Tag: credit cards

August 28, 2023

Are you ready to live in a cashless society? CBS News reports that a Los Angeles councilwoman introduced a motion this month that aims to ban any retail business that refuses to take cash payments. The councilwoman’s concern is that […]

October 31, 2022

A large proportion of consumers are turning to financial tools including credit cards and overdrafts to deal with the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, according to a report from banking platform Yapily. The research reveals that almost nine in 10 shoppers have […]

December 16, 2021

Consumers are shopping with intention this holiday season and prioritizing small and local businesses, according to a new Mastercard survey. In response to this growing desire to support Main Street and shop with meaning, Mastercard is rewarding cardholders when shopping […]

April 8, 2021

Until recently, private-label credit cards, layaway and, in the case of large retailers, co-branded credit cards were the only “in-house” financing options merchants could offer to consumers. However, an alternative to these options — buy now, pay later (BNPL), also […]

April 1, 2021

Humans have been dynamically evolving the concept of loans and credit in commerce for hundreds of years — culminating in the explosion of consumer credit cards in the 20th century. However, the practice of using credit is gaining traction even […]

January 2, 2020

More and more retailers are allowing customers to pay for products in installments, with big players such as H&M, ASOS and Topshop having the service readily available for shoppers. Research from Splitit, a global installment payment solution provider, found that […]

October 19, 2017

As credit card interest rates continue to rise, retailers are offering new rewards programs to ensure that customers will continue to shop and use cards. According to a recent report from CreditCards.com, about one-third of the 65 cards in the […]

September 27, 2016

When you pay with a credit card, you’d probably like to know if you could save money by using one type of card over another. However, stores that accept American Express are barred from steering customers toward less-expensive cards. Last […]

July 1, 2016

Costco customers upset by or left with unusable credit cards following the switch from American Express to Visa are being given the opportunity to shop a rival club store for free. Sam’s Club will let Costco members into its clubs […]