CFPB puts credit card comparison sites on notice
Payments Dive
MARCH 1, 2024
The bureau seeks “to ensure that digital advertisements for financial products are not disguised as unbiased and objective advice,” CFPB Director Rohit Chopra said.
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Payments Dive
MARCH 1, 2024
The bureau seeks “to ensure that digital advertisements for financial products are not disguised as unbiased and objective advice,” CFPB Director Rohit Chopra said.
PYMNTS
JULY 28, 2020
FinTech Revolut is working with Decision Tech , a price-comparison technology company, to launch a new service to help users compare — and switch — providers of gas, electricity, broadband, mobile and TV. FinTechs offering a price-comparison service directly to customers.” This “Essentials” service will be rolled out in the U.K.,
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CFPB Monitor
MARCH 5, 2024
On February 29, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-01, Preferencing and steering practices by digital intermediaries for consumer financial products or services.
Accenture
APRIL 7, 2020
Purchase volume YoY growth of 7% in Q4 is lower in comparison to Q3 YoY growth by ~100 bps, and lower than Q4 2018 YoY growth by ~130 bps. The post Q4 2019: US credit card issuer snapshot appeared first on Accenture Banking Blog. Key themes Receivables growth of 4% YoY in Q4, slightly above the 3.5% YoY growth in Q3.
American Banker
OCTOBER 30, 2023
The product-comparison site, which rates and ranks credit cards, is debuting its own secured credit card that it believes will help users improve their credit scores and pursue better offers.
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 16, 2019
Department of Justice is expanding its antitrust probe to include Google’s online shopping comparison tool, and Visa warns of an increase in fuel dispenser POS cyberattacks. US Antitrust Regs Probe Google’s Shopping Comparison Tool. Also, Uber is negotiating the sale of Uber Eats to India’s Zomato.
Bank Innovation
DECEMBER 24, 2018
Card payments increased 10.1% For comparison, these payments had increased 7.8% The Federal Reserve’s triennial report on payments released last week shows accelerated electronic payments growth, as well as signs that fewer people are paying by check or withdrawing cash from ATMs. by number and 8.4% by value from 2016 to 2017.
CFPB Monitor
MARCH 23, 2023
The CFPB has announced that it has made changes to its semi-annual survey of credit card term. According to the CFPB, the changes are “designed to increase price competition in the credit card market by allowing people to comparison shop for the best prices and products.”
PYMNTS
APRIL 17, 2018
The initial inner workings of a price comparison tool called Basket began when Neil Kataria was a kid. To encourage users to submit pricing data, Basket offers different incentives such as gift cards. He loved to optimize his mom and dad’s shopping trips by clipping coupons and spotting sales.
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 30, 2020
Shoppers may be reluctant to hand over their card details to every online retailer, as each transaction represents another risk that consumers’ information could be exposed in a breach. Virtual Card Payment Trends. Merchants’ efforts to please shoppers have ushered in a wave of virtual card activity in recent months, Knutson said.
PYMNTS
JUNE 13, 2019
In early May, Mastercard , in partnership with SEDESSON, the Mexico state agency for social benefits, and Edenred Bank, announced a first-of-its-kind test in Mexico’s Sonora state – the first regional test of biometric card technology in national history. The Challenge of Building the Right Card for the Job. In the U.S.
PYMNTS
JULY 15, 2019
Card delinquencies have remained steady at Bank of America , which reported June credit card delinquencies of 1.56 Net charge-off rate, by comparison, dropped slightly: In June, it registered at 2.71 According to news earlier in the month, large credit card issuers in the United States reported lower delinquencies in May.
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 20, 2020
It’s an area of business spend friction that is driving a newfound resurgence in commercial card innovation that the card industry hasn’t seen in decades, with FinTech firms stepping in to take advantage of card transaction data. ” The Biggest Culprits Of Waste. Nixing The Personal Guarantee.
PYMNTS
APRIL 30, 2020
Cloud banking platform Mambu will help business banking platform Tide expand its services , including innovations in releasing larger overdrafts, credit cards and invoice financing, according to a press release from Mambu. Tide especially wants to use the partnership to focus on bolstering small and medium-sided businesses (SMBs) in the U.K.
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 6, 2019
The number of consumer payments rose approximately 5 percent by two payments in comparison to October 2017 at 41 payments per consumer per month. made over half of their payments with cards (debit, credit and prepaid) at 54 percent or 23 payments. And consumers in the U.S. Of the average 43 payments per month reported by U.S.
CFPB Monitor
DECEMBER 6, 2022
Earlier this year, New York delayed the effective date of its new law requiring card issuers to provide a grace period for using credit card rewards points that was slated to be effective later this week. The last three bullets of the definition of “modification” extend beyond rewards to the underlying credit card account.
PYMNTS
JULY 11, 2017
More CFOs are guiding their organizations toward corporate cards in lieu of offering after-the-fact reimbursements via expense reports, The Wall Street Journal recently reported. Research suggests companies are turning to corporate cards for their security as well. Many businesses are turning to virtual cards for these benefits.
ATM Marketplace
MAY 11, 2017
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Bank Innovation
MARCH 1, 2018
UK-based startup Bean, a comparison app which alerts its users to savings opportunities, has officially received approval from the region’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), to launch its service, the company announced today.
PYMNTS
MARCH 25, 2016
It appears that more and more consumers are getting better connected with loyalty programs by linking their cards to them. “Card-linking has a network effect, and it is accelerating,” stated Silvio Tavares, CardLinx president and CEO, in a press release.
FICO
APRIL 19, 2023
Home Blog FICO UK Credit Cards: Are "Established" Accounts in Trouble? The percentage of Established UK credit card accounts with two missed payments is more than 83 percent higher than all account vintages. The percentage of Established UK credit card accounts with three missed payments is nearly 94 percent higher.
FICO
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
But this year’s rise seems to also have been driven by inflation, pushing the amount of average credit card spend in the UK to the highest level since our UK Risk Benchmarking records began in 2006. December also saw a significant rise in UK cardholders missing one credit card payment, which underlines the financial pressures on consumers.
PYMNTS
JUNE 20, 2019
percent of credit union members consider their FIs’ mobile app offerings to be “very” or “extremely” important — credit cards are often a differentiator among financial institutions. According to the Credit Union Tracker, 71 percent of customers consider credit card offerings when choosing their financial institutions.
Tech and Finance
DECEMBER 30, 2018
“Most people don’t want to learn about personal finance in detail; they just want to know they aren’t screwing up,” said Tim Chen, who is CEO of Nerdwallet, the comparison site for financial products from credit cards to mortgages. Chen said the comparison engines in financial services are barely scratching the surface.
Tom Groenfeldt
NOVEMBER 7, 2018
Nerdwallet cuts through the complexity of financial products like credit cards so consumers can see which fit their needs, from cash back to earning miles.
PYMNTS
MARCH 29, 2016
Costco’s customers will soon have their Citi co-branded credit card in hand. Citi announced late last week that the cards would begin shipping in order to replace the American Express cards that will end as part of the relationship between Amex and Costco ending over the next few months after a 16-year relationship.
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 13, 2016
Product hysteria is not the sort of thing that normally attaches itself to credit cards — but as scores of message boards and YouTube unboxing videos will attest, consumers are having a rather atypical reaction to the Chase Sapphire Reserve Card. It’s the best time in years to shop for a rewards card.”.
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 5, 2016
The use of prepaid cards has exploded over the last decade or so — in 2003 consumers put less than $1 billion on prepaid cards annually, but by 2012 that figure had grown to $65 billion and by 2018 that figure is projected to reach as much as $121 billion. The user base of prepaid cards has grown significantly as well.
CFPB Monitor
OCTOBER 17, 2022
Last week, the CFPB released its eleventh annual report to Congress on college credit card agreements. The annual report is mandated by the CARD Act. The CARD Act requires mandatory reporting to the CFPB by card issuers on agreements with institutions of higher learning or certain affiliated organizations (such as alumni associations).
BankBazaar
JANUARY 26, 2022
We are beyond excited to announce the launch of our co-branded Credit Card with RBL Bank. The RBL Bank-BankBazaar SaveMax co-branded Credit Card comes equipped with a wide range of benefits and features. We are sure you will love this card as it offers you reward points on every purchase you make. . In the Spotlight: .
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 18, 2020
Chime, which CEO Chris Britt co-founded in 2013, provides clients mobile banking accounts without charges, debit cards and automated teller machine (ATM) access. Chime primarily makes money as clients use their cards in comparison to typical financial institutions that make money on fines and debt.
Bankelele
MARCH 18, 2015
Here’s hoping they expand their product range into other areas like telephone rates, credit cards, mortgages and enable loan rate comparisons at different banks using APR. The rates are quite good and up to date E.g. just compared the ones for 3-month fixed deposits at various banks.
MyBankTracker
JANUARY 12, 2021
But it’s since expanded its financial footprint to include credit cards. The SoFi Credit Card is a cash back rewards card that’s designed to help you reach your financial goals. This card is also low on fees — notably, there are no annual fees or foreign transaction fees. No annual fee.
PYMNTS
MAY 12, 2016
It’s the third most popular option — as well as one way down near the bottom of the rankings — that are showing the most potential energy, by comparison. As far as the popularity rankings of payment methods go in the U.S., there’s movement in each direction by the top two categories — but not by much.
PYMNTS
AUGUST 13, 2020
PAAY has rolled out a partner platform to let merchants and payment providers implement and track EMV 3DS, a standard that aims to help prevent unauthorized card-not-present (CNP) transactions, throughout different merchant accounts. In that instance, merchants have to contend with cart abandonment. seconds on average through EMV 3DS.
PYMNTS
MAY 13, 2019
Globally, tapping to pay with contactless cards has taken off remarkably, and the U.S., nearly half of all Visa transactions at physical points of sale happen via contactless card tap. Asia Pacific lags behind the global average somewhat, with one-third of all in-person transactions happening via contactless card.
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 12, 2020
consumers have largely relied on cards, were comfortable with them as a main purchase tool and the U.S. mobile wallet landscape is fragmented in comparison to that of Asian markets. Meanwhile, demand for digital gift cards — one of Blackhawk’s areas of specialty — had been steadily growing but accelerated due to the pandemic.
Gonzobanker
APRIL 4, 2024
Because banks like Bank of America, Chase, Wells Fargo and other large regional banks have highly diverse product lines, making a direct comparison of number of customers nearly impossible. Our members use us for their everyday spending, and we make a small part of that transaction when the card gets used at the point of sale.”
CFPB Monitor
MARCH 10, 2017
The CFPB has issued another request for information about the credit card market that identifies significant new issues of CFPB interest. The request is intended to inform the CFPB’s biennial review of the credit card market mandated by the CARD Act. Third-party comparison sites. Secured credit cards. Culhane, Jr.
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 27, 2018
Below, Lyons outlines his seven predictors for small business in the New Year as banks begin to shift away from that traditional technology as external forces like open banking and virtual cards force them to enhance their services and protect customer data. Your payments went through one and the card purchases on the another.
PYMNTS
MAY 13, 2019
In order to make a payment, consumers can add their UnionPay cards to a mobile app and tap “Pay and Receive” to allow the cashier to scan a QR code or scan a retailer’s QR code signage. In Asia, cash transactions are still very popular in Vietnam in comparison to other ASEAN countries due to its low banking penetration, VN Express reported.
MyBankTracker
MAY 19, 2020
When you’re ready to redeem rewards earned with your credit card, it pays to make sure you’re getting the most value possible. The Mastercard Black Card is a luxury credit card that packs a punch for redemptions. While this card earns a flat one point per dollar on purchases, redemption rates are competitive.
FICO
JUNE 14, 2021
Our latest UK Credit Market Report on card trends for April 2021 shows the impact of the opening up of hospitality and retail on April 12. The figures include a 12 percent rise in card spend and more customers exceeding their card limit. Spend on UK cards continued to increase, along with the percentage of payments.
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 5, 2018
The Amazon comparison came from Bialick, who also said that the three-year-old firm is looking to become more of a platform for services from various providers, explaining why it has not applied for a banking license. As we get older, of course, we take on any number of ways to pay, from debit PayPal to credit, to … more credit.
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