Center for American Progress

Examining the Increase in Prepaid Cards as Alternatives to Bank Accounts

The Center for American Progress responds to the 2011 National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households. Signs for American Express, MasterCard, and Visa credit cards are shown on a New York ...
WRAL

Loan Program Plans to Offer Students Prepaid Bank Cards

The Office of Federal Student Aid — the arm of the Education Department that oversees more than $1.3 trillion in student loans — said it expected to introduce the pilot program in the spring. As many ...
American Banker

Reloadable Prepaid Cards May Be A Better Choice Over Checking Accounts

A comparison between checking-account offerings from top issuers and popular reloadable prepaid debit cards suggests that in some cases the cards are a better value, new research suggests. The Network ...

'Does Venmo accept prepaid cards?': How to add a prepaid card to Venmo and use it to send money

Venmo does accept some prepaid cards, as long as they're from a valid brand, including American Express, Discover, MasterCard ...

How to Send Money to Someone Without a Bank Account

One of the most convenient ways to send money to someone without a bank account is through peer-to-peer payment apps or ...
Time

Which Cost Less: Checking Accounts Or Prepaid Debit Cards?

Unless you’re a whiz at managing your money, a checking account is going to cost you more than a prepaid debit card, a new report concludes. And if you do a really poor job handling your personal ...