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BNPL Pushes Private Credit Deeper Into Consumer Risk
BNPL Pushes Private Credit Deeper Into Consumer Risk
June 29, 2026  |  BNPL

The worlds of private credit and buy now, pay later (BNPL) loans are increasingly interlinked. And as Bloomberg News reported Sunday (June 28), the overlap between these...

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CFPB Revises Complaint Portal After Credit Reporting Surge
CFPB Revises Complaint Portal After Credit Reporting Surge
June 24, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said Wednesday (June 24) that it has made several changes to improve its consumer complaint process, which has been made less effective...

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Subprime Revolvers Fall 12 Points as Borrowers Shift How They Pay
Subprime Revolvers Fall 12 Points as Borrowers Shift How They Pay
June 23, 2026  |  Consumer Finance

A notable shift is showing up in the finances of subprime consumers: fewer of them are regularly carrying credit card balances month after month, suggesting...

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Millennials’ Payments Playbook: Cards at the Core, Digital Options at the Ready
Millennials’ Payments Playbook: Cards at the Core, Digital Options at the Ready
June 19, 2026  |  Payment Methods

Millennials are moving through their prime earning, spending and household-forming years with unusual economic weight. More than 74 million strong, millennials already account for nearly...

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Karta Raises $140 Million for Credit-Invisible Travelers’ Card
Karta Raises $140 Million for Credit-Invisible Travelers’ Card
June 17, 2026  |  Investments

Travel-focused credit card company Karta has raised $140 million in new funding. The new financing, announced Wednesday (June 17), came in the form of a $15 million Series A...

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What Revolving Credit’s 10.4% Growth Says About Consumer Resilience
What Revolving Credit’s 10.4% Growth Says About Consumer Resilience
June 07, 2026  |  Consumer Finance

Call it the trillion-dollar question, focused on the U.S. consumer: How much longer can spending keep outpacing the economic headlines? The latest Federal Reserve consumer...

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High Earners Help Banks Take the Lead in Installments
High Earners Help Banks Take the Lead in Installments
June 03, 2026  |  Alternative Credit

Installment lending was once framed as a way to broaden access to credit. According to a PYMNTS Intelligence April report, “The Pay Later Data Shift:...

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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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Boost CEO Says Payments’ Real Legacy Problem Is Mindset
Boost CEO Says Payments’ Real Legacy Problem Is Mindset
May 27, 2026  |  Payments Innovation

Watch more: What’s Next in Payments With Boost Payment Solutions’ Dean M Leavitt Payments leaders would be forgiven for equating the word “legacy” with old...

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