Installment Credit news and trends

NEW DATA: How Credit Unions Are Innovating To Help Micro Businesses
Credit Unions // June 23, 2020

Microbusinesses are firms that either generate less than $1 million in annual revenue or are operated by a single individual. They may be small, but they represent an important part of the credit union (CU) ecosystem. PYMNTS research shows that 36 percent of CUs consider...

NEW DATA: How COVID-19 Is Driving CUs’ Digital Leap
Credit Unions // April 24, 2020

  COVID-19 has closed bank and credit union (CU) branches across the United States, sending the demand for digital banking solutions soaring as consumers hop online to manage their finances from home. However, CUs are not the only financial institutions (FIs) looking to offer digital...

Credit, On A Cardholder’s (Flexible) Terms
Mastercard // December 02, 2016

Mastercard is rolling out a new program that gives cardholders another option for financing their purchases, leveraging their existing credit, debit and commercial cards: installment payments. In an age where cardholder choice means making a sale or not, flexibility and control are key, Juan Pablo...

Interviews & Exclusives
BNPL Bulks Up Sales Of Protein Shakes And Sports Nutrition Products

August 12, 2021
Customers’ return to physical stores has been underway in recent months, with many viewing in-person retail as a treat after more than a year of health-related restrictions. Despite this, they still expect many of the new spending methods upon which they relied during their digital shift to be available at checkout — including buy now, […]

NEW DATA: How COVID-19 Is Driving CUs’ Digital Leap

April 24, 2020
  COVID-19 has closed bank and credit union (CU) branches across the United States, sending the demand for digital banking solutions soaring as consumers hop online to manage their finances...

Credit, On A Cardholder’s (Flexible) Terms

December 02, 2016
Mastercard is rolling out a new program that gives cardholders another option for financing their purchases, leveraging their existing credit, debit and commercial cards: installment payments. In an age where...