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Yapily Partners With Yonder to Offer Credit to Underserved
Yapily Partners With Yonder to Offer Credit to Underserved
April 20, 2022  |  Financial Inclusion

Credit card startup Yonder is teaming up with open banking platform Yapily to provide consumers access to credit without needing a U.K. credit score. Working...

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Subprime and Prime Consumers Weather Inflation Shock as Synchrony Purchase Volumes up 17%
Subprime and Prime Consumers Weather Inflation Shock as Synchrony Purchase Volumes up 17%
April 19, 2022  |  Consumer Insights

By now, it’s becoming a familiar refrain. Across banks and issuers, spending on cards remains healthy. Despite the economic pressures that have been the hallmarks...

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PayPal Leading Digital Wallet in EU-5, Ahead of Cards in Germany, Study Finds
PayPal Leading Digital Wallet in EU-5, Ahead of Cards in Germany, Study Finds
April 19, 2022  |  Payment Methods

Few trends are truly global in scope — seismic shifts in behavior that transcend borders and languages. The digital transformation of payments can indeed be...

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Today in Retail: Consumers Bring Digital Habits to Brick-and-Mortar Stores; Housing Prices Affect Retail Shopping
Today in Retail: Consumers Bring Digital Habits to Brick-and-Mortar Stores; Housing Prices Affect Retail Shopping
April 18, 2022  |  Retail

Today in retail, a new study shows consumers are taking their digital habits to physical stores, while the housing trend has retail on edge. Plus,...

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Credit Cards Being Used as Defense vs Inflation in Paycheck-to-Paycheck Economy 
Credit Cards Being Used as Defense vs Inflation in Paycheck-to-Paycheck Economy 
April 18, 2022  |  Economy

For consumers — at least when it comes to confidence that they can handle mounting credit card debt in the face of inflation and even living...

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NRF: Mastercard, Visa Should Cancel Credit Card Swipe Fee Increases
NRF: Mastercard, Visa Should Cancel Credit Card Swipe Fee Increases
April 18, 2022  |  Retail

The National Retail Federation (NRF) has joined bipartisan U.S. lawmakers in calling for Mastercard and Visa to hold off on their planned credit card swipe...

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Hitting Reset on Disputes
Hitting Reset on Disputes
April 18, 2022  |  Opinion

The shift from brick-and-mortar purchases to internet sales changed how consumers and merchants interact and left a growing gap in transaction clarity from when consumers...

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EU Banking Authority Payment Fraud Consult May Impact PSD2
EU Banking Authority Payment Fraud Consult May Impact PSD2
April 18, 2022  |  Bank Regulation

The European Banking Authority (EBA) on Tuesday, April 19 will close a public consultation launched in January to better understand certain trends of payment fraud...

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Four Lawmakers Ask Visa, Mastercard to Scrap Plans to Raise Fees to Merchants
Four Lawmakers Ask Visa, Mastercard to Scrap Plans to Raise Fees to Merchants
April 15, 2022  |  Credit Cards

U.S. lawmakers from both major parties, including Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., have asked Visa and Mastercard to drop plans to increase some fees, The Wall...

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