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Most Consumers Worry About Finances as Inflation Expectations Worsen

Most Consumers Worry About Finances as Inflation Expectations Worsen
Most Consumers Worry About Finances as Inflation Expectations Worsen
September 08, 2025  |  Consumer Insights

Consumers are girding for higher inflation over the short term and long term, while sentiment is souring on job prospects for the next few months....

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PYMNTS App Provider Rankings Show Good Deals for Digital Coupons
PYMNTS App Provider Rankings Show Good Deals for Digital Coupons
September 08, 2025  |  Mobile

Digital couponing is set to have a moment. Driven by continued growth in eCommerce and mobile-first shopping, several sources have pegged it to triple its...

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Why Millions Are Opting Out of Credit Before They Even Apply
Why Millions Are Opting Out of Credit Before They Even Apply
September 08, 2025  |  Consumer Finance

What if the biggest risk to your credit portfolio isn’t economic, but psychological? “Consumer Credit Economy: Strategy vs. Spontaneity—Navigating the Great Credit Divide,” a new...

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Wyoming’s Frontier Token Pits Public Money Against Private Stablecoins
Wyoming’s Frontier Token Pits Public Money Against Private Stablecoins
September 08, 2025  |  Blockchain

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Bank of America: How to Manage Global Payments Risks in Uncertain Times
Bank of America: How to Manage Global Payments Risks in Uncertain Times
September 08, 2025  |  Global Payments

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Weekly Stock Tally Shows Big Tech Up and Banks Down
Weekly Stock Tally Shows Big Tech Up and Banks Down
September 08, 2025  |  Connected Economy

Payment names led to the downside this past week, shortened by the Labor Day holiday, as the CE 100 Index gave up 0.2%. Six of...

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Gen Z Drives 46% of Online Health and Beauty Purchases
Gen Z Drives 46% of Online Health and Beauty Purchases
September 08, 2025  |  eCommerce

Consumers may be spending more of their retail dollars online, but the single biggest draw to brick-and-mortar stores isn’t groceries, clothes or electronics. It’s lipstick...

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Paycheck-to-Paycheck Households Say Job Prospects Are Dimming
Paycheck-to-Paycheck Households Say Job Prospects Are Dimming
September 05, 2025  |  Economy

Even before the latest job numbers were released on Friday (Sept. 5), PYMNTS Intelligence had been busy uncovering the ways in which various households—across income...

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