Consumer Spending

Consumers Still Spending Post-Holiday, Despite Inflation Pressures

Consumers Still Spending Post-Holiday, Despite Inflation Pressures
Consumers Still Spending Post-Holiday, Despite Inflation Pressures
February 14, 2022  |  Consumer Payments

At first glance, it may a surprise that consumer spending remained buoyant into the new year. Inflation has been ramping up, and depending on where...

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eCommerce Sales Outpace Robust 7.2% Retail Jump in New Year, Mastercard Data Show
eCommerce Sales Outpace Robust 7.2% Retail Jump in New Year, Mastercard Data Show
February 10, 2022  |  Retail

The eCommerce train is showing now signs of slowing down, the latest Mastercard SpendingPulse data released Thursday (Feb. 10) showed.  Get the Full Story Complete the...

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PYMNTS Intelligence: 61% of the US Population Living Paycheck to Paycheck
PYMNTS Intelligence: 61% of the US Population Living Paycheck to Paycheck
February 09, 2022  |  Consumer Finance

A perfect storm of pandemic economic pressures is driving more working Americans to have to make ends meet between paychecks — a situation that isn’t improving...

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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

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US Household Debt Increased $333B in Q4 of 2021
US Household Debt Increased $333B in Q4 of 2021
February 08, 2022  |  Debt

Total U.S. household debt increased 2.2%, or $333 billion, to $15.58 trillion in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to a Tuesday (Feb. 8) press...

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PYMNTS Intelligence: How Implementing Payments Orchestration Helps Improve Product Launches, Cut Time to Market
PYMNTS Intelligence: How Implementing Payments Orchestration Helps Improve Product Launches, Cut Time to Market
February 08, 2022  |  Payments Innovation

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Bank of America Consumer Payments Up 17% in January to $335B
Bank of America Consumer Payments Up 17% in January to $335B
February 07, 2022  |  Consumer Payments

Bank of America’s 67 million consumer clients made $335 billion in total payments in January, up 17% from January 2021 and the second-highest month of...

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Travel Sector Eyes Expansion as New Brands, Services Take Flight
Travel Sector Eyes Expansion as New Brands, Services Take Flight
February 07, 2022  |  Travel Payments

Will we go, or won’t we? That’s the question travel brands from airlines to hotels keep asking as COVID variants wreak havoc with booking behavior....

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