If you have bad credit or want to avoid using traditional credit or debit cards, a prepaid credit card is an option. Prepaid cards are easy to get, require no credit check, and can be used for online ...

Debit cards make it easy to make purchases, shop online, and pull cash out of an ATM. But to use one, you need a checking account—and not everyone has one. If you’re a part of the “unbanked” community ...

CNBC Select reviewed dozens of prepaid cards and found the PayPal Prepaid Mastercard® is the best option for PayPal users since it easily integrates into your existing PayPal account. You don't need a ...

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 ...

Why does it cost $4 to activate a gift card? Carol Powell, 67, posed that question to me after being told by a Target cashier about the cost for getting a $25 prepaid card up and running. Powell ...

A Prepaid card works like a pay-as-you-go mobile phone contract – you top it up and use it like any other payment card until the balance reaches zero, at which point you can reload it with cash before ...