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Q1 2019: US credit card issuer snapshot

Accenture

Each quarter, Ryan Douglas from the Card Issuing group compiles key metrics on US consumer credit cards, tracking spend, receivables, loss rates and returns reported by the largest US banks. Credit card profitability remains attractive for banks with our ROA proxies increasing 43 bps YoY?. New partnerships.

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Mastercard Aims To Fight ‘Gobbledygook’ On Online Card Statements

PYMNTS

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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Today In Payments: US Consumers Pay Down $10B In Credit Card Debt In Q3; Amazon Takes On Pharmacies

PYMNTS

consumers paid off $10 billion in credit card debt in the third quarter of 2020, and Amazon Pharmacy launched for consumers to order prescription medications. US Consumers Pay Down $10B in Credit Card Debt In Q3. In today’s top news, U.S. Plus, Walmart+ gets a closer look after the retail giant’s third-quarter earnings call.

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Embedded Finance: Bolstering Brand Experiences

Perficient

As a baseball card collector since childhood, I remember when eBay opened its URL back in 1995. One could buy and sell baseball cards on the site but had to mail a check, or await the arrival of a check, via snail mail. Baseball card heaven for both buyer and seller. Consider the evolution of eBay.

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A new administration spotlights cross-border payments

Payments Dive

general manager at Paysend and has nearly 30 years of financial services experiences, most recently serving as president of Catalina Card Services. He founded and led AccountNow, the first online D2C prepaid debit card company in the U.S., Matt shares with us his hope for the future. Matt Montes is U.S.

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Gift Cards Poised For Big Role In Post-Pandemic Purchasing

PYMNTS

I don’t foresee us reverting to the way it used to be even after the pandemic is over and we are able to walk around without masks on.”. Mao, whose company provides solutions for payments, prepaid cards and gift cards, said the only way for merchants to go is forward, because going back isn’t an option.

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All About Cashback Credit Cards!

BankBazaar

The joy of spending and saving simultaneously is assured with a Cashback Credit Card. Learn more about the most popular Credit Card category in India right here! Did you know that there is an indisputable MVP when it comes to the top-selling Credit Card type in India? But is that all? Not permissible. Balance transfers?

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