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Fed Beige Book Finds Tax Refund Relief Running Into Higher Gas Prices

Fed Beige Book Finds Tax Refund Relief Running Into Higher Gas Prices
Fed Beige Book Finds Tax Refund Relief Running Into Higher Gas Prices
April 15, 2026  |  Economy

The Federal Reserve’s latest Beige Book, released Wednesday (April 15), describes an economy that keeps growing even as businesses and households navigate mounting uncertainty and...

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Top-of-Wallet Credit Choices Have Moved to Mobile
Top-of-Wallet Credit Choices Have Moved to Mobile
April 15, 2026  |  Credit Cards

“Winning Top of Wallet: How Credit Card Apps Shape Choice,” a collaboration between PYMNTS Intelligence and Elan Credit Card, examines how the credit card mobile app...

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Nearly Four in Ten Financially Stressed Shoppers Choose Walmart Over Amazon
Nearly Four in Ten Financially Stressed Shoppers Choose Walmart Over Amazon
April 14, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

At the checkout counter, the biggest shift may not be how much consumers buy, but where they choose to buy it and which payment tools...

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The $42 Billion Checkout Opportunity Hiding in Plain Sight
The $42 Billion Checkout Opportunity Hiding in Plain Sight
April 10, 2026  |  Retail

“Embedded Offers: The Billion-Dollar Opportunity Inside Recent Consumer Spending” is a collaboration between PYMNTS Intelligence and FIS. Based on a Census-balanced survey of 2,754 U.S. consumers...

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When Everything Looks Like AI, Being Real Becomes the Advantage
When Everything Looks Like AI, Being Real Becomes the Advantage
April 08, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

Cookware brand Le Creuset paid a digital video artist to spend days shooting and hand-editing footage frame by frame. When the video went live, the...

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Cash Beats Yields as Consumers Prioritize Access to Funds
Cash Beats Yields as Consumers Prioritize Access to Funds
April 03, 2026  |  Cash

The certainty that money is available when needed has become a defining concern for households. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Consumers Pass the Debt Test but Fail the Savings Test
Consumers Pass the Debt Test but Fail the Savings Test
March 24, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

Household finances are showing resilience on the surface, but the underlying sentiment points to a more constrained consumer. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Split Spending: Survival vs. Splurge Defines the New Consumer
Split Spending: Survival vs. Splurge Defines the New Consumer
March 24, 2026  |  Retail

The most endangered species in retail isn’t brick-and-mortar. It’s the mid-market shopper share of wallet. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Budget Pressure Is Changing What ‘Worth It’ Means to Gen Z
Budget Pressure Is Changing What ‘Worth It’ Means to Gen Z
March 19, 2026  |  Retail

Financial stress is pushing more consumers toward digital wallets, and the shift may say less about tech adoption than about how shoppers are trying to...

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