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Financial Stress Is Changing What Consumers Value in Credit Cards

Financial Stress Is Changing What Consumers Value in Credit Cards
Financial Stress Is Changing What Consumers Value in Credit Cards
June 02, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

What U.S. consumers ask of their credit cards has changed. For financially stressed households, it has little to do with rewards. As more households turn...

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63% of SMBs See Cards as Their Best Refund Protection
63% of SMBs See Cards as Their Best Refund Protection
June 02, 2026  |  SMBs

For many small businesses, the move away from cash will depend less on digital enthusiasm than on whether new payment tools can feel as simple,...

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Illinois Delays Swipe Fee Ban for Another Year
Illinois Delays Swipe Fee Ban for Another Year
June 01, 2026  |  Credit Cards

The Illinois legislature voted Monday (June 1) to delay implementation of the Interchange Fee Prohibition Act (IFPA) for a year. If the bill containing this...

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Lenders Have Been Reading Subprime Consumers All Wrong
Lenders Have Been Reading Subprime Consumers All Wrong
May 29, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

A new PYMNTS Intelligence report suggests the most important shift in consumer credit may not be happening among prime borrowers at all. The report, “Who...

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Inflation Hits Every Generation. But Not in the Same Place.
Inflation Hits Every Generation. But Not in the Same Place.
May 28, 2026  |  Economy

Inflation in the United States hit 3.8% in April, its highest in nearly three years. The Iran war sent energy costs soaring 18% year over...

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SAS Debuts Credit Card for Scandinavia’s Small Businesses
SAS Debuts Credit Card for Scandinavia’s Small Businesses
May 27, 2026  |  SMBs

Scandinavian Airline Systems (SAS) has launched a credit card for the region’s small businesses. The new card, announced Wednesday (May 27), is designed to bring...

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The BNPL Revolution Moves Into the Card Stack
The BNPL Revolution Moves Into the Card Stack
May 21, 2026  |  BNPL

The buy now, pay later (BNPL) disruption story may have been misunderstood from the beginning. Findings in the latest edition of The Pay Later Ecosystem...

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74% of Cardholders Push Issuers Toward Flexible Credit Options
74% of Cardholders Push Issuers Toward Flexible Credit Options
May 15, 2026  |  Credit Cards

Credit products are becoming more configurable, more installment-oriented and more closely tied to real-time consumer behavior. The shift is forcing issuers to rethink the infrastructure...

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