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Stimulus Check Visa Debit Cards Being Mailed To 8 Million Households

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Roughly 8 million stimulus check Visa debit cards are being mailed to households this week, the U.S. The Economic Impact Payment (EIP) cards were issued by MetaBank, N.A. Millions of payments have already been made via direct deposit and paper checks, with the goal of quickly delivering assistance.

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Using Debit Cards To Bridge The Stimulus Accessibility Gap

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Consumers are also changing how they pay for their purchases, with a recent study finding that debit card spend was up 11.7 Consumers today are especially likely to use their debit cards for their eCommerce purchases or to make in-store purchases with mobile wallets, and card-not-present (CNP) transactions represented 43.1

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Experts Tell Congress It?s Time To Create A ?Digital Dollar?

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Trillions of dollars in federal COVID-19 stimulus payments are being disbursed through paper checks, prepaid debit cards and direct deposit

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Banks On Notice: Fintechs Are Coming For Checking Accounts & Debit Cards

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One of the biggest trends in fintech today is the rise of digital banking products like mobile checking accounts and new debit cards. From Square to Paypal, a host of fintechs are creating products that let consumers spend money directly out of digital accounts using a physical card. get the 86-page fintech report.

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Square Cash App Launches Direct Deposits

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Square has just launched the ability for ACH direct deposits, allowing users to put their paychecks and other deposits directly into their Cash app balance. Cash App now supports direct deposits for your paychecks. The company made the announcement on Twitter , writing “PAYDAY!

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Instant Pay, Direct Deposits Fill Demand For Speedier Gig Payments

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Lyft, too, has a similar feature called Express Pay , which allows drivers to transfer their earnings to a debit card after reaching $50 in ride earnings, referrals and mentor payments — and pay a $0.50 The majority of gig workers — 54 percent — are paid by direct deposit. transfer fee. percent.

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Problems Abound With Stimulus Debit Cards

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Americans continue to face problems with accessing stimulus debit cards, with some people receiving cards they can’t use due to the wrong names being printed on them. Although the card contains both Barton and his wife’s stimulus payments, because the name is wrong, he is unable to access any of the money right now.