consumer finance

How Outcome-Based Payment Offerings Can Drive Consumer Confidence

How Outcome-Based Payment Offerings Can Drive Consumer Confidence
How Outcome-Based Payment Offerings Can Drive Consumer Confidence
May 06, 2026  |  Payments Innovation

Historically, payments have been an activity-based business. Revenues are tied to transaction volume, interchange fees and, to some extent, the float generated by holding funds...

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25% of Consumers Say Their Cost-Cutting Plans Still Work
25% of Consumers Say Their Cost-Cutting Plans Still Work
April 30, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

The clearest sign of consumer strain may not be what households are cutting, but how many different ways they are trying to keep up. Get...

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Affirm: Agentic Credit Rewrites the Rules of Consumer Lending
Affirm: Agentic Credit Rewrites the Rules of Consumer Lending
April 27, 2026  |  Consumer Finance

Watch more: What’s Next in Payments With Affirm’s Libor Michalek Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Why Community Bank Accounts Must Pass the ‘Everyday Test’
Why Community Bank Accounts Must Pass the ‘Everyday Test’
April 21, 2026  |  Banking

There’s no shortage of issues testing community banks these days. Managing real-time payments, attracting Gen Z and integrating AI are just a few. But there’s...

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90% of Millennials Feel Pressure at the Grocery Store
90% of Millennials Feel Pressure at the Grocery Store
April 16, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

Millennials are learning to manage a pileup of costs all at once, and PYMNTS Intelligence data suggests that balancing act is becoming harder even during...

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Less Than Half of Consumers Say They Could Handle a $1,000 Surprise Expense
Less Than Half of Consumers Say They Could Handle a $1,000 Surprise Expense
April 15, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

A flat tire, a broken appliance or an urgent dental bill may look like a routine household problem. But for a growing share of Americans,...

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Wage Divide Widens as Many Delay Medical Care to Cover Essentials
Wage Divide Widens as Many Delay Medical Care to Cover Essentials
April 07, 2026  |  Consumer Finance

The dividing line in today’s consumer economy is no longer employment itself. It is how workers experience liquidity. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Gig Work Is Making Tax Refunds Harder to Get
Gig Work Is Making Tax Refunds Harder to Get
March 25, 2026  |  Taxes

As the 2026 tax season unfolds, a sobering reality has emerged for the nearly 70% of Americans living paycheck to paycheck. While many U.S. consumers...

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Credit Applications Hit 3-Year Peak as Banks Slash Rejection Rates, NY Fed Says
Credit Applications Hit 3-Year Peak as Banks Slash Rejection Rates, NY Fed Says
March 16, 2026  |  Economy

The share of consumers who applied for credit products reached the highest level in over three years in February, according to the Federal Reserve Bank...

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