Debit Card: Definition and additional resources from BNET
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Business Definition for: Debit Card

  • a card issued by a bank or financial institution and accepted by a merchant in payment for a transaction. Unlike the procedure with a credit card, purchases are deducted from the cardholder's account, as with a check, when the transaction takes place.

Wiktionary Definition for: Debit Card

  • A card much like a credit card, but takes money directly from the bank account rather than borrowing money at a rate of interest, and uses a PIN instead of a signature

Additional Resources

Debit Cards: Beyond Cash and Checks
This article is on debit cards. Debit cards are also known as check cards. Debit cards look like credit cards or ATM automated teller machine cards, but operate like cash or a personal check. Debit cards are different from credit cards. While a credit card is a way to "pay...
Tags: Financial Services, Debit Card
White papers
ACI Case Study: CIBC
With debit card payments having recently topped cash as Canadians' favourite way to pay for purchases, CIBC wanted to upgrade its existing level of debit card fraud detection to better protect customers and mitigate risk for the bank. CIBC selected ACI Proactive Risk Manager for Debit Card Fraud Detection, a...
Tags: Financial Services, Debit Card
Case studies
Why You Should Use a Credit Card for Airplane Tickets
If you routinely charge plane tickets to a debit card, stop. The New York Times explains why you should always use a credit card for your flight purchases: Under the federal Fair Credit Billing Act, a credit card company is required to return your money for a service not...
Tags: Financial Services, Sales Channel, Debit Card, Credit Card Company, Credit Card, Sales, Rick Broida
Blog posts 2008-05-15
Chase Manhattan and Continental Airlines Launch First Co-Branded Debit Card; Offering Frequent Flyer Miles for Debit Card Usage
NEW YORK and HOUSTON--BUSINESS WIRE--Feb. 22, 1999--The Chase Manhattan Bank (NYSE:CMB) and Continental Airlines (NYSE:CAI.B and CAI.A) announced that they are launching the first co-branded debit card. The new Chase/Continental Banking Card is the only co-branded debit card to offer consumers the opportunity to earn frequent flyer miles by using...
Tags: Chase Manhattan Bank, Continental Airlines Inc., debit card
Research articles 1999-02-22
Why Use Debit Instead of Credit? Consumer Choice in a Trillion-Dollar Market
Debit cards are overtaking credit cards as the most prevalent form of electronic payment at the point of sale, yet the determinants of a ubiquitous consumer choice "debit or credit?" have received relatively little scrutiny. Several stylized facts suggest that debit-card use is driven by behavioral factors. The paper documents...
Tags: Federal Reserve Bank Of New York, Consumer Choice, Financial Services, Sales Channel, Sales
White papers 2004-07-01
Marine Midland introduces MasterCard debit card
BUFFALO, N.Y.--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 11, 1995--Marine Midland Bank announced today that it has launched the MarineR MasterMoneyTM card, a new debit card which combines the features of a standard ATM card with the buying power of a MasterCard credit card.
Tags: debit card, MasterCard International
Research articles 1995-12-11
Consumers Prefer Choice in Debit Cards
This paper gives details about the Debit Cards and consumers choice. Consumers actually use a particular credit/debit/ATM card more often when allowed to select its design. To meet ongoing consumer demand, Personix has added five more designs to its Card Collection offering. The Card Collection is made up of 35...
Tags: Financial Services, Card Collection, Debit Card
White papers 2001-04-06
Visa Reaches Out to More Hispanics Through a New Debit Card Campaign
Visa has announced a new debit card campaign targeting the Hispanic community. Featuring a mix of Spanish language television, radio, and print advertisements, the campaign marks the second time that Visa has reached out directly to the Hispanic market. A similar campaign touting Visa's debit and credit card products was...
Tags: debit card, Visa Inc.
Research articles 2005-03-01
Homeland Stores Pilots New Debit Card to Ease Checkout
Marketechnics Booth #240 -- HAC Inc, operator of 67 supermarkets throughout Oklahoma and Kansas, including 49 Homeland Stores, is now launching its own branded debit card, the One Card Plus, in five of its locations. Homeland is using the Debitman Card, Inc. payment network to issue the new cards.
Tags: debit card
Research articles 2006-01-30
Interchange fees in credit and debit card markets: what role for public authorities? A summary of a Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City conference.
Credit and especially debit card transactions are on the rise worldwide. Interchange fees are an integral part of the pricing structure of credit and debit card transactions. Indirectly paid by merchants to card issuers, interchange fees in most co Credit and especially debit card...
Tags: debit card, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Research articles 2006-01-01
A Guide to the ATM and Debit Card Industry
The U.S. payments system is going through a period of rapid change. Paper checks are increasingly giving way to electronic forms of payment, which themselves are being transformed as new products, new players, and new industry structures arise. Some of the most dramatic changes are being seen in the automated...
Tags: ATM, Payment, Strategy, Financial Services, Management, Banking, Debit Card, Industry, Automated Teller Machine
White papers 2003-10-01
For The Record.(Briefs)(Discover Financial Services is getting into the debit card business)(Greenbrier & Russel is being bought by Fujitsu Consulting)(Mesirow Financial is getting into acquisition with Settlement Planning Associates)
Discover Financial Services is getting into the debit card business. An exec with the Riverwoods firm says debit card transactions will increase at up to four times the rate of credit cards. So far, an Oklahoma bank is the only financial institution Discover Financial Services...
Tags: acquisition, debit card, Discover Financial Services
Research articles 2006-02-20
Global Links Card Services Inc. Receives Final Approval for FastMax Visa Debit Card
LAS VEGAS -- PTS Inc. (OTCBB: PTSN) announced today that Global Links Card Services Inc. ("GLCS"), a wholly owned subsidiary of PTS Inc., has received final approval from Visa for issuing its privately branded VisaTM Debit Card. The card will be available through distributors in the near future and allows...
Tags: card, Visa Inc.
Research articles 2005-06-20
A Legal Baffle Over Debit-Card Fees - title should read 'A legal battle over debit-card fees' - small retailers hope to join antitrust lawsuit filed by large retailers over fees - Brief Article
Small retailers may become eligible to join a class-action antitrust lawsuit aimed at breaking what critics call the near-monopoly grip held by Visa International and MasterCard International on debit-card transactions. Some merchants complain that they are forced by Visa and MasterCard to accept those companies' debit cards even though their...
Tags: antitrust, debit card, MasterCard International, retail company, Visa Inc.
Research articles 1998-10-01
The Sun News, Myrtle Bea ch, S.C., Along the Coast Column. (Originated from The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.)
Apr. 8--PEOPLES FEDERAL OFFERS DEBIT CARD Peoples Federal Savings & Loan is offering a new debit card called the Check 24 Card. The card has a Visa logo and can be used anywhere a Visa card is accepted. But the Check 24 Card acts like a check...
Tags: card, Sun Microsystems Inc., Visa Inc.
Research articles 1994-04-07
FTC Looking at Visa's New Debit Card
NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--Aug. 6, 1998--The government's credit-card probe is picking up a new trail. The Federal Trade Commission, according to industry consultants and lawyers, has begun looking at Visa's plans for its new debit card, called an "online card." The August 17 issue of Business Week reports the agency is...
Tags: debit card, FTC, Visa Inc.
Research articles 1998-08-06
Volt Information Sciences, Inc. Introduces the Volt MasterCard Payroll Debit Card; JPMorgan's Chase E-funds Takes the ``Check'' Out of Paycheck for Volt Employees
NEW YORK -- Volt Information Sciences, Inc. has introduced a new and convenient way for its 37,000 contingent employees to access and manage their pay, the Volt MasterCardR Payroll Debit Card. Working in collaboration with JPMorgan Chase Bank, the Volt Payroll Debit Card lets employees access their pay at nearly...
Tags: J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
Research articles 2004-06-29
MasterCard and BANKFIRST Introduce the Usher Raymond IV Debit MasterCard Card
PURCHASE, N.Y. -- Debit MasterCard Affinity Card Will Feature Likeness of Usher, the GrammyR Award-Winning Recording Artist and Business Entrepreneur
Tags: card, MasterCard International
Research articles 2004-07-29
Gartner Says Banks Are Promoting Less-Secure Forms of Debit Card Payments Despite Consumers' Preferences for More-Secure Transactions
STAMFORD, Conn. -- Banks and credit card issuers have put significant efforts into marketing contactless and signature-based debit card payments, but they have failed to win over consumers, according to a survey by Gartner, Inc.
Tags: debit card, Gartner Inc.
Research articles 2008-02-07
Metavante Bolsters BenSoft's RepayMe with Its Healthcare Debit Card; Strategic Agreement Expands RepayMe's Leading Position with Real-Time FSA/HRA/HSA Debit Card Technology
SAN DIEGO -- BenSoft, Inc., a leading provider of automated reimbursement plan software, today announced a joint development agreement with Metavante, enabling an integration with the MBI Benefits Card. Metavante is an industry leader in linking employee benefit accounts, including flexible spending accounts FSA, health savings accounts HSA, and health...
Tags: health care, Metavante Corp.
Research articles 2006-05-23
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