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March Sees Decline In Consumer Confidence But Rise In Spending
Discover has released its March 2013 U.S. Spending Monitor, and an interesting disconnect between consumer confidence and spending has emerged. Consumers are more pessimistic about the economy than they were a month ago, yet they plan to increase their spending in April. We break down the numbers in this PYMNTS Data Point.
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The Commercial Card Industry: Business Travelers' Perspectives
We often hear about commercial cards from a business or issuer perspective, but how do the business travelers who actually use those cards feel? That's what TSYS aimed to discover through their recent white paper, "Lessons Learned from Business Travel Study: Best Practices for Getting Ahead of the Mobile Wave." PYMNTS.com spoke with Kellie Goodwin, business development director of commercial payments at TSYS, to discuss the report's findings.
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Mobile Moms: How Much Does mShopping Matter?
Moms often lead the pack when it comes to mobile shopping trends, so what do their preferences tell us about where mShopping is headed? We take a look at an Alt12 study that reveals some interesting stats about what matters most to moms who use their devices to transact.
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Study: Americans Are Dying With More And More Debt
A new study that finds Americans born in the early 1980s have over $8,000 more in debt than did those born in the 1920s, and repay their loans at a slower rate, too. What can be done to curb this troubling trend?
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Heartland Hedges Its Bets As It Moves Upmarket
We interviewed David Hogan, executive director at Heartland Payments, who spoke of his company's strategy of being the Switzerland of payments in a time of rapid change and innovation. Can Hogan predict which payment technology will become most prevalent in the coming years?
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Consumers Curb Spending As Payroll Tax Takes Effect
The economy is making slow but steady progress in the wake of the Great Recession, but the expiration of the payroll tax cut, which saved Americans 2 percent on their taxes each year, could hamper economic growth. A Reuters report takes a look at some economists' estimates, as well as where the average consumer may cut back.
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Featured Reports - April
- March Sees Decline In Consumer Confidence But Rise In Spending 08 April 2013
- Study: Location-Based SMS Offers Lead 37 Percent Of Consumers To Purchase 08 April 2013
- The Commercial Card Industry: Business Travelers’ Perspectives 03 April 2013
- Mobile Moms: How Much Does mShopping Matter? 19 March 2013
- Report: 63 Percent Would Purchase From Mobile Email 19 March 2013
- Report: Consumers Prefer SMS Coupons To Bar Code Scans, Push Notifications 19 February 2013
- Report: Credit Cards Unpopular Among Young Adults 18 February 2013
- I Love Velvet Enters Asia Market to Offer Retailers Industry’s Most Secure MPOS Solution 22 May 2013
- Oaktree Capital Group, LLC Announces Pricing of Public Offering of Class A Units 22 May 2013
- Wells Fargo Advantage Closed-End Funds Declare Monthly and Quarterly Dividends 22 May 2013
- geo.to Announces New GeoSite Services to Mobilize Locations 22 May 2013
- ORBCOMM Wins 2013 CTIA E-Tech Award 22 May 2013
- NetSpend Holdings, Inc. Announces Order 22 May 2013
- Wells Fargo to Participate in the Deutsche Bank dbAccess Global Financial Services Investor Conference 22 May 2013
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