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58% of Consumers Consider Convenience When Applying for Credit Products
58% of Consumers Consider Convenience When Applying for Credit Products
November 28, 2023  |  Consumer Insights

Consumers face a multitude of choices when it comes to credit products, and their decision-making process is influenced by several key factors — their assessments...

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Elan and VolCorp Launch Card Program for Credit Unions
Elan and VolCorp Launch Card Program for Credit Unions
November 28, 2023  |  Partnerships

Elan Credit Card teamed with VolCorp to launch a credit card program for credit unions. The partnership brings together VolCorp, a nonprofit cooperative that bills...

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Black Friday’s Generational Divide: Millennials Spend More Online, Embrace Deferred Payments
Black Friday’s Generational Divide: Millennials Spend More Online, Embrace Deferred Payments
November 27, 2023  |  Consumer Payments

PYMNTS Intelligence illuminated the generational divides that marked Black Friday’s shopping, as younger consumers differed from their elders in terms of how they shopped, where...

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Australia’s BNPL Use Surges Among Younger Consumers
Australia’s BNPL Use Surges Among Younger Consumers
November 27, 2023  |  BNPL

Australia’s younger consumers are increasingly embracing buy now, pay later (BNPL), a new survey shows. More than 40% of shoppers between 18 and 39 use the installment...

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Payment Processors Adapt Strategies to Woo Main Street SMBs
Payment Processors Adapt Strategies to Woo Main Street SMBs
November 24, 2023  |  B2B Payments

Small-to-mid-sized businesses (SMBs) on the main streets of the United States heavily rely on payment processors to facilitate their transactions. While PayPal and Square dominate...

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AI Helps Reshape Young Consumers’ Attitude Toward Credit
AI Helps Reshape Young Consumers’ Attitude Toward Credit
November 24, 2023  |  Credit Cards

In today’s economic landscape, steep interest rates and increased borrowing costs have made accessing credit more challenging. This economic reality is causing heightened concern among...

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Main Street Business Formation Hits Headwinds as Service Sector Startups Decline
Main Street Business Formation Hits Headwinds as Service Sector Startups Decline
November 21, 2023  |  SMBs

If startups are the lifeblood of Main Street businesses, and if optimism is what drives sole proprietors and small firms to make a go of...

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Credit-Seeking Consumers Give Credit Unions and Community Banks a Second Look
Credit-Seeking Consumers Give Credit Unions and Community Banks a Second Look
November 21, 2023  |  Credit Unions

National banks dominate the consumer credit space. Still, credit unions and community banks are becoming an increasingly popular choice for issuing credit cards. The share...

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Citi Mobile Takes No. 1 in PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Credit Card Apps
Citi Mobile Takes No. 1 in PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Credit Card Apps
November 20, 2023  |  Credit Cards

Citi Mobile made moves in this edition of PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Credit Card Apps. Venmo, which was previously No. 1, fell to make room...

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