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Upgrade Card Turns Credit Cards Into Installment Lending Products

PYMNTS

Twelve years ago, LendingClub Founder Renaud Laplanche built a business to help consumers manage the $800 million in outstanding credit card debt. The Upgrade Card is tied to a line of credit that can be used everywhere that Visa cards are accepted. Interest rates on the Upgrade Card range from 6.49 The Upgrade Card.

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Contactless payments turn 10 in the UK

Payments Dive

Since the introduction of contactless cards in September 2007, it has gradually become the payment method of choice for many consumers in the U.K as society gradually moves away from cash.

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Capital One Launches Savor Card For Foodies

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17) Capital One announced news of its Savor Card , a cash back credit card that gives foodies cash back rewards on dining, groceries and general retail purchases. We created the Savor Card to give customers a simple way to earn more when they are doing what we know they love. Card at Capital One.

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Discover admits it overcharged merchants for 16 years

American Banker

Separately, the financial institution also copped to misclassifying certain credit card accounts into its highest merchant-pricing tier beginning in 2007. Discover Financial Services' stock tumbled after revealing a new FDIC consent order regarding consumer compliance.

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Household Debt Exceeds $14T After 2019 Spike

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The last time there was that much of an increase was in 2007, when debt topped $1 trillion. The growth was mainly driven by mortgage debt balances, which went up $433 billion – again, the largest gain since 2007. Auto loan and credit card debt both went up $57 billion on the year. Housing debt now makes up $9.95

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PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Credit Card Debt At Pre-Crisis Levels

PYMNTS

Consumers appear to be throwing caution to the wind now that the pain of the 2007 to 2008 recession has subsided to a dull ache; credit card debt is rising at a troubling rate. credit card debt that has been added in the last three months alone. credit cards. credit cards. Wells Fargo, Citigroup, and U.S.

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Mastercard Facing £14 Billion UK Class Action Suit

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Merricks alleges Mastercard is in violation of the European Union’s competition law because of the “interchange” fees charged to retailers for card use. The case stems from an European Commission (EC) ruling in 2007 that said Mastercard interchange fees were in breach of competition law. . The high court in the U.K.

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