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Credit Card Competition Act Gains New Senate Support
August 10, 2026

A trio of senators have lent their support to the Credit Card Competition Act. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS...

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Bilt Cardholders Receive Mistaken Collection Notices Tied to Third-Party Reporting Error
August 04, 2026

About 1,850 Bilt cardholders received mistaken collection notices, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday (Aug. 4). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...

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Thredd Brings Pliant’s Embedded Finance Model to the US
August 04, 2026

Thredd is helping Pliant expand its commercial credit/embedded finance platform to the U.S. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this...

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Card Networks Push Beyond Payments to Lock In Growth
August 03, 2026

Revenue growth remained healthy across the payments industry this quarter, but earnings calls and P&L statements also shed light on what makes a payment network stronger over time. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Cards Make Their Case in an Agentic World
August 03, 2026

When AI agents start buying things, somebody has to settle the transaction. This week, the four largest card networks in the United States each made the same declaration: The Prompt Economy is their market, and they are building the rails for it. Get the Full...

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How the Top 17% of Card Issuers Build High Customer Lifetime Value
July 30, 2026

Seventeen percent of card issuers have reached the high customer lifetime value (CLTV) tier. What sets them apart isn’t the number of capabilities they’ve deployed, but the order in which they built them. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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33% of US Consumers Use Credit Card Installments
July 29, 2026

Buy now, pay later was supposed to take business away from credit cards. Instead, credit cards appear to be taking a page from BNPL. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Card Delinquencies Creep Up as Consumers Rely More on Credit
July 26, 2026

American card delinquencies ticked up in June amid a downturn in charge-offs at major banks. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

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Card Issuers Rethink What Makes Someone Creditworthy
July 22, 2026

Capital One and Synchrony earnings results this week highlight a consumer credit market that is becoming more segmented: lenders are drawing finer distinctions within credit tiers, millions of new accounts are still being opened and card products are increasingly being matched to both a borrower’s...