The American Express Bluebird account is a rather unique financial product. Not quite a prepaid debit card and not quite a checking account, it combines some of the most popular features of each at a ...

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 ...

Chris Espinoza, 31, of La Habra, Calif., used to be without a bank account. He got the American Express Bluebird prepaid card to make “cheaper” online purchases for sound equipment, pictured at his ...

Walmart's Bluebird account — which the retailer is launching with American Express — and JPMorgan Chase's Liquid prepaid card are both potential disruptors that threaten conventional prepaid card ...

If you’ve been using the WalMart Savings Catcher application that I wrote about a few months ago, hopefully you have been able to accumulate quite a balance. While the savings can “sit” in your ...

And I'm Audie Cornish. The world's biggest retailer is looking to be the next big thing in banking, at least unofficially. Wal-Mart is launching a prepaid debit card with American Express. The two ...

American Express’ Bluebird prepaid card is flying high. Launched last year, Bluebird with direct deposit took the No. 1 spot in Consumer Reports’ first ever ranking of the country’s best – and worst – ...

Federal deposit insurance adds security, convenience to the prepaid card. Now that the card offers many services that a traditional bank account does, customers can do things like write and deposit ...

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.

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 ...

If you don't have good credit, or simply don't want to deal with a traditional checking account, the American Express Bluebird account could be the solution for you. Why you might want Bluebird There ...