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How the Top 17% of Card Issuers Build High Customer Lifetime Value

How the Top 17% of Card Issuers Build High Customer Lifetime Value
How the Top 17% of Card Issuers Build High Customer Lifetime Value
July 30, 2026  |  Credit Cards

Seventeen percent of card issuers have reached the high customer lifetime value (CLTV) tier. What sets them apart isn’t the number of capabilities they’ve deployed,...

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Age and Income Miss the Real Divide in Financial Health
Age and Income Miss the Real Divide in Financial Health
July 29, 2026  |  Consumer Finance

Two consumers can share a generation, an income bracket and many of the same expenses while occupying markedly different financial positions. Get the Full Story...

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The Middle Market CFO’s Guide to Big Tech’s Open-Weight AI Debate
The Middle Market CFO’s Guide to Big Tech’s Open-Weight AI Debate
July 28, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

The artificial intelligence (AI) industry is dividing itself along one of the software sector’s most fundamental debates: open versus closed source. Get the Full Story...

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Why Digital Wallets Matter More Than Crypto for Credit Unions
Why Digital Wallets Matter More Than Crypto for Credit Unions
July 23, 2026  |  Credit Unions

Credit unions have an unusual digital asset dilemma. Most members are not asking them to become cryptocurrency exchanges, yet a sizable share of young members...

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Retail Growth Masks a More Selective Shopper
Retail Growth Masks a More Selective Shopper
July 16, 2026  |  Retail

In June, retail sales continued to grow, but the composition of that growth saw consumers making more deliberate choices about where their money goes. Households...

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9 Clicks Stand Between Businesses and Their Money
9 Clicks Stand Between Businesses and Their Money
July 16, 2026  |  Digital Payments

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CPI Cooled but the Consumer Is Still Sweating
CPI Cooled but the Consumer Is Still Sweating
July 14, 2026  |  Economy

The latest inflation report offers consumers something that has been absent for much of the past several years: a measurable decline in overall prices. Whether...

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Cash Stuffing Brings Grandma’s Budgeting Back for Gen Z
Cash Stuffing Brings Grandma’s Budgeting Back for Gen Z
July 09, 2026  |  Consumer Finance

For a generation raised on smartphones, Gen Z has embraced a budgeting habit their grandparents would recognize instantly: cash stuffing. Get the Full Story Complete...

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