October 04, 2013
CFPB: Credit Availability Still Recovering From Recession
By Pete Rizzo (@pete_rizzo_) The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a new report on October 1 that revealed that average late fees on credit card accounts have fallen $6...
September 23, 2013
Millennial Men Show Their Shopping Savvy
By Pete Rizzo (@pete_rizzo_) “U.S. men are spending more of their lives as the primary shopper in their households and digital is helping them along.” This was the conclusion of...
September 12, 2013
Germany: Antitrust heads real-time gas price site for drivers
Germany’s antitrust regulator has launched a new database updated with real-time gas prices for the nation’s drivers to find the least expensive gas stations, a move that will simultaneously allow...
August 27, 2013
ComScore: Mobile Spending Hits “Critical Mass”
By Pete Rizzo, Editor (@pete_rizzo_) ComScore released the results of its “U.S. Mobile Commerce Sales Estimates” for the first half of 2013 on August 27, revealing that mobile tablets and...
August 23, 2013
Pew: Mobile Banking Growth Outpaces Online Banking
By Pete Rizzo, Editor (@pete_rizzo_) Pew Research Center released a new report on August 7 revealing that 51 percent of U.S. adults and 61 percent of Internet users now bank...
August 09, 2013
Latinas Control Lion’s Share Of $1.2T Hispanic Spending
By Pete Rizzo, Editor (@pete_rizzo_) Hispanic consumers are projected to comprise 30 percent of the population by 2060, but new research has revealed it will be Hispanic women, not Hispanic...
July 25, 2013
A Square Scandal, Foursquare’s Newest Service And Jay Z’s POS
Welcome to What’s Trending In Payments – a weekly look at the most popular, irreverent and important stories the payments industry had to offer over the past five days. Which...
June 28, 2013
Are Security Concerns Preventing mPayments’ Ascent?
Consumer awareness of mobile payments is on the rise, but that doesn’t mean consumers are more inclined to make mobile transactions. In fact, while 41 percent of North American smartphone...
June 21, 2013
Can Electronic Payments Save Struggling SMEs?
When it comes to solving the world’s economic issues, it seems there’s little on which members of every nation can agree. But one common view you’re likely to hear, whether...