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Morgan Stanley Expects Favorable Environment for Lenders in 2025

Morgan Stanley Expects Favorable Environment for Lenders in 2025
Morgan Stanley Expects Favorable Environment for Lenders in 2025
December 19, 2024  |  Loans

Morgan Stanley reportedly upgraded its rating and price targets on shares of several credit card companies and lenders, citing stabilization in consumer credit and an...

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Consumer Spending Lifts Q3 GDP, but Savings Rates Are Pressured
Consumer Spending Lifts Q3 GDP, but Savings Rates Are Pressured
December 19, 2024  |  Economy

In the latest and final revision of how the economy fared in the third quarter — through the growth in gross domestic product — the...

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Small Businesses Captured Outsized Gains From 2024’s Payments Innovations
Small Businesses Captured Outsized Gains From 2024’s Payments Innovations
December 19, 2024  |  SMBs

Payments innovations impacted small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in 2024. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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54% of Consumers With Unstable Cash Flow Prefer Providers Offering Embedded Lending
54% of Consumers With Unstable Cash Flow Prefer Providers Offering Embedded Lending
December 19, 2024  |  Loans

Embedded lending, the integration of credit offerings into platforms where consumers and microbusinesses (MSBs) can apply for credit directly during a transaction, is gaining traction...

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Regulators Eye Interest Rates as Retail-Branded Cards Gain Traction
Regulators Eye Interest Rates as Retail-Branded Cards Gain Traction
December 18, 2024  |  Credit Cards

More than a quarter of consumers own a store card, defined as a card that exclusively features a retailer’s branding. While co-branded cards can be...

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Keo Expands Access to B2B Payments Platform in Brazil
Keo Expands Access to B2B Payments Platform in Brazil
December 17, 2024  |  B2B Payments

Keo World is expanding access to its B2B payments platform Workeo in Brazil through a partnership agreement with investment bank BTG Pactual Bank S.A. Get the Full...

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Rhode Island Urges Residents to Protect Personal Information Amid Data Breach
Rhode Island Urges Residents to Protect Personal Information Amid Data Breach
December 16, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

Rhode Island is urging the state’s residents to protect their personal information amid a data breach of RIBridges, a system that handles many of the...

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Banks Step Up Due Diligence on Non-Bank Borrowers
Banks Step Up Due Diligence on Non-Bank Borrowers
December 13, 2024  |  Bank Regulation

For banks, the ever-expanding push into global markets also has included a broadening of lending activities — to the tune of trillions of dollars. Get...

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UK’s Regulator to Cap Cross-Border Interchange Fees
UK’s Regulator to Cap Cross-Border Interchange Fees
December 13, 2024  |  Credit Cards

The United Kingdom’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) proposed a price cap on cross-border interchange fees and is seeking comment on the level at which the...

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