OK, so there seem to be two things going on here, both of them strange (and brought to our attention by the Voice’s Steven Thrasher.) The first: People post photos of their debit cards online, for all ...

Credit cards and debit cards may seem like the same thing — after all they're both rectangular pieces of plastic — but they act quite differently. One card provides you with a revolving loan, while ...

A debit card spends money that's in your bank account, while a credit card spends borrowed money, up to a limit. Many or all of the products on this page are from partners who compensate us when you ...

Debit cards pull funds directly from your bank account when making purchases or withdrawing cash. Setting up a PIN and monitoring account balances via mobile apps helps avoid overspending and fees.

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Prepaid cards and debit cards are both widely accepted at merchants worldwide, but one is preloaded and the other is not. Debit cards are linked to a checking account, while prepaid cards aren’t and ...