financial wellness

PYMNTS Intelligence: The Best Lending Product Wins in Retention and Enrollment
PYMNTS Intelligence: The Best Lending Product Wins in Retention and Enrollment
May 22, 2023  |  Credit Unions

Credit unions know they need to be digitally savvy, but having the most user-friendly mobile app is not enough to catch and keep consumer attention....

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Truist Invites Clients to Play Financial Wellness ‘Long Game’
Truist Invites Clients to Play Financial Wellness ‘Long Game’
May 18, 2023  |  financial apps

Truist’s Foundry startup has an app that rewards users for building healthy financial habits. Dubbed “Long Game,” the mobile app gives Truist clients the chance to...

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Economic Downturn Highlights Credit Unions’ Lending Advantages
Economic Downturn Highlights Credit Unions’ Lending Advantages
May 18, 2023  |  Credit Unions

As consumers worry about financial wellness, 66% expect no improvement, and 29% expect their finances will worsen. Credit unions can stand out to existing and...

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Issuers, Take Note: Consumers Consider Transaction Monitoring Mandatory
Issuers, Take Note: Consumers Consider Transaction Monitoring Mandatory
May 12, 2023  |  Credit Cards

Consumers are leaning on credit monitoring features to manage their finances — and they may switch providers for these tools.  Inflation may be slowing down somewhat,...

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Gen Z, Millennials Use Credit Cards 30% More Than the  Average Cardholder
Gen Z, Millennials Use Credit Cards 30% More Than the Average Cardholder
May 09, 2023  |  Credit Cards

Inflation is pushing credit card spending to new heights as consumers increasingly use cards to pay for daily expenses. PYMNTS’ latest study reveals that one-third...

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Candidly Raises $20.5 Million for Student Debt and Savings Optimization
Candidly Raises $20.5 Million for Student Debt and Savings Optimization
March 08, 2023  |  financial apps

Candidly has raised $20.5 million in a Series B round to help reduce student debt. The firm embeds its student debt and savings optimization platform...

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Klarna Augments Core BNPL Business With Growing Financial Wellness Tools
Klarna Augments Core BNPL Business With Growing Financial Wellness Tools
January 25, 2023  |  Personal Finance

Swedish BNPL giant Klarna has added another financial planning tool to enable its core BNPL users to easily track their spending habits. The new ‘Money...

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Credit Unions Set Sights on Financial Wellness for 2022
Credit Unions Set Sights on Financial Wellness for 2022
December 28, 2022  |  Credit Unions

For credit unions, helping consumers achieve financial wellness will be top-of-mind in 2023. But as Yvonne Stelpflug, senior vice president of Advisors Plus Consulting at...

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Inflation Inflicts Damage as Even High Earners Find it Tough to Make Ends Meet
Inflation Inflicts Damage as Even High Earners Find it Tough to Make Ends Meet
March 17, 2022  |  Economy

Buckle up for a wild show as COVID exits stage left while a new villain — inflation — swoops in from all sides, weakening the...

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