consumer finance

Why ‘Paycheck to Paycheck’ Doesn’t Always Mean ‘Broke’
Why ‘Paycheck to Paycheck’ Doesn’t Always Mean ‘Broke’
March 14, 2022  |  Consumer Finance

When you read the term “paycheck to paycheck,” it can be easy to picture someone white-knuckling it between the first and third Fridays of each...

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72% of Consumers Manage Their Lending Accounts Online
72% of Consumers Manage Their Lending Accounts Online
March 11, 2022  |  Loans

Most consumers have loan accounts with outstanding balances, and most of them manage those accounts online.  According to “Account Opening And Loan Servicing In The...

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Lendable Valued at $4.5B Following $275M Fundraise
Lendable Valued at $4.5B Following $275M Fundraise
March 10, 2022  |  Investments

Consumer finance platform Lendable has raised $275 million in a funding round that valued the U.K. firm at $4.5 billion, the company said in a...

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Nearly Half of High-Income Earners Now Live Paycheck to Paycheck
Nearly Half of High-Income Earners Now Live Paycheck to Paycheck
March 03, 2022  |  Consumer Finance

As the pandemic continued to weigh on the economy in the early months of 2022, the United States government reported that in­flation climbed to 7.5%...

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Merchants, Take Note: Consumers Want More In-Store BNPL Options
Merchants, Take Note: Consumers Want More In-Store BNPL Options
February 18, 2022  |  BNPL

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) methods have reached new heights in the past year as consumers have kept flexible, digital payments front and center during...

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42% of Consumers Want FIs to Offer Automatic Data Transfer When They Open New Accounts
42% of Consumers Want FIs to Offer Automatic Data Transfer When They Open New Accounts
February 15, 2022  |  Consumer Finance

Mobile devices’ proliferation and worldwide ubiquity have revolutionized many aspects of consumers’ lives, including their ability to communicate, travel and learn about the world. These...

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Report: Paper Still Plagues Bill Payment Processes for 88% of Utility, Consumer Finance Firms
Report: Paper Still Plagues Bill Payment Processes for 88% of Utility, Consumer Finance Firms
February 11, 2022  |  Consumer Finance

Keeping billing and payments technologies current is imperative for all businesses, particularly utilities and consumer finance companies, which must address so many of consumers’ daily...

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Fyncr Unveils Credit Card Bill Payments Mobile App
Fyncr Unveils Credit Card Bill Payments Mobile App
February 10, 2022  |  Payment Methods

Fyncr on Thursday (Feb. 10) released what it’s calling “the first all-in-one-card bill payment mobile application” in the U.S., noting in the company announcement that...

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Paycheck-to-​Paycheck Ranks Swell as Rising Prices Erode Savings
Paycheck-to-​Paycheck Ranks Swell as Rising Prices Erode Savings
February 09, 2022  |  Consumer Finance

Even with pandemic-induced job losses on the rebound, the current economic environment has grown more complicated as the health crisis continues. While the United States...

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