Mastercard and Visa in Russia: Da or Nyet
The Washington Times reports that credit cards connected to Mastercard or Visa brands may be disabled as a result of...
Chinese Credit Scoring: Creepy or Spooky
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Installment Lending: Old Solutions to New Problems or Vice Versa?
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Winter Holiday Buzz Kill: Keep the Card in Your Wallet or Purse
Household debt increased in 3Q2018, the 17th consecutive quarterly increase. It might be hard to believe but household debt is...
Seoul Pay: A Korean Spin on Low Cost Payments
Korea pushed its residents towards payment cards for more than a decade. Financial inclusion is at the top of the...
Installment Loans: Isn’t Life Just Easier with a Credit Card?
Bloomberg covers the growth of installment lending as US lenders such as Affirm attack the market. Square mentioned they were...
Home Alone in India: Credit Card SMS Stops Runaway
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Credit Card Theft in Australia: Robbing the Wrong Guy
There’s never the “right guy” to steal from, but whoever breached Phillip Lowe’s credit card account chose the wrong person. ...
Bad Moon Rising? Large Issuers Fine, Small Issuers Stress
Something I learned about credit, back in the 1970s and early 1980s is that you can lend your way out...
Credit Card Insurance: Big Issuer Failed to Learn from US Mess
Criticize the CFPB if you must but the fact is they successfully cleansed numerous deceptive sales issues, not least of...
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