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To get a Paypal debit card, one needs to contact Paypal directly and discuss this with one of their financial experts. Visit the official Paypal webpage for more information.
Paypal has security features in place that should prevent him from being able to add it on his account, but you should still contact Paypal and your bank right away. You may want to cancel that debit card immediately and get a new one. Also, be sure to tell your bank exactly why you want to cancel the card, and tell Paypal that you do not authorize your card's use on your friend's account.
Many banks offer Visa debit cards. RBC and CIBC are some examples of banks that encourage the use of Visa debit cards. One major advantage of using a Visa debit card is the fact that it can be used overseas.
One advantage of a debit card compared to a credit cards is that with debit card you will not be heavily indebted because your purchases are directly charged to your checking account.
A prepaid debit card is separate from the traditional debit cards provided by banks and also very different from a credit card. You can get a prepaid debit card from several outlets (Netspend.com is a good one I've used) and all the money on the card is put onto it by the card holder before they are able to spend anything. They work very much like debit cards issued by banks, except there are no interest fees, and no overdraft charges. You can use a prepaid debit card for shopping online, renting a car, paying bills, and even renting a hotel. Additioanlly, you can transfer money from standard bank accounts to the card, get money directly deposited to the card, and you can use it through PayPal as well. Check out the link below for more uses of the card, and how to sign up for one.)