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Growing Debit Card Use Crushes Mobile Wallets

Bank Innovation

Mobile wallets may be all the buzz, but debit cards were still the most popular of payment method in the U.S. According to the 2017 Debit Issuer Study released earlier this week, debit card transactions were at a record high in 2016, with 23.6 in 2016, according to a recent report by PULSE. transactions per […].

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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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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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Why Amazon And Other Retailers Are Turning To Biometrics

PYMNTS

Retail keeps embracing numerous new technologies, and biometrics is not only one of them, but an area of recent growth and development, including via some of the biggest names in commerce. Take Amazon, which continues to expand its brick-and-mortar retail footprint, and the technology underlying those stores. Larger Trends.

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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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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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Card Payment Use Rises Globally

PYMNTS

The number of merchants accepting card payments around the world grew by 13 percent in 2017, to 69.2 RBR, a research and consulting firm for banking and retail, released a forecast of payment card data through 2023, and found that card payment acceptance is growing at a fast rate. million, according to a report.

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