Cards

From gold plating to silicon guts, the plastic card is not what it used to be. Here are some of the most ambitious attempts to make credit and debit cards relevant in a high-tech world.

Indonesian online payments company KinerjaPay has opened a gift card center enabling consumers to purchase gift cards with bitcoin from major U.S. merchants including Amazon, Starbucks and Barnes & Noble.

Six states and D.C. still charge in-network fees when unemployed workers cash in assistance delivered through prepaid cards.

As the digital age reduces the wear on physical cards, how is it that some consumers are requesting new cards more frequently?

Vienna-based paysafecard, which enables unbanked consumers to make online payments using a service backed by a prepaid card, is expanding to the United Arab Emirates.

Cash and checks are still the most transparent and predictable form of payment for grocers, writes Mark Horwedel, CEO of the Merchant Advisory Group.

American Express is giving its card customers an easy way to transact in cryptocurrency.

A recurring challenge for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is how to make them work in the real world. A Singapore-based startup says the answer is its Visa card.

The ruling could limit the U.K. as a venue consumer class-action suits.

Visa has extended partnerships with PayPal in the U.S. and Asia to Europe to encourage digital payments. The strategy has helped boost the card network's earnings.