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Retailers Tap Non-Prime Customers and Co-Branded Credit to Boost Loyalty

Retailers Tap Non-Prime Customers and Co-Branded Credit to Boost Loyalty
Retailers Tap Non-Prime Customers and Co-Branded Credit to Boost Loyalty
July 15, 2025  |  Credit Cards

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40% of Consumers Use Credit Cards to Pay for Travel Services
40% of Consumers Use Credit Cards to Pay for Travel Services
July 15, 2025  |  Payment Methods

A new analysis from PYMNTS reveals that consumer payment behavior is largely driven by entrenched habits and the nature of the purchase, with distinct patterns...

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i2c Plays Long Game in Navigating AI Transformation
i2c Plays Long Game in Navigating AI Transformation
July 15, 2025  |  Opinion

Technology is swiftly transforming the payments industry, but true disruption is a long game, i2c founder and CEO Amir Wain writes in a new PYMNTS eBook,...

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Crypto Week Policy Playbook for CFOs
Crypto Week Policy Playbook for CFOs
July 14, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin is at an all-time high, sitting north of $120,000, while U.S. lawmakers have declared the next few days an ambitious legislative sprint they’ve dubbed...

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JPMorgan Opens Door for Open Banking Data ‘Tariffs’ and Upends Aggregators
JPMorgan Opens Door for Open Banking Data ‘Tariffs’ and Upends Aggregators
July 14, 2025  |  Banking

In his 2024 annual letter to shareholders, released April 7, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon wrote that “a new battle is brewing. Third parties want full...

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Skyfire Agents Mimic Humans to Shop, Sign Up and Pay Alone
Skyfire Agents Mimic Humans to Shop, Sign Up and Pay Alone
July 14, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

Skyfire has launched Agent Checkout, a new protocol that gives artificial intelligence (AI) agents the power to navigate the digital economy on their own —...

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The Five Rules of Engagement for Gen Z Spending and Payments
The Five Rules of Engagement for Gen Z Spending and Payments
July 14, 2025  |  Consumer Insights

Generation Z is rewriting the rules of engagement for the financial services sector. Full stop. As the first true digital natives, their expectations, spending patterns...

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Banks Tap Merchant Services to Secure Customer Primacy
Banks Tap Merchant Services to Secure Customer Primacy
July 14, 2025  |  Banking

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