Perhaps seeing more opportunity in the prepaid space, U.S. Bank, based out of Minneapolis, Minnesota is now offering the new Visa(R) Convenient Cash(TM) Card. According to a recent press release, the Convenient Cash Card is a Read More
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U.S. Bank and Kroger Collaborate on New Prepaid Debit and Credit Cards
U.S. Bank announced that Kroger customers will receive rewards on newly issued credit cards and reloadable prepaid debit cards. Kroger shoppers will earn free groceries and fuel discounts by using their U.S. Bank cards.
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Update on the TCF Fight Against Durbin
The court battle between TCF National Bank (NYSE: TCB) and the Board of Governers of the Federal Reserve continues, as TCF tries to stop enforcement of the Durbin Amendment. Late in February, the Federal Reserve filed a motion
Visa Takes Steps to Prevent Aggressive Internet Sales Tactics
Have you ever bought something online, completed the shopping cart submission, and then been offered a new “opportunity” to buy something from another merchant? The tactic is called “data pass” marketing, and is used by some merchants
Use a Prepaid Debit Card for the Upcoming Holiday Movie Season
As the new 2011 Holiday Season movie lineup begins, it looks to be plenty full of dramatic, funny and action-packed entertainment. With the ever increasing prices at the box office and the outrageous concession stand markups, now is a great
Visa Buxx Accused of Patent Infringement
One of the great teen debit cards, the Visa Buxx card, is involved in an ongoing patent spat with a company called SpendingMoney LLC. SpendingMoney accused Visa of infringing U.S. Patent No. 5,864,830 in a lawsuit filed in a Federal District
Visa Prepaid Growth Continues
Visa, Inc. (NYSE: V) announced their financial results for the Company’s fiscal second quarter 2010 (which ended March 31, 2010). Visa showed strong earnings growth, and their prepaid and debit transaction growth continues. Read More
Use Direct Deposit, Save the Planet
We love direct deposit. Ok, maybe not “love”, but we really, really like it. Here’s why: It saves money. It saves time. It reduces errors. And it even saves the planet. As part of Blog Action Day, we are going to explain
Use Prepaid Card for This not That while Christmas Shopping
Dec 08, 2011 – Have you bought all of your Christmas gifts yet? If so, you are probably far ahead of many shoppers this holiday season. If you haven’t, there are only a
Two Points of View on the Federal Reserve’s Proposed Gift Card Expiration Dates
As we reported earlier, the comment period for comments on the Federal Reserve’s proposed prepaid card rules expired yesterday. The two leading submissions (one by a group of consumer advocates, the other by a prepaid card association) provide