Debit vs Credit vs Prepaid Cards: What’s the Difference?
They look almost identical, but debit, credit and prepaid cards move money differently — and that affects your protection when something goes wrong.
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Card Basics
Plain-language explanations of payment cards: the difference between debit, credit and prepaid cards, what an issuer, network and processor each do, and why that matters when something goes wrong.
Card Basics guides
Card Issuer vs Network vs Processor (and Visa vs Mastercard)
Who actually holds your account, who moves the transaction and who you should call? A clear map of the card payment chain, including what Visa and Mastercard do.