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Call for Government to take action on card fees

13th September 2021 Consumer Collections |

A group of trade bodies representing tens of thousands of businesses across the retail and hospitality sectors are appealing for Parliament to intervene to protect British businesses and consumers from the mounting cost of anti-competitive practices in card payments. The British Retail Consortium (BRC), British Independent Retailers Association (BIRA), Association of Convenience Stores (ACS), Federation…

Revolut’s new service advances up to half of monthly wage

19th August 2021 Consumer Collections |

Digital bank, Revolut is launching a new service called ‘Payday’ that will enable workers to draw out as much as half of their salary weeks before payday, with the bank to work with employers to grant customers access to their cash as they earn it. As part of the initial launch, Revolut is partnering with…

Four in five consumers plan to spend above pre-pandemic levels this year

30th July 2021 Customer Insight and Analytics |

A new survey by Nerdwallet has found that four in five consumers plan to spend above pre-pandemic levels throughout 2021 revealing that the recent financial behaviour of consumers and their spending plans have eased now that lockdown restrictions have changed. The research found that 85% expect to sustain or increase spending from current levels by…

Global contactless card transactions reach $2.5 trillion in 2021

28th July 2021 Consumer Collections |

A new report from Juniper Research has found that global contactless card transaction values will reach $2.5 trillion in 2021, from $1.7 trillion in 2020, with cards retaining the majority share of overall contactless transaction values at 79% in 2021. The pandemic has significantly accelerated an existing contactless card usage trend, and these value increases…

Card spending rise suggests consumers are adjusting to ‘new normal’

28th July 2021 Consumer Collections |

New spending analysis of UK card trends by FICO for May 2021, suggests that some consumers are practising pragmatic financial management, as well as continuing to make use of savings accrued during the pandemic. There are, however, warning signs of the financial pressure growing for those already in debt. Whilst the effects of a full…

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