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Private-Label Card Pressures May Signal Spending Pullback
Private-Label Card Pressures May Signal Spending Pullback
January 30, 2024  |  Consumer Insights

Where there’s smoke, there’s fire, goes the old aphorism. In the credit card space, and within the private-label subset of that industry, the flames are...

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74% of Acquirers Say Store Card Split-Pay Plans Improve Client Satisfaction
74% of Acquirers Say Store Card Split-Pay Plans Improve Client Satisfaction
January 29, 2024  |  Payment Methods

Often as part of loyalty initiatives, brands and merchants partner with financial institutions to launch their own credit cards. These store cards or merchant-branded cards...

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Credit Card Delinquencies Keep Hovering Above Pre-COVID Levels
Credit Card Delinquencies Keep Hovering Above Pre-COVID Levels
January 29, 2024  |  Credit Cards

America’s credit card companies ended December with delinquencies and charge-off rates essentially unchanged from November. And as a Monday (Jan. 29) Seeking Alpha report notes,...

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Software Developer Platforms Put Lending Products at Top of Innovation Lists
Software Developer Platforms Put Lending Products at Top of Innovation Lists
January 26, 2024  |  Loans

The software publishing industry is starting to use digital wallets as a standard for processing transactions and lending products to facilitate payments. Thus, both digital...

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Capital One Sees Positives in Consumer Segments Despite Charge-Off Challenges
Capital One Sees Positives in Consumer Segments Despite Charge-Off Challenges
January 25, 2024  |  Earnings

Card delinquencies and charge-offs offer evidence of consumers struggling to meet their financial obligations. And credit card balances and delinquencies have been rising as consumer...

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Letters of Credit Still Relevant for Mid-Market Firms’ Working Capital Needs
Letters of Credit Still Relevant for Mid-Market Firms’ Working Capital Needs
January 25, 2024  |  Loans

The adoption of external working capital solutions continues to be widespread globally among growth corporates, commonly known as middle-market firms. This practice has enabled companies...

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Disposable Income Rises in Q4, but Will Consumers Keep Spending?
Disposable Income Rises in Q4, but Will Consumers Keep Spending?
January 25, 2024  |  Economy

Headline numbers reveal that the United States economy keeps growing, outpacing expectations. Although the pace of growth has been tempered a bit, there are some...

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Bilt Explores Mortgage Payment Rewards Amid $3.1 Billion Valuation
Bilt Explores Mortgage Payment Rewards Amid $3.1 Billion Valuation
January 24, 2024  |  News

Rent payment loyalty platform Bilt Rewards is now a $3.1 billion company. Bilt’s new valuation follows a $200 million equity investment led by General Catalyst, as well as...

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Shopping Beats Banking for Consumers Interested in AI-Enabled Experiences
Shopping Beats Banking for Consumers Interested in AI-Enabled Experiences
January 24, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

The introduction of artificial intelligence is changing the payments industry, transforming the way consumers pay for goods and services. AI-enabled payments offer streamlined processes, combat...

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