Experts expect the new product, called the American Express Prepaid Card, to put pressure on competing cards to drastically reduce or eliminate fees. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. had a similar effect in ...

The Redpack card charges $20 for activation, a $4 monthly fee, up to $5 to reload, $1 purchase fee when the pin number is used, $1.20 for online bill pay and $5 for card replacement.

The card will carry a $4.95 monthly fee and will allow customers to load paychecks or other money for free. There also will be no charge to use the card to withdraw cash from Chase ATMs or bank ...

— -- New types of prepaid cards are rolling out at a brisk clip, and plenty of people will sign up despite the fees. In general, prepaid cards are gaining popularity. And some, like American ...

Here are the top prepaid debit cards with no fees: American Express Serve Order your American Express Serve card online and you won’t be subject to the $3.95 purchasing fee.

Prepaid debit cards often come with fees, and no one likes paying just to access their money. Fees might include monthly fees, cash reload fees, and ATM withdrawal fees.

Last year, Michael Abukhader's 12-year-old son, Jacob, received a $30 NASCAR prepaid Visa card from an aunt who thought it would provide a convenient way to give him cash for birthdays and other ...

The increasing popularity of reloadable prepaid cards, ... Among 18 reloadable cards examined, the report found activation fees ranging from $3 to $99.95; monthly fees from $2.95 to $10; and dormancy ...

Rich Barber got his tax refund on a prepaid card and now wishes he hadn’t because it took him a while to figure out how to get his money without paying fees. Keep his situation in mind if you… ...

U.S. consumers loaded more than $64 billion onto general-purpose reloadable prepaid cards in 2012, up from $56.8 billion in 2011, according to the Mercator Advisory Group. But a Pew Charitable ...

A woman received a Green Dot reloadable debit card with $100 on it as a gift. But not all gift cards and prepaid cards are designed to work the same. One important difference: Fees.

Use of reloadable prepaid cards — which can be used like credit and debit cards yet require no bank account or credit check — is surging. But the cards have a variety of drawbacks to consider.