By connecting NFC-enabled devices to a credit or debit card, paying for goods or services is simpler and faster than ever before.

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Customers who want a refund from their bank after paying for services on their debit card may run up against problems with time limits for their claim.

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Justin Bieber recently made the leap into the financial-services world, endorsing a prepaid debit card.

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If you use services, such as check cashing or debit card loading, you can be subject to substantial charges and fees.

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The company provides a variety of services to support the credit, debit and related card payments of over 24, 000 financial institutions across the globe.

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Besides the usual debit and credit functions, the Hainan card records medical insurance transactions and other social services.

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The Montreal company is a payments and services company in North America and the United Kingdom, providing technology and services for businesses to accept credit card, electronic check and direct debit payments.

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Pressured by regulatory changes which limit debit card interchange fees charged by banks, Bank of America plans to alter the fees and services on its checking, savings and other customer accounts.

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Instead, many say that the companies that process their debit-card transactions aren't passing on the federally mandated savings, or are raising fees on other services.

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