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.

Green Dot Eyes Banking-As-A-Service, Gen Z To Build On Q4 Growth
Green Dot Eyes Banking-As-A-Service, Gen Z To Build On Q4 Growth
February 21, 2019  |  Earnings

Financial technology firm Green Dot, which made its name on its prepaid debit card solutions, is ramping up its focus on Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) after posting...

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How Prepaid Cards Played A Role In El Chapo’s Global Drug Operation
How Prepaid Cards Played A Role In El Chapo’s Global Drug Operation
February 13, 2019  |  AML

The story goes something like this: During the reign of drug kingpin Pablo Escobar — estimated to have supplied up to 80 percent of the...

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Funding Options, Caxton FX Pair Up On Multi-Currency SMB Card
Funding Options, Caxton FX Pair Up On Multi-Currency SMB Card
February 08, 2019  |  B2B Payments

U.K. marketplace lending company Funding Options is teaming up with Caxton FX to introduce a prepaid multi-currency payment card for small businesses (SMBs). The solution...

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UnionPay Steps Into UK With Prepaid Corporate Cards
UnionPay Steps Into UK With Prepaid Corporate Cards
January 10, 2019  |  B2B Payments

China payment card issuer UnionPay is stepping into the market with prepaid cards for corporates and consumers, the company announced this week. Banking Tech reported on Wednesday...

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Fed: Card Payments Up 10.1 Pct In 2017
Fed: Card Payments Up 10.1 Pct In 2017
December 21, 2018  |  Payment Methods

Non-cash payment activity, as measured in the United States, gained ground in 2017 year over year, according to the Federal Reserve’s triennial payments press release...

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Where B2B Payments, Banking And Lending Connect
Where B2B Payments, Banking And Lending Connect
November 28, 2018  |  B2B Payments

B2B payments is all too often a waiting game, one that can be damaging to the survival of a small business (SMB). With checks still...

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How The Gig Economy Is Igniting Spend Management Innovation
How The Gig Economy Is Igniting Spend Management Innovation
November 01, 2018  |  Gig Economy

Before CEO Toffer Grant founded PEX, he worked in the world of prepaid cards (gift cards in particular), where Christmas was the biggest challenge of every year. Gift card...

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Grab, Mastercard Bring Prepaid Cards To Southeast Asia
Grab, Mastercard Bring Prepaid Cards To Southeast Asia
October 24, 2018  |  Payment Methods

Grab, the ride-hailing company out of Southeast Asia, and Mastercard, the payment company, announced on Wednesday (Oct. 24) a partnership to issue prepaid cards tailored...

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Deep Dive: How Prepaid Cards Can Ease Gig Workers’ Payment Pains
Deep Dive: How Prepaid Cards Can Ease Gig Workers’ Payment Pains
October 17, 2018  |  Spend Management

As companies increasingly turn to gig workers for short-term projects, and workers see the gig economy as more than a “side hustle,” faster payments are...

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