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The Steady Ascent of the Debit Card Raquel Garcia is serious about avoiding debt. The 18-year-old customer-service representative for U-Haul recently canceled her credit card. Now she gets her entire paycheck deposited onto a prepaid debit card, which she uses for all her purchases. Since she can access only what's in the account, Garcia no longer worries about breaking her budget: "I'm spending just what I need."   Source:(BusinessWeek)   2008-11-02 MasterCard, Visa settle Discover suit for $2.75 billion NEW YORK - MasterCard Inc (MA.N) and Visa Inc (V.N) said they agreed to pay credit card issuer and network Discover Financial Services Inc (DFS.N) a total of $2.75 billion to settle a lawsuit over anti-competitive practices.   2008-10-28 MasterCard to pay $1.8 billion to settle AmEx suit NEW YORK - American Express said Wednesday MasterCard will pay it as much as $1.8 billion to settle an antitrust lawsuit, as it warned credit losses may increase as business conditions deteriorate.   Source:(AP)   2008-06-25 Phone-wallets still years away The new technology which enables small payments from mobile phones by just flashing the handset is likely to reach masses only around 2012, when one phone from five sold will be equipped with the technology.   Nations:U.K. Finland   2008-05-15 MasterCard earnings more than double MasterCard Inc (MA.N), a credit- and debit-card network, said first-quarter earnings more than doubled, beating expectations, helped by the weak dollar and increased customer spending on a growing number of outstanding cards, pushing its shares up more than 9 percent.   2008-04-29 Headlines The Steady Ascent of the Debit Card 2008-11-02 MasterCard, Visa settle Discover suit for $2.75 billion 2008-10-28 MasterCard to pay $1.8 billion to settle AmEx suit 2008-06-25 Phone-wallets still years away 2008-05-15 MasterCard earnings more than double 2008-04-29 Visa shares fall as quarterly results rise 2008-04-28 Bank of America profit hurt by credit crunch 2008-04-21 Visa raises $17.9 billion in record IPO 2008-03-18 Ameriprise to begin issuing MasterCards 2008-03-09 Visa sets possible record $18.8 billion IPO 2008-02-25 Visa IPO may be largest in US history 2008-02-25 Many chains expected to post softer Dec. sales 2008-01-08 PayPal offers secure way to shop non-PayPal sites 2007-11-19 Visa files for $10 billion IPO 2007-11-10 Visa hopes to raise $10 billion in IPO 2007-11-09 Cell phones double as electronic wallets 2007-09-30 Credit cards cut off gas purchases 2007-06-16 More cashless vending machines rolling out 2007-02-22 New Credit Cards Can Broadcast Your Personal Information 2007-02-15 Mobile carriers facilitate cash transfers 2007-02-11 Dow ends down 57 after oil prices spike 2007-02-09 Wall Street to get another earnings rush 2007-02-04 Gift cards, cold give stores one last chance 2006-12-26 Beware: Heavy store traffic doesn't mean huge sales 2006-11-25 Wal-Mart sees weak sales as holiday season starts 2006-11-25 Experts: Ban won't stop Web gambling 2006-10-24 Visa to go public in restructuring move 2006-10-11 Dow ends down 41, Nasdaq closes down 2 2006-07-01 EU charges MasterCard with price-fixing 2006-06-30 Visa says ATM breach may have exposed data 2006-06-21 Banking on credit cards at the ballpark 2006-06-06 Brave new world for summer tie-ins 2006-05-30 MasterCard shares jump in trading debut 2006-05-25 Nasdaq, S&P closer more than 1 pct higher 2006-05-25 MasterCard IPO could raise up to $2.61 billion 2006-05-03 MasterCard says profit rises, as IPO looms 2006-05-02 MasterCard to Delay IPO Until 2nd Quarter 2006-02-16 Security Breach Could Expose 40M to Fraud 2005-06-17 China allows use of yuan cards in three countries 2004-12-29 Personal Bankruptcies Rose in First Quarter 2002-05-16 Consumer Debt Grew $4.6 Billion in March 2002-05-07 Credit card spending in Singapore hit by September terror attack 2001-10-26 ABA: Late Credit Card Payments Up in Second Quarter 2001-09-22 Workers Told Not to Borrow From 401(k) 2001-09-06 More Homeowners Late in Paying Mortgages 2001-09-06 Wal-Mart to Stop Accepting Interlink Debit Cards 2001-09-05 U.S. Bankruptcies Rise to Record Number 2001-08-25 China to establish credit system for small enterprises 2001-08-10 Consumer Credit Falls for First Time Since 1997 2001-08-08 Matches Shown: | 1-50 | 51-100 Most-viewed Phone-wallets still years away 2008-05-15 Many chains expected to post softer Dec. sales 2008-01-08 New Credit Cards Can Broadcast Your Personal Information 2007-02-15 Bank of America profit hurt by credit crunch 2008-04-21 PayPal offers secure way to shop non-PayPal sites 2007-11-19 Cell phones double as electronic wallets 2007-09-30 Brave new world for summer tie-ins 2006-05-30 Nasdaq, S&P closer more than 1 pct higher 2006-05-25

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