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38% of Small Businesses Turn To Personal Funding Sources in Revenue Crunch
38% of Small Businesses Turn To Personal Funding Sources in Revenue Crunch
August 21, 2023  |  Commercial Payments

Three-quarters of Main Street businesses say they would close within 60 days of a cash crunch.  Consumer spending may be up, but so are prices, forcing consumers to...

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Mastercard and Qashio Team to Promote Cashless Spend Management
Mastercard and Qashio Team to Promote Cashless Spend Management
August 21, 2023  |  Partnerships

Mastercard has launched a credit card partnership with Dubai-based FinTech Qashio. The collaboration will help Qashio introduce corporate credit cards and enable them with virtual issuance capabilities, according...

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Buy Now, Pay Smarter: How Digital Solutions Reshape Credit Behavior 
Buy Now, Pay Smarter: How Digital Solutions Reshape Credit Behavior 
August 19, 2023  |  Consumer Finance

Americans credit card payment delinquencies are starting to pile up.   Per the latest Federal Reserve report, credit card balances rose past $1 trillion for the...

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62% of FIs Grapple With a Rise in Fraudulent Transactions
62% of FIs Grapple With a Rise in Fraudulent Transactions
August 18, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

As more transactions move online, banks are girding for, and doing battle against, a rising tide of fraud. As noted in the report “The State...

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Report: DOJ Investigates Visa Merchant Practices
Report: DOJ Investigates Visa Merchant Practices
August 16, 2023  |  Regulation

Visa is reportedly the target of a Department of Justice (DOJ) probe into its tokenization practices. The DOJ’s interest in Visa is part of a long-running investigation, Bloomberg reported...

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Credit Sesame Launches Credit-Building Debit Card
Credit Sesame Launches Credit-Building Debit Card
August 16, 2023  |  Personal Finance

Credit Sesame has unveiled a new product that aims to help individuals build and enhance their credit scores through their everyday debit purchases. The new...

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Boomers Barely Use BNPL, but Make Large Purchases When They Do
Boomers Barely Use BNPL, but Make Large Purchases When They Do
August 16, 2023  |  Consumer Insights

Compared to other generations, the share of baby boomers and seniors who use buy now, pay later (BNPL) options barely makes a blip. The same...

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Versatile Credit, Nationwide Marketing Group, Wells Fargo Launch Financing Portal
Versatile Credit, Nationwide Marketing Group, Wells Fargo Launch Financing Portal
August 15, 2023  |  Consumer Finance

Versatile Credit, Nationwide Marketing Group (NMG) and Wells Fargo have partnered to launch The Finance Hub, a consumer financing portal for merchants. This new collaboration provides a comprehensive, tailored...

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Apps and Alternative Data Key to Bringing Subprime Consumers Into Credit Mainstream
Apps and Alternative Data Key to Bringing Subprime Consumers Into Credit Mainstream
August 14, 2023  |  Consumer Finance

Inflation may be cooling but it still pressures consumers. And, as PYMNTS has found in recent months, individuals are turning more frequently to their credit...

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