A comparison between checking-account offerings from top issuers and popular reloadable prepaid debit cards suggests that in some cases the cards are a better value, new research suggests. Processing ...

In a move that would help its issuers establish stronger relationships with the unbanked, MasterCard Inc. is developing a system to reload prepaid cards and is poised to announce a distribution ...

The general-purpose reloadable prepaid card market is expanding fast as audiences as diverse as the underbanked population and frequent business travelers adopt the products for their convenience and ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Javelin Strategy & Research today released its 2025 General-Purpose Reloadable (GPR) Card Scorecard, evaluating 16 leading programs on 55 criteria for ...

In a move aimed in part at accommodating digital-only financial institutions, Visa Inc. on Saturday opened its ReadyLink prepaid top-up network for the first time to debit cards. “The expansion makes ...

LIVONIA, Mich., Sept. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)-- Javelin Strategy & Research has released its 2026 General-Purpose Reloadable Card Scorecard, finding that the market is no longer defined only by ...

General purpose reloadable cards (GPR cards) are a type of plastic, prepaid, debit-like card containing a set amount of money and are becoming more popular in the "unbanked" community. Being ...