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Entersekt to Authenticate Plata’s Mexico Credit Card Offering
Entersekt to Authenticate Plata’s Mexico Credit Card Offering
October 23, 2023  |  Authentication

Mexican FinTech Plata chose Entersekt to provide authentication services for its new credit card. The partnership will allow for low-friction payment authentication with “risk-aware 3D...

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Buy Now, Pay Later Is Having Its Kleenex Moment
Buy Now, Pay Later Is Having Its Kleenex Moment
October 23, 2023  |  BNPL

Kimberly Clark introduced Kleenex in 1924 as a product used by movie stars instead of face cloths to remove their makeup and keep their skin...

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1 in 5 Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers Use Credit to Cope With Unexpected Financial Difficulties
1 in 5 Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers Use Credit to Cope With Unexpected Financial Difficulties
October 19, 2023  |  Personal Finance

Living paycheck to paycheck is a financial reality for many Americans, a trend that PYMNTS has tracked for some time. According to a recent report...

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Nearly Half of Consumers With Kids Would Switch to Merchants With Card-Linked Offers
Nearly Half of Consumers With Kids Would Switch to Merchants With Card-Linked Offers
October 19, 2023  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Loyalty or rewards programs play a role in consumer shopping habits. Sixty-five percent of credit or debit card users prefer to shop with brands or...

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Fed’s Beige Book Paints Portrait of ‘Mixed’ Consumer Spending
Fed’s Beige Book Paints Portrait of ‘Mixed’ Consumer Spending
October 18, 2023  |  Economy

The latest qualitative readings on the U.S. economy show that economic activity, at best, seems stagnant. At worst, there are some signs that consumer spending,...

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Microcredit Puts Loans Within Reach of Emerging-Market Consumers
Microcredit Puts Loans Within Reach of Emerging-Market Consumers
October 18, 2023  |  Consumer Finance

From buy now, pay later (BNPL) to credit card installments, there are diverse credit and lending products available to consumers today. However, for two-thirds of...

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Galileo Debuts Corporate Credit Solution for Expense Management
Galileo Debuts Corporate Credit Solution for Expense Management
October 17, 2023  |  Spend Management

Galileo Financial Technologies introduced a corporate credit tool designed to control expense management. “Traditionally, managing thousands of employee charge cards and their individual credit limits...

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40% of Millennials Tap Installment Plans to Improve Their Credit Scores
40% of Millennials Tap Installment Plans to Improve Their Credit Scores
October 16, 2023  |  Payment Methods

Installment plans have emerged as a popular payment method, offering consumers the flexibility to pay for their purchases over time, rather than upfront. This enables...

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Consumer Sentiment Study Sees Jump in Inflation One Year Out
Consumer Sentiment Study Sees Jump in Inflation One Year Out
October 13, 2023  |  Consumer Finance

Consumers don’t think the pressures on the household budgets are going to abate anytime soon. And certainly not in the next year. The University of...

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