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It Takes More Than Convenience to Woo Credit Card Users

It Takes More Than Convenience to Woo Credit Card Users
It Takes More Than Convenience to Woo Credit Card Users
December 02, 2021  |  Credit Cards

Consumers want more than just a great interest rate when they choose a credit card issuer, PYMNTS research has revealed. Three out of four consumers...

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PayPal, Wix Team on Pay Later Offerings for Merchants
PayPal, Wix Team on Pay Later Offerings for Merchants
December 01, 2021  |  BNPL

PayPal will let merchants on Wix offer buy now, pay later (BNPL) options PayPal in 4 and PayPal Credit through a checkout button, the company...

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Indian FinTech Slice Hits Unicorn Status with $220M Funding Round
Indian FinTech Slice Hits Unicorn Status with $220M Funding Round
November 28, 2021  |  Investments

Slice, the India-based FinTech providing credit cards, has become a unicorn as of a new $220 million Series B, which values the company at over...

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Visa Says Indian Government Favors Domestic Payments Company RuPay
Visa Says Indian Government Favors Domestic Payments Company RuPay
November 28, 2021  |  Payment Methods

Visa has raised concerns with the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) about India favoring the domestic payments card provider RuPay, three years after Mastercard did so privately in 2018, Reuters reported Sunday...

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In Time-Honored Tradition, Consumers Reach for Debit, Credit Cards to Pay for Thanksgiving Dinner
In Time-Honored Tradition, Consumers Reach for Debit, Credit Cards to Pay for Thanksgiving Dinner
November 25, 2021  |  Payment Methods

The past several weeks have seen countless reports about the challenges that would give a cockeyed optimist momentary pause before giving thanks: supply chain issues...

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Ant Group to Differentiate Between Borrowing From Company, Outside Lenders
Ant Group to Differentiate Between Borrowing From Company, Outside Lenders
November 24, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

Ant Group has begun telling customers whether they’re borrowing from the company or from an outside lender, as founder Jack Ma continues his attempts to...

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Pan-African Asset Financing Model Changes Lender, Consumer Economics of Pay-as-You-Go Plans
Pan-African Asset Financing Model Changes Lender, Consumer Economics of Pay-as-You-Go Plans
November 24, 2021  |  Alternative Credit

It might be difficult to imagine living on less than $6 a day, but that’s the reality of 85% of the population in Saharan Africa....

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In a World of Buy Now, Pay Later, Lease to Own Payments Convert Customers Merchants Otherwise Ignore
In a World of Buy Now, Pay Later, Lease to Own Payments Convert Customers Merchants...
November 24, 2021  |  Payment Methods

Even before runaway inflation started to dominate headlines, PYMNTS research uncovered that 57% of the U.S. population is living paycheck to paycheck, including 39% of...

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