Borrowing a page from phone companies, America Online has begun selling prepaid Internet access cards at certain retail stores. Earlier this month, Target retail stores started selling AOL "starter ...

People who apply for credit cards online have worse credit histories than the average Internet user, according to a recent study — but some banks disagree. The study indicates that banks using the ...

Per-minute Internet access, vanquished by the overwhelming success of unlimited-use pricing plans, is making a comeback of sorts in the form of prepaid Internet cards. Sprint this month will begin ...

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Charging purchases to a credit card is the way U.S. consumers most commonly pay online. But there are several reasons you might not want to use a card when you buy something on the internet. Maybe you ...

The first tip is to use credit cards for digital shopping because they have federally mandated protections. And be wary of websites that offer brand-name goods at steep discounts. By Ann Carrns ...