Prepaid cards

Starbucks customers will soon be able to send Starbucks gifts to other iOS device users via Apple Inc.’s iMessage platform with Apple Pay.

Card issuers are sounding the alarm about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's final prepaid rule, claiming that without fixes the agency has opened the door to potential fraud on unregistered cards.

Virtual Piggy has undergone a few changes of direction and brand in the past while formulating payments applications for the under-18 market.

Jeffrey Osher, who led a bare-knuckle fight last year to oust the prepaid card company’s CEO and chairman, will serve as an adviser to the firm’s board.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Thursday that it will delay the effective date of its final rule on prepaid cards by six months because industry participants need more time to comply.

The card brand and bank will offer lending and prepaid cards to a traditionally underserved demographic.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's arbitration rule will likely be overturned by Congress if the agency moves ahead with finalizing it.

The card handles multiple currencies and is designed for students and underserved market segments.

The prepaid card issuer has been striving to overcome the setback it suffered from the discontinuation of a popular product in 2015.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is seeking feedback on the benefits and risks of using alternative data sources, such as rent or utility payments, that would allow lenders to build a credit history for unbanked consumers.