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CFPB puts credit card comparison sites on notice

Payments Dive

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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Revolut Launches Price Comparison Service In UK

PYMNTS

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 Press Release and Circular cite “abusive” steering practices in connection with comparison-shopping tools and lead generators

CFPB Monitor

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.

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Q4 2019: US credit card issuer snapshot

Accenture

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.

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NerdWallet explains how its credit card will help vast swath of users

American Banker

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.

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Top News In Payments: Antitrust Probe For Google Shopping Comparison Tool; Visa Warns Of Rise in Gas Station POS Cyberattacks

PYMNTS

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.

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Card Use Grows Fast as Check Payments, ATM Withdrawals Continue Decline

Bank Innovation

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.

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