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From Retail To Restaurants, Holiday Gift Card Sales Are Hot

PYMNTS

In a year that’s been filled with lifestyle changes, personal pivots and business adaptations, 2020 may also go down as the year of the gift card as studies show an outsized increase in sales leading up to the busy holiday season. InMarket’s data also showed customers were spending about 17 percent more on gift cards in 2020.

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Quick-Service, Fast-Casual Restaurant Gift Card Sales Outpace Upscale Competitors, Study Finds

PYMNTS

With fine dining having taken a hit amid the pandemic, quick service and fast-casual restaurant gift cards are holding steady and even seeing a bit of growth, a new study by Paytronix finds. But quick-service chains saw a much more modest decline in gift card sales , which, after falling 3.6 27 and Sunday, Nov.

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Five Key Takeaways From PYMNTS’ BNPL Study

PYMNTS

With providers such as Bill Me Later / PayPal Credit, Afterpay, Affirm, Klarna and FuturePay all vying for a larger slice of the BNPL pie, as well as further availability through retailers online and in-store, it's no wonder why this payment choice is on the rise. The fact is, shoppers frequently choose BNPL because they like it.

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

PYMNTS

They have paid down their credit cards. Several studies have validated various spending trends that could make this scenario tenable. The main one centers on the drop in credit card spend. Additionally, total card balances fell to $723 billion, a decline of more than 10 percent year over year and the lowest since Q2 2017.

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Credit Card Issuers Struggle to Meet Evolving Customer Expectations

Banking Exchange

Study finds that midsize credit card issuers report greater drop in customer satisfaction levels compared to national counterparts Retail Banking Financial Trends Feature Feature3 Financial Research Cards Payments.

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Paytronix Study Shows Drop In Holiday Gift Card Sales For Restaurants

PYMNTS

Customer experience management platform provider Paytronix released its holiday gift card report on Tuesday (Jan. 12) and found a mixed bag for restaurant sales of gift cards. Its research found that overall card sales ended the year down 31.8 percent rise in average spend per gift card during 2020.

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BNPL supplements credit card debt instead of replacing it, TransUnion study finds

BankInovation

Consumers seeking buy now pay later (BNPL) credit also actively utilize credit card debt instead of replacing one with the other, according to a study released today by consumer credit reporting agency TransUnion.

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