The Rise of E-Payments
The use of paper checks in the U.S. has been on the decline since the mid-1990s. By contrast, all forms of electronic payments have been on the rise....
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Mobile Payments, Location Tracking and Consumer Privacy
Consumers are strongly opposed to the sharing of any of their personal information when shopping, but good deals may change their minds....
Getting Rid of Credit Cards the American Way
About a quarter of American consumers now have zero open credit card accounts, another quarter of consumers own only one active credit card....
How Much Are Interchange Fees Worth?
The merchants benefited hugely from the reduction of the debit interchange fees, but they may not be able to replicate their victory on the credit card front....
Americans Continue Slashing Credit Card Debt
The latest Federal Reserve data show that U.S. consumer credit card debt has fallen sharply in July, following another steep decrease in June....