For years, many consumers who used prepaid cards thought of them as an alternative to a checking account. They could buy a prepaid card from a retailer, load money onto it at a grocery store or at a ...

Prepaid cards, more formally known as “general purpose reloadable cards,” have rapidly gained a place in Americans’ wallets and have gotten better in recent years. They work similarly to bank debit ...

Secured cards are primarily for building credit rather than for spending. Prepaid debit is a tool for budgeting and convenience, but it doesn't affect your credit. Many or all of the products on this ...

When you break out your plastic payment at checkout, generally the cashier or online payment portal makes no distinction between a credit card, a debit card or a prepaid debit card. All three carry a ...