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Old Jan 2, 2020, 9:59 am
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deker0
 
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Originally Posted by radonc1
Yet they went the opposite direction and banned the use of prepaid debit cards completely from their system.

So there must have been something else that dissuaded them from implementing the above approach.
Yeah, I'm not sure what could have prevented them from moving forward - perhaps the federal gov't didn't approve it due to potential for fraud? Either way, if money orders are so profitable for them and they are currently operating at a huge loss annually, approaching prepaid debit card vendors and negotiating a deal would have greatly helped their bottom line.
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