Debit cards rely on checking accounts, while you can make online purchases with your checking account even if you do not provide your debit card. Here’s how they compare. What is the Relationship ...

Debit cards feel safe because they are familiar, fast and backed by a bank account that quietly absorbs every tap and swipe. Yet the very design that makes them convenient also exposes you to risks ...

Choosing debit instead of credit is easy for some people. With a debit card tied to your checking account, you're using your own money, so you pay no interest or risk carrying a balance that could ...

Woman using smartphone and holding debit card for shopping payment online at home. A couple of years ago, I had a late-night hankering for some fast food, so I stopped by my local establishment. I ...

How often do you check your bank statements? If you don't you may want to start, now. A new wave of credit card fraud has hit the Coastal Empire. It's called the penny scam. Thieves have struck again, ...

RIVERWOODS, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Discover revitalized the consumer checking landscape this week with the launch of its new, benefits-packed Cashback Debit account with user-friendly features, such ...

Debit cards can be an important part of your daily financial needs. Whether it’s ATM withdrawals, online shopping or sending and receiving money you need a card that makes your life easier. If you ...

SAN ANTONIO — One more reason everybody loves their H-E-B. The Texas grocery chain has launched a Debit Account program that will give customers 5% cash back when buying qualifying H-E-B brand ...

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If you aren't a banking customer, using a pre-paid debit card could provide a safe alternative for storing your cash. Liliana Hall was a writer for CNET Money covering banking, credit cards and ...

Tiffany Wendeln Connors was a senior editor for CNET Money with a focus on credit cards. Previously, she covered personal finance topics as a writer and editor at The Penny Hoarder. She is passionate ...

Accounting is the practice of recording a company’s financial transactions. To do this, it relies on two fundamental records: credit and debit in accounting. The ladder, a debit, is a journal entry ...