Consumer Spending

Cutting Back Isn’t Working: Why Doing More, Not Less, Is the Only Strategy That Helps
Cutting Back Isn’t Working: Why Doing More, Not Less, Is the Only Strategy That Helps
May 28, 2026  |  Economy

For millions of consumers, surviving this economy is no longer about opening the wallet less often or drawing the purse strings ever tighter. It’s about...

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36% of Gen Z Shoppers Use Digital Wallets as Checkout Habits Shift
36% of Gen Z Shoppers Use Digital Wallets as Checkout Habits Shift
May 28, 2026  |  Payment Methods

Consumers under pressure are not retreating from checkout so much as rewriting the rules of how they get there. That is one of the broader...

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BNPL’s Biggest Opportunity May Be Its Least Likely User
BNPL’s Biggest Opportunity May Be Its Least Likely User
May 28, 2026  |  BNPL

Buy now, pay later is one of the most accessible financial tools available to American consumers today. It requires no minimum credit score for standard...

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Banks Push Upstream as Consumers Brace for Higher Costs
Banks Push Upstream as Consumers Brace for Higher Costs
May 27, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

Consumers are preparing for higher costs before those costs fully hit their wallets. PYMNTS Intelligence found that 58% of consumers expect economic forces to hurt...

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BNPL Enters Its Everyday Spending Era
BNPL Enters Its Everyday Spending Era
May 27, 2026  |  BNPL

Financing as a mechanism to close a transaction, but newer evidence suggests installments may be influencing whether the transaction happens at all. In PYMNTS Intelligence’s...

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Younger Consumers Juggle More Ways to Pay the Bills
Younger Consumers Juggle More Ways to Pay the Bills
May 27, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

Consumers are not just cutting back. Many, especially younger adults, are layering one money move on top of another to keep up with everyday costs....

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Consumer Confidence Drops as Gas Prices Hit Home
Consumer Confidence Drops as Gas Prices Hit Home
May 26, 2026  |  Economy

Gas prices and worries about war-related inflation caused consumer confidence to fall in May. The latest edition of The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index showed...

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Auto Dealers Pressured by Regulators and Buyers as Prices Climb
Auto Dealers Pressured by Regulators and Buyers as Prices Climb
May 26, 2026  |  Transportation

With car prices skyrocketing, auto dealers are reportedly facing pressure from both regulators and customers. For example, the Financial Times (FT) reported Tuesday (May 26),...

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The Three Things Now Define Retail’s Best Customers
The Three Things Now Define Retail’s Best Customers
May 26, 2026  |  Retail

Retail has long worked from the straightforward assumption that customers who visit more often and spend more each trip deserve the most attention. That logic...

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