Consumer Spending

Consumer Grocery Buying Shifts To Indulgent
Consumer Grocery Buying Shifts To Indulgent
April 08, 2021  |  Retail

Last year at this time, finding a roll of toilet paper on a supermarket shelf felt like winning the lottery. Items that shoppers would have...

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Today In Payments: Mastercard Introduces End-User Request To Pay Framework In UK; TrueLayer Notches $70 Million
Today In Payments: Mastercard Introduces End-User Request To Pay Framework In UK; TrueLayer Notches $70...
April 08, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, Mastercard is launching an end-user application for the U.K.’s request to pay framework, and TrueLayer raised $70 million to expand its...

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Mastercard: Consumer Spending Healthy, Poised To Accelerate With Confidence
Mastercard: Consumer Spending Healthy, Poised To Accelerate With Confidence
April 08, 2021  |  Consumer Insights

March 2020. It started with the first death from COVID-19 and political news from the Democratic primaries. It ended with the country in complete lockdown,...

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US Stimulus Payments Pass The 150-Million Mark
US Stimulus Payments Pass The 150-Million Mark
April 07, 2021  |  Economy

More than 25 million people received their Economic Impact Payments from the U.S. government on Wednesday (April 7), bringing the total disbursed so far to...

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JPMorgan’s Dimon Forecasts Economic Boom Post-Pandemic
JPMorgan’s Dimon Forecasts Economic Boom Post-Pandemic
April 07, 2021  |  Economy

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. CEO Jamie Dimon said in his annual letter to shareholders that as the world emerges from COVID-19, he anticipates that the...

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Survey: Teen Girls Expect To Spend More On Clothes, Accessories
Survey: Teen Girls Expect To Spend More On Clothes, Accessories
April 07, 2021  |  Retail

U.S. teen girls say they’ll increase spending on clothing and accessories in the near future — just two data points in a twice-yearly teen spending...

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UBS: 80,000 US Retailers Could Close By 2026
UBS: 80,000 US Retailers Could Close By 2026
April 05, 2021  |  Retail

A new UBS report says as many as 80,000 U.S. retail stores, or about 9 percent of the country’s total, could close by 2026, CNBC...

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Today In Payments: Foot Traffic Moving Slowly Despite Vaccinations; Plaid Reportedly Near $13 Billion Valuation
Today In Payments: Foot Traffic Moving Slowly Despite Vaccinations; Plaid Reportedly Near $13 Billion Valuation
April 05, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, foot traffic is still down, despite an increase in vaccination distribution, and Plaid is reportedly near a $13 billion valuation with...

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A Whole New World: PYMNTS Tracks The Digital Shift At A Global Scale 
A Whole New World: PYMNTS Tracks The Digital Shift At A Global Scale 
April 05, 2021  |  Shopping

The phrase “a whole new world” or “a different world” gets thrown around a lot — usually fairly casually and hyperbolically. But every once and...

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