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New Credit Pushes American Household Debt Beyond $15T
New Credit Pushes American Household Debt Beyond $15T
November 09, 2021  |  Debt

Household debt in the U.S. has now topped $15 trillion, with credit card balances up $17 billion to reach $800 billion in the third quarter,...

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BlueTape Offering Buy Now, Pay Later on Building Supplies
BlueTape Offering Buy Now, Pay Later on Building Supplies
November 09, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

BlueTape, which provides payments and financing offerings to the construction sector, on Tuesday (Nov. 9) launched a buy now, pay later feature that gives construction...

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BNPL Race Keeps Heating Up as Users Grow, Sales Increase and New Partnerships Form
BNPL Race Keeps Heating Up as Users Grow, Sales Increase and New Partnerships Form
November 09, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Variously known as point-of-sale credit, alternative credit, and installment payments, BNPL continues building momentum — and everybody wants a piece of the action. Recent and...

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Mastercard Launches Commercial Card Solution for Small Business Financing in APAC
Mastercard Launches Commercial Card Solution for Small Business Financing in APAC
November 09, 2021  |  BNPL

Mastercard is launching the world’s first commercial card buy now, pay later (BNPL) solution for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region,...

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USE Credit Union Further Collaborates with PSCU for Debit, Credit Processing
USE Credit Union Further Collaborates with PSCU for Debit, Credit Processing
November 09, 2021  |  Credit Unions

Credit union service organization (CUSO) PSCU is further collaborating with USE Credit Union (USECU) to offer debit and credit card processing services, according to a...

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Visa Eco Benefits Allows Consumers to See Environmental Impact of Purchases
Visa Eco Benefits Allows Consumers to See Environmental Impact of Purchases
November 09, 2021  |  VISA

Visa has rolled out a new set of sustainability-focused benefits intended for account issuers to be able to get cardholders more on board with green...

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Mastercard Launches Crypto-Linked Payment Cards in APAC
Mastercard Launches Crypto-Linked Payment Cards in APAC
November 08, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Mastercard announced on Monday (Nov. 8) that it has partnered with three leading digital currency companies across Asia-Pacific to launch crypto-linked payment cards. As a...

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BNPL Was ‘Highly Needed’ Across MENA, Where Banks Now Play Catch-Up With FinTechs
BNPL Was ‘Highly Needed’ Across MENA, Where Banks Now Play Catch-Up With FinTechs
November 04, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

It’s been a little over a year since buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Tamara launched in Saudi Arabia, and looking back at the last 12...

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Using Payroll Technology as a Means for African Workers to Access Credit
Using Payroll Technology as a Means for African Workers to Access Credit
November 03, 2021  |  Payroll

It’s a fairly straightforward process to access consumer credit in developed regions like North America or Europe. Credit agencies, banks and financial players easily interact...

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