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Private-Label Card Pressures May Signal Spending Pullback
Private-Label Card Pressures May Signal Spending Pullback
January 30, 2024  |  Consumer Insights

Where there’s smoke, there’s fire, goes the old aphorism. In the credit card space, and within the private-label subset of that industry, the flames are...

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The Role of Wellness Financing in Improving Health Outcomes and Building Customer Loyalty
The Role of Wellness Financing in Improving Health Outcomes and Building Customer Loyalty
January 30, 2024  |  Healthcare Financing

Financial health is a core component of overall health. The connection between financial stability and health is well established, and providing financial options can have...

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GenAI Levels the Payments Tech Playing Field for Small Businesses
GenAI Levels the Payments Tech Playing Field for Small Businesses
January 29, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been around for a while and has already made inroads in financial services, helping to automate back-office functions, and helping customers...

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Synchrony’s POS Acquisition Underscores Paying Over Time’s Appeal Beyond the Cards
Synchrony’s POS Acquisition Underscores Paying Over Time’s Appeal Beyond the Cards
January 22, 2024  |  Acquisitions

In an age where consumers are grappling with ways to manage debt, but also finance the purchases they need, point-of-sale financing is gaining ground. To...

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Synchrony to Acquire Ally Financial’s POS Financing Arm
Synchrony to Acquire Ally Financial’s POS Financing Arm
January 19, 2024  |  Acquisitions

Synchrony and Ally Financial have reached a definitive agreement for Synchrony to acquire Ally’s point-of-sale financing business.  This acquisition includes $2.2 billion of loan receivables and relationships with...

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Synchrony Lets Pet Parents Put Doggie Daycare and Grooming on Payments Plans
Synchrony Lets Pet Parents Put Doggie Daycare and Grooming on Payments Plans
January 09, 2024  |  Retail

Almost 1 in 5, or 23 million, American households welcomed a new furry friend during the pandemic. However, the significance extends beyond the surge in...

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Making Health Equity a Core Tenet of Business Operations
Making Health Equity a Core Tenet of Business Operations
January 08, 2024  |  Opinion

PYMNTS asked industry executives across the payments and digital commerce landscape to give us their take on the pivotal shifts, technological advancements and strategies that...

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Why Shopping for Pets Is Getting Even Easier 
Why Shopping for Pets Is Getting Even Easier 
January 03, 2024  |  Retail

Amid the pandemic, it appears that 1 in 5 American households chose to add a new furry friend to their lives.   As the trend of...

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Anti-Fraud Measures Need to Work at the Speed of Instant Payments
Anti-Fraud Measures Need to Work at the Speed of Instant Payments
December 19, 2023  |  Real-Time Payments

The financial landscape is constantly in flux — and now it’s getting a little faster. As instant payments gain prominence, the strategies, challenges and potential...

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