Personal Finance News - 'debit card' Tag

U.S. Bank have announced a new partnership with North Carolina State University which will see them off new students, staff and faculty members a dual purpose card which acts as a prepaid debit card and a campus identity card.

For many young consumers, and also those who are unable to get a bank account or choose not to get a tradtional credit card, Prepaid credit seems like the solution and it is one which is growing in popularity every …

The last few weeks have been hard times for those people who are passionate about their privacy.

The recent scrapping of debit card fees by the major banks seemed like a major victory for consumers across the country, but the banks have hit back with a succession of new charges.

A sticker was recently spotted in the window of a taxi cab in Dallas, Texas, stating that a person’s identity may be stolen if they use their credit card to pay for their ride.

The tax season of 2011 has seen release of income tax refunds by the use of pre-loaded debit cards.

Mobile payments industry has been focusing their attention on smart phones with near field communications technology.

Suze Orman the personal finance personality is wasting no time in getting aboard the bandwagon when it comes to pre-payment debit cards.

North Shore Bank, MA, is set to offer a new incentive to their customers, namely to offer people who hold a checking account a reward scheme that will offer them incentives in exchange for obeying various monthly rules.

Customers worldwide can at last say farewell to carrying large amounts of money into Western Union offices.

Verizon have scrapped plans to introduce a new $2 fee for credit and debit card payments made over the phone or online just one day after announcing it.

A recent study conducted by research firm Javelin Strategy & Research, in partnership with Paymentone has concluded that consumers demand more security when shopping online and would be willing to spend more if they got it!

There has recently been a lawsuit filed against the Federal Government with the United States District Court in Washington DC. The lawsuit is in relation to the ever debated cap on debit card interchange fees.

Consumers have been amazed to learn that cyber crime now affects more people per hour than the number of babies born!

It appears that if you are a credit card customer Christmas may well have come early for you as major card issuers offer increasingly attractive Christmas savings and promotions to woo consumers.