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Debit Cards
Benefits of Credit Cards often Trump the Convenience of Debit Cards
Written by Curtis Arnold
Posted On: July 13, 2009
Debit cards offer convenience and are becoming increasingly popular with consumers, but they still don't offer many of the same benefits as credit cards do. [...]
Credit Card Education Tips for Parents
Written by Curtis Arnold
Posted On: October 9, 2008
Editor's Note: This article is the first in a four-part series containing consumer tips for parents of children and young adults. Unless you’ve shopped for a toddler lately, you may not realize that many toys geared to children as young as three now accept pretend credit cards as well as cash. I’ve actually heard one say [...]
Credit Tips: Merchants Charging Fees to Use Credit Cards and Debit Cards
Written by Curtis Arnold
Posted On: April 1, 2007
Author: kellyashleymandyPosted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 12:22 pm Post subject: Merchants Charging a fee to use debit or credit cards Can we please pass this message to everyone we can.. According to MasterCard (800) 627-8372 and Visa (800) VISA911 and American Express (800) 528-4800 Merchants cannot charge you a fee [...]
Do Debit Card Rewards Measure Up to Credit Card Rewards?
Written by CardRatings.com
Posted On: March 10, 2006
America’s love affair with reward credit cards continues to burn; and debit cards are helping to fan the flame as more and more banks begin to issue both cash back and reward debit/check cards. Like their credit card counterparts, reward debit cards come in a variety of styles with varying eligibility requirements and reward rates. [...]
Online Debit Card Usage Exceeds Credit Card Usage
Written by CardRatings.com
Posted On: July 18, 2005
In the first part of 2005 Visa debit card e-commerce transactions exceeded credit card transactions. Second quarter debit card e-commerce transactions also increased 38% from the previous year.  Rising; online use of debit cards indicates that consumers are becoming more comfortable with using available funds for Internet purchases. According to Visa many previous studies [...]
