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Venmo Debuts College-Themed Debit Card Fleet
Venmo Debuts College-Themed Debit Card Fleet
July 08, 2025  |  Payment Methods

Venmo has introduced a line of college-branded card designs for its debit Mastercard. The new co-branded Venmo Debit Cards — launched in partnership with the Big...

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Millennials Drive Demand for Flexible Card Payments
Millennials Drive Demand for Flexible Card Payments
June 17, 2025  |  Credit Cards

For decades, credit cards have remained remarkably unchanged in their core functionalities: swipe, spend, earn points. But what was once revolutionary may have now reached...

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Debit Rewards Surge as Consumers Shift Spending Preferences
Debit Rewards Surge as Consumers Shift Spending Preferences
June 16, 2025  |  Payment Methods

Debit rewards programs had seemingly gone the way of the dodo. The Durbin Amendment, contained in the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, capped fees on debit card...

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JetBlue and United Link Loyalty Programs Under ‘Blue Sky’ Banner
JetBlue and United Link Loyalty Programs Under ‘Blue Sky’ Banner
May 29, 2025  |  Partnerships

Airlines JetBlue and United have teamed to merge aspects of each other’s loyalty programs. The partnership, dubbed “Blue Sky,” is designed to make it easier...

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CIBC Debuts Mastercard That Adapts Rewards to Spender Behavior
CIBC Debuts Mastercard That Adapts Rewards to Spender Behavior
May 01, 2025  |  Credit Cards

Canadian bank CIBC has teamed with Mastercard on a new credit card offering. The CIBC Adapta Mastercard, announced Thursday (May 1), is the first credit card in Canada to automatically determine...

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Bilt Picks FIS to Power Real-Time Rewards Redemption
Bilt Picks FIS to Power Real-Time Rewards Redemption
April 03, 2025  |  Partnerships

Payments/commerce network Bilt has chosen FinTech FIS to power its real-time rewards redemption process. The partnership, announced Thursday (April 3), will see Bilt employ the...

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Wyndham Rewards Launches Debit Rewards Program Powered by Galileo
Wyndham Rewards Launches Debit Rewards Program Powered by Galileo
March 17, 2025  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Hotel rewards program Wyndham Rewards partnered with Galileo Financial Technologies, SoFi’s technology platform, to launch a debit card that lets users earn travel rewards and...

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Fed Data Shows Economics of Interchange: 86% of Fees Fund Rewards Programs
Fed Data Shows Economics of Interchange: 86% of Fees Fund Rewards Programs
March 13, 2025  |  Loyalty & Rewards

PYMNTS Intelligence noted in recent research that at the same time that consumers are using their credit cards to navigate an inflationary environment, and to...

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How Web3 Can Raise Customer Engagement in Rewards Programs
How Web3 Can Raise Customer Engagement in Rewards Programs
March 13, 2025  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Most consumers are members of loyalty or rewards programs, whether for supermarkets, hotels, airlines, car rental companies, retailers or coffee shops. But these businesses, after...

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