“Gift cards are essentially like cash. They’re not like credit cards. Credit cards, on the one hand, are tied to an individual. There’s pins, there’s the tap feature, there’s limits.

However, e-gift cards raise some security issues, as all that stands between a criminal and money is a long alphanumeric code that can be stolen via cutting and pasting. And as the U.S. continues ...

Gift cards fall under federal and provincial legislation while pre-paid cash cards are governed by a different set of rules. Gift cards often have no fees or charges, while cash cards do. Not ...