spending

Spending to pay out (money) in buying or hiring goods or services
The Data Point: Financial Stressors Hammer 65% of Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers
The Data Point: Financial Stressors Hammer 65% of Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers
June 28, 2022  |  Consumer Finance

An inflationary shock is adding to the difficulties of consumers living paycheck-to-paycheck, often with little or no savings, with challenging life events compounding these problems....

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New Data: Only One-Quarter of Post-Pandemic Consumers Eager To Get Out — and Spend — More
New Data: Only One-Quarter of Post-Pandemic Consumers Eager To Get Out — and Spend —...
October 01, 2021  |  Pandenomics

The United States has turned a new corner on the pandemic. Vaccination rates are rising, and, in turn, consumers’ worries about infection are receding. Health...

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Merchant Acceptance Will Unlock Trillions In Pent-Up Crypto Spending Power
Merchant Acceptance Will Unlock Trillions In Pent-Up Crypto Spending Power
June 08, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin may get a lot of attention, but it is only part of the broader digital currency equation. In the drive to bring crypto into...

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EXCLUSIVE: Who Is Generation Venmo – And How Can Retailers Reach Them?
EXCLUSIVE: Who Is Generation Venmo – And How Can Retailers Reach Them?
January 19, 2021  |  Digital Payments

The year 2020 has been disruptive across the board for consumers — changing how they shop, how they work, how they play, how they spend...

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‘Digital Shifters’ Taking More Definable Shapes As COVID Clears
‘Digital Shifters’ Taking More Definable Shapes As COVID Clears
October 20, 2020  |  Consumer Payments

Until recently there was “a consumer” who industry felt it understood, and whose tastes it knew well enough to gauge the market of new products...

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Consumers Sour On Travel Rewards Cards
Consumers Sour On Travel Rewards Cards
June 29, 2020  |  Loyalty & Rewards

After spending years fine-tuning travel reward cards, banks have found that the coronavirus pandemic decimated all the effort by reducing the need or will to...

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New Data: Why 75 Pct Of Consumers Want More From Card Apps Than They’re Getting
New Data: Why 75 Pct Of Consumers Want More From Card Apps Than They’re Getting
June 16, 2020  |  Mobile Applications

Banks are well aware that they must do more these days than simply provide their debit and credit card holders with monthly account statements. Just...

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Europeans Save Less, Spend More As Economy Lags
Europeans Save Less, Spend More As Economy Lags
May 25, 2020  |  Consumer Finance

European consumers are stockpiling savings as a way to be prudent during the pandemic, but that isn’t having a positive effect on the country’s lagging...

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