Credit Access news and trends

Synchrony: Consumers Becoming ‘More Thoughtful About Spending’
Economy // March 25, 2025

American consumers are growing more cautious about spending, according to an executive at card issuer Synchrony. In an interview with Reuters published Tuesday (March 25), Synchrony EVP and Chief Credit Officer Max Axler said that while Americans’ finances are more or less healthy, consumers are still preparing for their...

LoanPro and NovoPayment Team to Boost LatAm Financial Inclusion
Partnerships // March 19, 2025

Credit platform LoanPro has joined financial infrastructure provider NovoPayment in a Latin America-focused partnership. The collaboration, announced in a news release Wednesday (March 20), is designed to give financial institutions and FinTechs in Latin America infrastructure that can support essentially any class of credit and lending product. The release notes that...

NY Fed: Consumers Feeling Gloomier About Financial Futures
Consumer Finance // March 11, 2025

New data shows growing financial pessimism among Americans, the latest sign of shaky consumer confidence. The February installment of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Survey of Consumer Expectations, released Monday (March 10), shows that while households’ medium and long-term inflation expectations were unchanged,...

50 Million Credit Card Outsiders May Be Winners as Banks Bid for Their Business
Credit Cards // February 27, 2025

For years, the so-called “credit card outsiders,” a diverse group of American consumers that includes a variety of cohorts, have each independently resisted the credit card siren song of rewards points, cash-back offers, and financial flexibility. Many of these individuals rely on cash, debit cards,...

Interviews & Exclusives
50 Million Credit Card Outsiders May Be Winners as Banks Bid for Their Business

February 27, 2025
For years, the so-called “credit card outsiders,” a diverse group of American consumers that includes a variety of cohorts, have each independently resisted the credit card siren song of rewards points, cash-back offers, and financial flexibility. Many of these individuals rely on cash, debit cards, or alternative financial services, often missing out on the benefits […]

Nearly Half of Consumers Who Tried to Increase Their Credit Scores Did

October 24, 2023
Consumers across income levels, credit scores and generations have accumulated high levels of debt. In fact, credit card debt recently surpassed $1 trillion for the first time. With this backdrop,...

Fundbox And OroCommerce Team To Break The $3.1T Trade Credit Logjam

June 25, 2019
Trade credit has been around for decades and is less than efficient, with $3.1 trillion tied up in outstanding invoices. To grease the wheels of commerce, Fundbox and OroCommerce are joining...

Petal CEO: Using Cashflow — Not FICO — To Issue Credit Cards

April 04, 2018
For the 47 percent of Americans with prime credit scores, getting and using a credit card isn’t much of a problem. The problem, Petal co-founder and CEO Jason Gross told Karen Webster, is that...

Quick Reads
Experian Targets ‘Credit Invisible’ Borrowers With Cashflow Score

March 25, 2025
Experian has launched a tool designed to increase financial access for people with limited credit history. Cashflow Score, unveiled Tuesday (March 25), is designed to give lenders a clearer view of applicants’ financial behavior, aimed at helping people with little to no credit history improve financial access using only bank account data. “We believe in a future where […]

Synchrony: Consumers Becoming ‘More Thoughtful About Spending’

March 25, 2025
American consumers are growing more cautious about spending, according to an executive at card issuer Synchrony. In an interview with Reuters published Tuesday (March 25), Synchrony EVP and Chief Credit Officer Max Axler said...

LoanPro and NovoPayment Team to Boost LatAm Financial Inclusion

March 19, 2025
Credit platform LoanPro has joined financial infrastructure provider NovoPayment in a Latin America-focused partnership. The collaboration, announced in a news release Wednesday (March 20), is designed to give financial institutions and FinTechs in Latin America infrastructure...

NY Fed: Consumers Feeling Gloomier About Financial Futures

March 11, 2025
New data shows growing financial pessimism among Americans, the latest sign of shaky consumer confidence. The February installment of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Survey of Consumer Expectations,...