When American Express debuted its Bluebird prepaid card in Walmart stores nearly five years ago, it was a sharp detour from the card brand's status as a product for the elite. But rather than bridge ...

After years of providing financial services, Walmart is becoming an even fiercer bank competitor with the addition of American Express’s checking account alternative, the Bluebird prepaid card. “The ...

While no one card can be perfect for every customer, the Bluebird Prepaid Debit account from American Express, Member FDIC, is the best overall. Bluebird improves on American Express® Serve prepaid ...

Prepaid cards like Wal-Mart's Bluebird card have helped millions of Americans forgo banks and credit cards - but there's a catch. Prepaid cards are becoming increasingly popular in the United States.

In a play for the business of what an American Express Co. executive calls “the unhappily banked,” AmEx and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Monday introduced their Bluebird prepaid card for U.S. customers of ...

American Express Co.’s announcement that its low-fee Bluebird prepaid card account will be eligible for insurance from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and offer checking account features could be ...

If you can't get a checking account or a credit card, a prepaid debit card might be an option for you. These cards are easy to get because there isn't a credit check. Your credit history doesn't ...

According to the Pew Charitable Trusts, consumers will load an estimated $200 billion on prepaid cards this year. But if you're considering one of these cards, you may want to think twice before you ...

The big banks are tired of you leeching off them. For years, they have given you free checking in the hopes you would also take out a mortgage, run up your credit card balance or stash away a tidy sum ...

If you can't get a checking account or a credit card, a prepaid debit card might be an option for you. These cards are easy to get because there isn't a credit check. Your credit history doesn't ...