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BancorpSouth introduces prepaid debit card program

MBJ Staff — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:29:55 +0000

TUPELO — BancorpSouth Inc. has launched the BancorpSouth Prepaid Card program designed to serve as an alternative to traditional checking accounts. “The Prepaid Card program puts customers in control of their funds, and having no minimum balance or overdraft fees make the cards ideal for budgeting, travel and students,” said Derek Caswell , BancorpSouth first [...]

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Metropolitan Bank adds payroll card program from TransCard

MBJ Staff — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 15:08:29 +0000

RIDGELAND — Metropolitan Bank has launched a MasterCard-branded payroll card program with Chattanooga, Tenn.-based TransCard. Terms were not disclosed. “Metropolitan is excited about our new TransCard relationship, as their prepaid payroll cards fill an important gap for our commercial clients, offering them a simple, convenient alternative for their employees’ payroll,” said Brad Miller, treasury services [...]

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Senate committee approves teacher debit card legislation

Associated Press — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:04:54 +0000

JACKSON — School teachers would get debit cards to buy classroom supplies under a money-saving measure moving forward in the state Senate. A bill approved yesterday by the Senate Education Committee mandates that districts use debit cards for employees’ travel and classroom supply purchases. It also calls for districts to pay employees only once a [...]

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What next for banks after failed debit fee experiment?

Ted Carter — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 06:00:13 +0000

Dead in a near blink of an eye. That’s how history will chronicle the big idea banks had for ginning up revenue through a monthly fee to customers for debit-card transactions. Perhaps you can blame awful timing. Parks in cities across the nation began filling up with protests against Wall Street and the banking system [...]

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