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Capital One CEO Calls Discover Deal ‘Singular Opportunity’
Capital One CEO Calls Discover Deal ‘Singular Opportunity’
April 25, 2024  |  Earnings

Capital One’s first quarter results showed consumers continue to spend on their cards — and management touted the benefits of the proposed $35 billion buyout...

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Synchrony Earnings Show Consumer Momentum, Concern Over Late Fee Rules
Synchrony Earnings Show Consumer Momentum, Concern Over Late Fee Rules
April 24, 2024  |  Earnings

Synchrony Financial reported its Q1 earnings Wednesday (April 24), showing broad-based growth throughout its lending and credit platforms, continued momentum in consumer spending and some...

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Earnings Season Commentary Points to Pressures for Lower-Income Consumers
Earnings Season Commentary Points to Pressures for Lower-Income Consumers
April 24, 2024  |  Consumer Finance

Earnings season is less than two weeks old. By and large, the data and the press releases indicate that consumers are still spending, on experiences...

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CFPB Head Wary of Big Credit Card Mergers
CFPB Head Wary of Big Credit Card Mergers
April 24, 2024  |  Credit Cards

America’s leading consumer finance watchdog is skeptical about giant mergers between credit card companies. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra expressed these worries in a Wednesday...

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Visa CEO: ‘Long Runway’ Ahead as Digital Payments, Credentials Displace Cash and Checks 
Visa CEO: ‘Long Runway’ Ahead as Digital Payments, Credentials Displace Cash and Checks 
April 23, 2024  |  VISA

Visa is seeing continued momentum in Tap to Pay and digital credential issuance, as consumers continue to spend on their debit and credit cards. CEO...

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Young Consumers Turn to Credit to Manage Spending
Young Consumers Turn to Credit to Manage Spending
April 23, 2024  |  Personal Finance

While most consumers use credit to purchase products or services because of the rewards they can get for doing so, PYMNTS Intelligence reveals, younger shoppers are the only...

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58% of Gen Z Shoppers Prefer Debit Cards for Online Shopping 
58% of Gen Z Shoppers Prefer Debit Cards for Online Shopping 
April 23, 2024  |  eCommerce

Few things must be as frustrating to an eCommerce merchant as cart abandonment. But, as PYMNTS Intelligence found in compiling its “How Preferred Payment Availability...

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Convenience Drives Non-Cash Users to Pay With Card
Convenience Drives Non-Cash Users to Pay With Card
April 19, 2024  |  Payment Methods

For consumers no longer carrying wallets full of cash, ease and convenience are top of mind, PYMNTS Intelligence reveals. By the Numbers The June 2023...

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Shoppers May Ditch Preferred Merchants If Credit Card Surcharges Expand
Shoppers May Ditch Preferred Merchants If Credit Card Surcharges Expand
April 19, 2024  |  Retail

With consumers struggling under ongoing financial challenges, many may find credit card surcharges to be the proverbial straw that breaks the camel’s back, leading them...

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