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Fed study highlights growth in card, ACH payments

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Card, ACH and check payment values climbed from 2018 to 2021, as cash was left behind, according to the Federal Reserve’s noncash payments study.

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BNPL connected to overdraft charges, card fees: study

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which researchers said inspires consumers to spend beyond their means — showed larger declines in financial health, a recent academic study determined. Heavy users of buy now-pay later ?

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New BNPL study raises concern about 'debt spiral'

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Some consumers are charging buy now-pay later installment payments to their credit cards, and that should serve as a "warning flag" to regulators, said three economists who authored the research paper.

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

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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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Study Shows Americans Struggling As Savings Dry Up

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University of Chicago economist Peter Ganong studied the data and told the New York Times that American are surviving on the leftover crumbs from the CARES Act as the country heads into the holiday season and winter weather. The same patterns were reflected in a 2018 PYMNTS study of household finances.

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Fed Banks’ Study Reports Rise In Card, ePayments

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In the fifth official study conducted by the Federal Reserve Banks of Atlanta, Boston, Richmond and San Francisco, the 2018 Diary of Consumer Payment Choice (DCPC) detailed the cash and non-cash payment behavior of U.S. payments per day,” the study stated. adult consumers who are 18 years old and older. Consumers in the U.S.

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Paytronix Study Shows Drop In Holiday Gift Card Sales For Restaurants

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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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