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Retail Shoppers Pay by Debit Card in Stores but by Credit Online
Retail Shoppers Pay by Debit Card in Stores but by Credit Online
May 08, 2024  |  Payment Methods

When shopping in stores, retail customers prefer to pay with debit, but eCommerce is a different story. By the Numbers According to an October survey of...

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Neobank Dave Attributes Best-Ever Credit Performance to AI-Driven Underwriting Engine
Neobank Dave Attributes Best-Ever Credit Performance to AI-Driven Underwriting Engine
May 07, 2024  |  Earnings

Neobank Dave said it improved its credit performance over the past year with the use of artificial intelligence (AI). Between the first quarter of 2023 and...

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39% of Middle-Income Card Holders Unfamiliar With Card-Linked Offers
39% of Middle-Income Card Holders Unfamiliar With Card-Linked Offers
May 07, 2024  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Once card holders are made aware of how they can earn rewards by using their credit and debit cards to pay for goods and services,...

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Consumers View Embedded Lending as Option to Pay Everyday Essential Expenses
Consumers View Embedded Lending as Option to Pay Everyday Essential Expenses
May 07, 2024  |  Alternative Credit

Embedded lending may gain new consideration at the point of sale as cash-strapped consumers grapple with the pain of emergency expenses. And it may help...

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Fed Survey Reveals Tighter Standards and Weaker Demand for Loans
Fed Survey Reveals Tighter Standards and Weaker Demand for Loans
May 06, 2024  |  Loans

Banks are seeing a slide in demand for loans — at the same time that they’re tightening lending standards. And the pressures, as noted in...

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Five Ways Consumers Are Pumping the Brakes on Spending
Five Ways Consumers Are Pumping the Brakes on Spending
May 06, 2024  |  Consumer Insights

We may be witnessing the beginnings of a great pullback in consumer spending. At least in some areas. As paycheck-to-paycheck living remains a reality for most U.S. consumers,...

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Only Half of Consumers Globally Are Satisfied With Embedded Lending Options
Only Half of Consumers Globally Are Satisfied With Embedded Lending Options
May 06, 2024  |  Loans

Embedded lending tools enable potential borrowers to apply for credit directly from the merchant or provider’s platform — often while paying for a product or...

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Fed Study: Banks Examine Credit Use When Considering Limit Increases
Fed Study: Banks Examine Credit Use When Considering Limit Increases
May 03, 2024  |  Banking

A new study from the Federal Reserve indicates that it’s not income levels or ability to repay that drives banks’ willingness to extend credit. Rather,...

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Payment Networks Spotlight Rise of Tokenization and Contactless Payments
Payment Networks Spotlight Rise of Tokenization and Contactless Payments
May 02, 2024  |  Payments Innovation

Four years ago, the pandemic began to give wings to contactless payments. Now, as shown by earnings results from the likes of Mastercard and Visa, the payment methodology has...

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