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US Consumers' FICO Score Hits Highest Since 2005

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WSJ states: "Early estimates suggest the average score has held steady through mid-October at the July level, which is the highest since FICO began keeping track in 2005.". Another gauge of consumer activity, credit card point-of-sale data, also suggests consumers are moving toward pre-COVID-19 spending patterns. The average U.S.

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Corporate Card Data Spared In Capital One Hack

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Corporate credit card data was not exposed in the massive Capital One data breach that came to light earlier this week, according to Business Travel News reports. Six million consumers in Canada had their data exposed by the hack. customers, and 1 million Canadian Social Insurance Numbers.

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Innovators Set Their Sights On Digital, D2C Models

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In retail, skincare and beauty brand Cleanlogic is setting its sights on the D2C model , while in innovation, Venmo dropped its first credit card for consumers. Data: 2005: The year Cleanlogic started when Isaac Shapiro wanted to get into the health and beauty accessories business. All this, Today in Data.

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Visa, Mastercard May Reach Settlement In Card Swipe Fee Suit

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More than a decade after merchants brought a class-action suit against Mastercard , Visa and card-issuing banks in 2005, a settlement between the parties is reportedly in the works. While it is not known how the payment would be split, the card networks and a number of banks may pay merchants a total of approximately $6.5

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IRS Going After Offshore Debit Cards With John Doe Summons

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The IRS has been using a John Doe summons to get access to taxpayers’ bitcoin information and is now using the same tactic to get debit card information. that received a Sovereign Gold Card debit card from 2005 to 2016. that may have offshore accounts created by Panamanian company Sovereign Management & Legal LTD.

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UK credit card borrowing at record high, Bank of England data shows

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The Bank of England (BoE) has released a survey revealing UK credit card borrowing soaring by most since 2005 as cost-of-living margins tighten.

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UnionPay’s Chip Card Tech To Be Adopted In Six Asian Countries

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14) it launched a chip card technology licensing cooperation with seven members of the Asian Payment Network (APN). Major switch networks in Singapore, Thailand, South Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines will adopt the UnionPay chip card standard in card acceptance and issuance. UnionPay announced Friday (Oct.

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