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What Does Debit Card Mean?
An electronic card issued by a bank which allows bank clients access to their account to withdraw cash or pay for goods and services. This removes the need for bank clients to go to the bank to remove cash from their account as they can now just go to an ATM or pay electronically at merchant locations. This type of card, as a form of payment, also removes the need for checks as the debit card immediately transfers money from the client's account to the business account.
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The major benefits to this type of card are convenience and security. Along with the convenience of accessing account funds at anytime it also removes the hassles associated with having to write checks as payment like showing ID and associated fees.
Debit cards are riskier than password protected (PIN-only) old-fashioned ATM cards because debit card can be used with a PIN OR can also be used with only a signature, without a secret PIN or password, just like a credit card, over the phone or in a store.
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