When American Express announced earlier this week that its prepaid Serve cards can now be purchased at 4,100 Walmarts nationwide, the stock market reacted. But as a story on ABC News points out, Wall Street was mostly interested in what the partnership means for Green Dot, a major player in the prepaid card industry. And… Continue reading AmEx Serve Cards Announcement Hits Green Dot
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The Occupy Card Moves Ahead
The Occupy Money Cooperative needs to raise $900,000 to make its card a reality. by Chris Warren The Occupy Wall Street Movement’s first steps into the financial services industry have not been particularly smooth. The announcement this past summer that the Occupy Money Cooperative, an offshoot of the anti-status quo coalition that grabbed the world’s… Continue reading The Occupy Card Moves Ahead
A True Wall Street Occupation?
How the Occupy Card Doesn’t Live up to its Promise by Shane Tripcony The terms and conditions of credit, debit and prepaid cards are not what anyone would call scintillating reading. Layered with legalese and hard to decipher jargon, these documents have traditionally (and understandably) been ignored by consumers. Which is too bad because… Continue reading A True Wall Street Occupation?