Credit news and trends

SoFi Reaches 17.1 Million Members
Banking // October 27, 2026

SoFi’s financial services business is gaining momentum even as interest rates move in a direction the company didn’t anticipate, according to the company’s third-quarter earnings call Tuesday (Oct. 27). The digital finance company added a record number of members and products in the third quarter,...

Mastercard and MrBeast Team Up on Cards for Creators
Partnerships // October 26, 2026

Mastercard has launched a creator-focused partnership with YouTube superstar MrBeast. This effort will see Mastercard and MrBeast’s Beast Industries collaborate on new consumer and creator co-brand card programs, experiences and tools, the companies announced Monday (Oct. 26), with the goal of helping “creators and the...

Subprime Consumers Keep Paying Cards Despite Budget Pressure
Consumer Insights // October 26, 2026

Subprime consumers continue paying their credit cards even as many struggle to cover everyday bills. PYMNTS Intelligence’s May report, “Who Is the Subprime Consumer? A Behavioral Profile,” found that 55% of subprime consumers lived paycheck to paycheck with difficulty paying bills in January. The comparable...

Revolut Launches UK Personal Loans Up to £25,000
Personal Loans // October 26, 2026

FinTech Revolut debuted its first credit product since becoming a licensed United Kingdom bank, according to a Monday (Oct. 26) press release provided to PYMNTS. The company’s unsecured personal loans offering allows users to borrow between 2,000 pounds (about $2,700) and 25,000 pounds (about $33,000),...

Interviews & Exclusives
Commercial Lending Moves Toward Continuous Underwriting

October 27, 2026
A commercial borrower’s finances keep changing after a loan is approved, as invoices are collected, inventory is purchased and payroll comes due. Continuous underwriting brings that activity into the purview of credit reviews. Payment receipts, account balances and operating records offer lenders information about repayment capacity between scheduled reviews, with implications for credit limits, financing […]

Subprime Consumers Keep Paying Cards Despite Budget Pressure

October 26, 2026
Subprime consumers continue paying their credit cards even as many struggle to cover everyday bills. PYMNTS Intelligence’s May report, “Who Is the Subprime Consumer? A Behavioral Profile,” found that 55%...

Parents Split on What Makes Buy Now, Pay Later Options Attractive

October 26, 2026
Pay later providers competing on monthly payment size, total cost and interest-free terms face different definitions of an attractive offer — even among households with children. Monthly payment amount is...

AI Shifts Underwriting From the Person to the Purchase

October 23, 2026
The credit score has a strange blind spot. It knows a lot about the borrower and almost nothing about what the borrower is about to buy. And as latest installment...

Quick Reads
SoFi Reaches 17.1 Million Members

October 27, 2026
SoFi’s financial services business is gaining momentum even as interest rates move in a direction the company didn’t anticipate, according to the company’s third-quarter earnings call Tuesday (Oct. 27). The digital finance company added a record number of members and products in the third quarter, helping drive revenue up 44% and giving management enough confidence […]

Mastercard and MrBeast Team Up on Cards for Creators

October 26, 2026
Mastercard has launched a creator-focused partnership with YouTube superstar MrBeast. This effort will see Mastercard and MrBeast’s Beast Industries collaborate on new consumer and creator co-brand card programs, experiences and...

Revolut Launches UK Personal Loans Up to £25,000

October 26, 2026
FinTech Revolut debuted its first credit product since becoming a licensed United Kingdom bank, according to a Monday (Oct. 26) press release provided to PYMNTS. The company’s unsecured personal loans...

Cognitive Credit Lands $40 Million Investment to Expand US Operations

October 23, 2026
Cognitive Credit, a provider of specialist data, infrastructure and artificial intelligence solutions for global corporate credit markets, secured a $40 million strategic growth investment to accelerate its commercial expansion in...