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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...

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Robinhood Reworks Platinum Card Following Customer Feedback
July 22, 2026

Robinhood is reportedly revamping its platinum card in response to customer complaints about its perks. 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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Samsung Debuts 1st US Credit Card in Answer to Apple
July 21, 2026

Electronics giant Samsung has teamed with Barclays to roll out its first credit card. 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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Study: Issuers Improve Returns by Solving the Next Customer Friction
July 17, 2026

The operating assumption in card issuing is that better technology should produce better economics. Card issuers have largely won the technology-access battle. Instant issuance, mobile wallet provisioning, real-time fraud controls and personalized offers are no longer reserved for the largest banks. However, broader access has...

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Robinhood Weighs Its First Sale of Card Receivables-Backed Bond
July 13, 2026

Robinhood Markets is weighing the sale of between $400 million and $500 million of asset-backed securities, including a bond backed by bills for its branded consumer credit cards, Bloomberg reported Monday (July 13), citing unnamed sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Smaller Card Issuers Can Out-Compete the Giants, New Study Finds
July 13, 2026

Customer lifetime value has long been treated as an output metric, a way to judge whether a card portfolio performed well after the fact. Increasingly, issuers are using it as an operating discipline, measuring whether every decision improves the odds that a customer stays longer,...

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AmEx and ABA Team to Launch Credit Cards for Legal Practices
June 24, 2026

Financial services platform Mercantile has joined forces with American Express and the American Bar Association (ABA). 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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Galileo Says Secured Credit Is Ready for Its Comeback
June 22, 2026

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32.7% of Gen Z Business Owners Pick Email for Card Support
June 15, 2026

Small business owners have a message for the companies that issue business credit cards. They want digital tools, but keep a human nearby. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...