This is a preview of a research report from Business Insider Intelligence, Business Insider's premium research service. To learn more about Business Insider Intelligence, click here. BI Intelligence The US prepaid card ecosystem is huge, with 10.7 billion prepaid card transactions made in 2016 reaching $ 290 billion. And it’s shifting focus from low-income, un- and underbanked […]
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The card rewards strategies issuers can use to win top-of-wallet status while maximizing returns
This is a preview of a research report from Business Insider Intelligence, Business Insider’s premium research service. To learn more about Business Insider Intelligence, click here. BI Intelligence The average US consumer holds about three nonretail credit cards with a balance over $ 6,000, according to Experian. As confidence rises, spending is hitting prerecession levels. For banks, that should […]
THE CREDIT CARD REWARDS EXPLAINER: Examining issuers’ battle to attract and retain customers with perks and loyalty programs
BII This is a preview of a research report from BI Intelligence, Business Insider’s premium research service. To learn more about BI Intelligence, click here. Credit card rewards have become so popular in the US that issuers capture headlines just by launching a new rewards card. And with consumers now caring more about the type of […]
Sovereign-bond issuers shrug off downgrades
ONCE upon a time, countries jealously guarded their credit ratings. Before the 2010 British election, George Osborne, soon to be the chancellor of the exchequer, emphasised the importance of cutting the budget deficit in order to maintain the country’s top AAA rating. But despite the spending cuts and the tax increases he imposed, Britain was […]
Sovereign-bond issuers shrug off downgrades
ONCE upon a time, countries jealously guarded their credit ratings. Before the 2010 British election, George Osborne, soon to be the chancellor of the exchequer, emphasised the importance of cutting the budget deficit in order to maintain the country’s top AAA rating. But despite the spending cuts and the tax increases he imposed, Britain was […]
