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ICBA: CFPB May Face Challenges to Find a ‘Junk Fee’ Solution
ICBA: CFPB May Face Challenges to Find a ‘Junk Fee’ Solution
May 02, 2022  |  Regulation

In February, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) launched a request for information from the public about the impact that “junk fees” are having on...

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Digital Payments, Invoicing, Ordering Keep Mobile Service Firms on the Move
Digital Payments, Invoicing, Ordering Keep Mobile Service Firms on the Move
April 29, 2022  |  B2B Payments

When a baseball comes crashing through your picture window, a rapid, at-home repair is really your only option.  To make that mobile fix-it as fast...

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LendingClub, PayPal Results Show Consumers Embracing Credit Alternatives Amid Rising Rates
LendingClub, PayPal Results Show Consumers Embracing Credit Alternatives Amid Rising Rates
April 29, 2022  |  Payment Methods

The consumer is resilient. But pressured. And examining options to battle back against rising interest rates and inflation. Earnings results from any number of banks...

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Mastercard X-Border Travel Spending Volumes Top 2019 Levels Across the Globe
Mastercard X-Border Travel Spending Volumes Top 2019 Levels Across the Globe
April 28, 2022  |  Earnings

It’ll be the summer of the getaway, it looks like — all around the world. And the consumer’s not done spending well beyond the confines...

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Credit Card Apps Monthly Ranking Sees 2 Contenders Make Double-Digit Improvements
Credit Card Apps Monthly Ranking Sees 2 Contenders Make Double-Digit Improvements
April 28, 2022  |  Mobile Applications

It’s like a credit score for those who look at customers’ credit scores. It’s the PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Credit Card Apps and it’s released...

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Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Report Finds FinTech Lending Crucial for SMBs
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Report Finds FinTech Lending Crucial for SMBs
April 26, 2022  |  Loans

Main Street small and medium businesses (SMBs) are still struggling with cashflow issues as the pandemic wanes, but they’ve come to rely on the new...

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Today in Data: Inflation Has Consumers Sticking to Essentials
Today in Data: Inflation Has Consumers Sticking to Essentials
April 25, 2022  |  Today In Data

Today in data, with inflation at its highest rate last month since 1981, a majority of U.S. adults — 154 million people — reported they...

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Amex Card Spend up 28% as Younger Consumers’ Urge to Splurge Trumps Inflation
Amex Card Spend up 28% as Younger Consumers’ Urge to Splurge Trumps Inflation
April 22, 2022  |  Earnings

For American Express there’s no recession in cards — literally — at least as evidenced by growing use of credit. Spending volumes are up, in...

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Earth Day 2022: Payments and Products Are Getting Cleaner and Greener
Earth Day 2022: Payments and Products Are Getting Cleaner and Greener
April 22, 2022  |  Payments Innovation

Started in 1970 as the environmental movement got organized, Earth Day is now more than a symbolic celebration, as environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues...

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