Search results for "debt"

April 16, 2010
More Than Money

    Published in 1888, Bellamy’s book about achieving a utopian society was a huge best seller in its time.     “Perhaps you would like to see what our...

April 16, 2010
From Seashells to Electrons

    “The use of coin, which has been handed down to us from remote antiquity, has powerfully aided the progress of commercial organization, as the art of making glass...

April 15, 2010
Vytas Kisielius, CEO | Collections Marketing Center

Debt collection is often met with many emotions which, through human interaction, can slow down the collection process.  Vytas Kisielius and his team have delivered the industry’s first adaptive collections...

April 12, 2010
Plastic Cards

    About Dee Hock   Dee Ward Hock (born 1929) is the founder and former CEO of the VISA credit card association. In 1968 Hock convinced Bank of America...

March 27, 2010
Vytas Kisielius, CEO | Collections Marketing Center

Debt collection is often met with many emotions which, through human interaction, can slow down the collection process.  Vytas Kisielius and his team have delivered the industry’s first adaptive collections...

March 06, 2010
What is Changing? Age, Economic Crises, And Shifting Patterns of...

Perhaps the most important long-term problem that the U.S. payments industry confronts is the possibility of a permanent shift away from credit card use. The last fifteen years have been...

February 25, 2010
Prepaid Cards: A Tool for Getting by or Getting Ahead?

Prepaid cards are useful for customers’ day-to-day money management needs, but are the cards helping them achieve larger financial goals?   Meet Virginia, Ariel and Leo (the names used in...

January 12, 2010
Barbarians at the Gate: The Coming Disruption of Retail Banking

How Prepaid Cards Enhanced with Mobile Delivery Create a New Competitive Paradigm   It can’t be fun being a banking executive these days. Your herd is being thinned, your bonus...

January 05, 2010
What is Changing? Age, Economic Crises, And Shifting Patterns of...

Perhaps the most important long-term problem that the U.S. payments industry confronts is the possibility of a permanent shift away from credit card use. The last fifteen years have been...

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Buy Now Pay Later
Holiday Rebound: Apparel Retailers Drive Sales With Flexible Payment Options The “Buy Now, Pay Later Tracker®,” a PYMNTS and Afterpay collaboration, brings you the latest news and research from the buy now, pay later space. It features expert analysis of changing payment trends as well as insights from top insiders within the retail and fashion industries.
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Declining Purchasing Power Pushes Consumers to Improve Credit Scores
Nearly Half of Consumers Who Tried to Increase Their Credit Scores Did Discouragement, fear and frustration stop consumers when it comes to improving their credit scores, with at least 15% either not knowing where to begin or afraid of taking on more debt. PYMNTS Intelligence’s latest study of 2,558 consumers reveals the knowledge and tools consumers need to succeed in today’s economic environment. Read more in “The Credit Accessibility Series: Declining Purchasing Power Pushes Consumers to Improve Credit Scores,” a collaboration with Sezzle.