to close a loophole that enables drug cartels to move large sums of money across boarders using prepaid cards has...

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Prepaid’s Summer Of Uncertainty
Prepaid’s Summer Of Uncertainty
July 15, 2016  |  Alternative Finances

It’s as quiet as a hot summer night, as the prepaid industry awaits the final ruling from the CFPB. Rules that were promised last year,...

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