Debit Cards
Debit cards are becoming more and more popular in the USA. They look much like the ATM cards and enable customers to pay for purchases with money from their checking account without using checks. Cards branded with MasterCard or Visa logos can be used wherever merchants accept major credit cards. Others require personal identification numbers and can only be used at specified debit terminals, such as those found on gas pumps and in grocery store checkout lanes. Debit cards are not as protected as credit cards in the event of theft.
