The Federal Reserve Board has approved a deal for prepaid card issuer Green Dot to buy GE Capital's Walmart-branded prepaid debit card business, according to a statement the Fed posted online Nov. 22.
The acquisition includes $476 million in total deposits, which would double Green Dot's total deposits. Green Dot is expanding the features it offers in Walmart stores, including automated bill payment.
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Green Dot has also expanded its partnership with MasterCard to allow consumers holding a MasterCard prepaid card to reload the account at Walmart cash registers. Green Dot is also adding more prepaid cards to its Walmart Moneycard line of products.
