Top Trends and Tips for Payments Companies This Holiday Shopping Season

It’s the most wonderful time of the year for payments companies as the holiday shopping season has arrived.

Yet there are more important matters on the minds of executives than just who’s been naughty or nice. How will the continued difficult economic times impact consumer payment choices? What special promotions will the competition be running? And what can be done to stop those holiday grinches, err, fraudsters?

This year, you don’t need an elf to lend an extra helping hand or Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer to provide a guiding light through Black Friday, Cyber Monday and beyond. PYMNTS.com will keep you up to date on the latest consumer spending trends and all the news on how the payments sector is preparing for this holiday shopping season.

Trends

 
• Citi: New Citi Survey Finds Americans at All Income Levels Plan to Trim Holiday Spending, with Nearly Half Reducing Number and Cost of Gifts

 
 

• Discover: Discover® U.S. Spending MonitorSM Shows Encouraging Signs for Retailers Approaching Black Friday

 
 

• Green Dot: Green Dot Survey Finds Majority of Holiday Shoppers Are Avoiding Credit Cards as Primary Form of Payment

 
 

• MasterCard: SpendingPulse: Retail Sales for First Half of November Show Uptick Heading Into the Holiday Season

 
 

• National Association of Federal Credit Unions: NAFCU’s Tips to Avoid Holiday Over-Budget Blues

 
 

• National Retail Federation: Top Ten Retailers for Customer Service Released as Holiday Shoppers Hit Stores

 
 

• Wells Fargo: Wells Fargo Offers Fraud Prevention Tips for Holiday Season

 
 

• Western Union: Black Friday Blues: Western Union Survey Reveals 60 Percent of Consumers Say “Black Friday Sales Are NO Big Deal”

 

More News

 
• American Express: American Express’ Daily Wish Offers Valuable Holiday Deals and Prizes

 
 

• American Express: Consumers Can Show Their Support for Small Business This Holiday Season on “Small Business SaturdaySM”

 
 

• Chase: Chase Announces Ultimate Rewards Holiday Promotion

 
 

• Chase Paymentech: Chase Paymentech Launches Fifth Annual Cyber Holiday Pulse Index

 
 

• Discover: Discover Helps Make the Holidays More Rewarding for Cardmembers

 
 

• eBillme: Ten of the Top 75 Online Retailers Sign-on to Sell Gift Cards with eBillme

 
 

• MasterCard: MasterCard MarketPlace™ Should Be Top of Your Online Holiday Shopping List

 
 

• RewardsNOW: RewardsNOW Launches ShoppingFLING Online, Retail Location Merchant Rewards Network In Anticipation of Strong Holiday Retail Season

 
 

• Visa: Visa Offering International Online Shopping Solutions for Consumers This Holiday Season to Access the Global Brands They Love

 
 

• Zurich HelpPoint: Zurich HelpPoint for the Holidays Helps Retailers, Supply Chain Professionals Prepare for Black Friday and Cyber Monday Risks