Toronto-based lender Fig Financial says its personal loan service is now open to all Canadians. “We are providing a true alternative to banks for every Canadian who needs better lending options. And we are doing what the banks won’t: making this experience entirely online,” Francois...
Consumers were not shy about loading up on the cards in May. The latest data from the Federal Reserve, released Monday (July 8), show that overall, consumer credit rose $11.3 billion in June, far outstripping the $6.5 billion gain on an absolute and annualized basis....
Paying with paper checks at Target will soon be a thing of the past. The retailer said it will stop accepting personal checks at its stores later this month, according to a recent report by the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. “Target is committed to creating an easy and...
As grocery shoppers look to find the merchant best suited to their needs, a significant share of customers find themselves put off by higher-than-expected prices, threatening their loyalty. By the Numbers The PYMNTS Intelligence report “The Online Features Driving Consumers to Shop With Brands, Retailers...
July 16, 2024
A flat June reading for retail sales can be a tossup in terms of getting a sense of how the consumer is faring. The data released Tuesday (July 16) may have come in better than expected — economists had been looking for a month-over-month decline of 0.3% — but digging into the numbers reveals some […]
June 27, 2024
As consumers look for ways to make ends meet, many of those who do not have a financial safety net are forced to carry their credit card balances over to...
May 20, 2024
Over the last several months, PYMNTS Intelligence data has revealed in separate reports that tens of millions of consumers would opt for a single point of access to manage banking...
May 08, 2024
You’ve heard of embedded finance. Get ready for embedded lending. It’s a relatively new term to describe an important trend in consumer financial behavior, and Visa is among the companies...
July 09, 2024
Toronto-based lender Fig Financial says its personal loan service is now open to all Canadians. “We are providing a true alternative to banks for every Canadian who needs better lending options. And we are doing what the banks won’t: making this experience entirely online,” Francois Cote, CEO, Fig Financial, said in a news release Tuesday […]
July 05, 2024
Paying with paper checks at Target will soon be a thing of the past. The retailer said it will stop accepting personal checks at its stores later this month, according...
April 16, 2024
Financial intelligence company IDIQ has launched a platform that aims to help consumers build their credit scores. CreditBuilderIQ, announced Tuesday (April 16), joins the company’s suite of identity theft protection, credit monitoring...
April 15, 2024
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has written a letter in support of a Connecticut bill that would prohibit healthcare providers in the state from reporting medical debt to consumer reporting agencies for...
