Payments

A low charge-off rate and an increasing monthly payment rate are credit hallmarks of the latest deal.

Charge-off and payment rates had improved, due to consumer assistance programs and government stimulus funds amid COVID-19 economic slowdowns.

Teaming with the fintech Buy It Mobility Networks, Discover Financial Services plans to enable Automated Clearing House payments within merchant apps.

Six members of the Senate Banking Committee are asking questions about a flurry of lawsuits against credit card customers. The bank denies that it has resumed using robo-signing.

The credit card issuer fielded questions about its fees two days after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced a wide-ranging review of consumer charges. Executives said they would not take a big revenue hit even in the face of new limits.

Now that JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Capital One and others offer the alternative credit option, the startups that created this market are adding products to cement their hold on consumers and merchants.

Performances were solid across the board as retail store, late-stage and payment rates all improved, while the prime chargeoff rate reaches a historically low level.

The tech entrepreneur has been increasingly focused on Bitcoin, a key growth area for the payments company he co-founded.

Roger Hochschild predicts consumers will keep using their Discover cards in the months ahead, particularly when shopping online.

Using data aggregation subsidiary Finicity, the card network will allow its bank and credit union partners to offer installment loans directly to consumers, who can repay from checking and savings accounts.

Executives at JPMorgan Chase, Capital One and U.S. Bancorp all spoke this week about plans to take on upstarts that offer interest-free financing on consumer purchases. The increased competition figures to result in tighter margins across the category.

The trust includes a 36-month revolving period that will allow it to purchase additional receivables as it collects principal.

Dryrock’s collateral maintained strong performance numbers for the past 12 months, with higher monthly payment rates and fewer chargeoffs compared to last year.

Hailing from Canada, the upcoming credit card deal will draw from a pool with very low rates of delinquency, total net losses and charge offs.

The bank, which helped launch the real-time network for peer-to-peer payments, is trying to duplicate that success by helping corporate clients process certain transactions instantly with wholesale partners and, in some cases, retail customers.

The card network and telco are designing systems that use 5G to support more payment processes hosted in the cloud rather than on local hardware. The goal is to make services such as autonomous checkout available to small businesses.

Banks and creditors have spent years trying to remove obstacles to presentment and payment, but some consumers say they would still rather step on a Lego brick than pay a bill, according to PayNearMe research.

There’s a new unicorn in Latin America: Clip, a payments fintech in Mexico targeting small and midsize companies.

The agency announced it was rescinding seven policy statements issued last year meant to help companies combat fallout from COVID-19 but that the bureau's current chief said came at the expense of consumers.

The agency announced it was rescinding seven policy statements issued last year meant to help companies combat fallout from COVID-19 but that the bureau's current chief said came at the expense of consumers.