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Retail Data Shows Online Dominance, Gift Card Momentum For Holiday Spending

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And when they do spend, consumers will do so online – some of them exclusively. percent said they would do all of their shopping online. And when consumers do go online, gift cards are winning the season. When asked if they would purchase gift cards as part of their online shopping for the holidays, 29.6

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Mastercard Aims To Fight ‘Gobbledygook’ On Online Card Statements

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It’s happened to almost all consumers: They’re idly perusing their credit card statements when they come across completely confusing, seemingly random charges from businesses they don’t recognize in locations they’ve never visited. Consumers panic and call their issuers to question these charges.

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Report: Millennials, Buy Now Pay Later And The Shifting Dynamics Of Online Credit

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It has been suggested that millennials are averse to having and using credit cards. Millennials are in fact as likely as other generations to have credit cards, with nearly nine out of 10 having at least one card, according to PYMNTS’ latest research. consumers, that were conducted in March and September.

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Can Low Credit Card Balances Save Holiday Spending? Don’t Bet On It

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They have paid down their credit cards. The main one centers on the drop in credit card spend. A new report from TransUnion shows that average consumer-level credit card balances have declined during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic and now stand at $5,075 as of Q3 2020, down from $5,668 in Q3 2019.

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Mastercard’s Playbook On Fighting Online Fraud’s Big Surge

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The shift to online commerce in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic is unprecedented. We’re doing more of everything online, especially transacting. Many merchants are trying very quickly to establish themselves with an online presence,” said Quevedo. Hiding In Plain Sight?

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Mobile Payments Start A Revolution in Corporate Cards

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Might mobile payments help revolutionize corporate cards? As a result, he said, many firms pivoted quickly toward card payments. “It Cards, of course, are also inherently vulnerable to fraudsters’ attacks. Cards, of course, are also inherently vulnerable to fraudsters’ attacks.

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Easing SMBs’ Digital Transformations Through Online Payment Acceptance

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Among the numerous ways small businesses have been affected by the global pandemic, the sudden race to launch online operations has been among the most profound — and may ultimately be among the most long-lasting changes to the SMB community. “It does seem absolutely logical, up until the point that you start calculating costs.”

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