Businesses make advance payments for a variety of different expenses. Any expense that is paid in advance of actually receiving the benefit of the payment is considered a prepaid expense for ...

Following a summer of uncertainty over whether millions of uninsured consumers would be unable to buy medical insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) because they didn’t have a checking account, ...

Insurance is an operating expense for companies. Companies purchase insurance coverage by paying insurance premiums and record related transactions accordingly. Depending on the length of the ...

If your house is damaged in a storm, you don’t have time to wait around to settle your insurance claim or wait for a payment–you need help now. Previously, insurance companies would send paper cheques ...

The evolution of prepaid cards took another step last month when the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. published an opinion in the Federal Register clarifying that its insurance covers individuals' ...

In a new twist on prepaid cards in Canada, Vancouver-based Peoples Trust Co. is extending eligibility for deposit insurance from the Canadian Deposit Insurance Corp. to general-purpose reloadable ...

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American Express announced Tuesday that its prepaid debit cards will now be backed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., the latest indication that a market once shunned by established financial ...