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debit card, card that allows the cost of goods or services that are purchased to be deducted directly from the purchaser's checking account. They can also be used at automated teller machines automated teller machine (ATM), device used by bank customers to process account transactions. Typically, a user inserts into the ATM a special plastic card that is encoded with information on a magnetic strip.
..... Click the link for more information. for withdrawing cash from the user's checking account. Increasingly common in the 1990s as an alternative to credit cards credit card, device used to obtain consumer credit at the time of purchasing an article or service. Credit cards may be issued by a business, such as a department store or an oil company, to make it easier for consumers to buy their products. ..... Click the link for more information. , debit cards have been promoted as safer than cash and more convenient than personal checks. By 1998 more than 73 million debit cards had been issued, with a sales volume of $134.7 million attributed to their use. They are typically issued by large credit-card companies through their participating banks. Debit cards offer the holder more limited legal protections than credit cards. Similar cards have also been used to distribute welfare benefits to recipients in some locales. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | Ingenico is a worldwide leader in EFT POS terminal shipments and secure transaction technology. com/research/2facff/world_eft_pos_term) has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report "World EFT POS Terminals Market" to their offering. Euronet's global payment network is extensive -- including 11,917 ATMs and approximately 51,000 EFT POS terminals which are under management in 20 countries; a growing portfolio of outsourced debit and credit card services and card software solutions; a prepaid processing network of 394,000 point-of-sale terminals across approximately 193,000 retailer locations in 14 countries; and a consumer-to-consumer money transfer network of more than 68,000 locations serving approximately 100 countries. |
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