- by Daniel Granderson
- April 20 2020
- credit cards
- debit cards
- money
- money and finance
- payment cards
Underbanked Americans Make a Case for Gift and Other Prepaid Cards

In contrast to debit card or credit card use, overall rates for buying gift cards has notched downward in recent years, while rates for using prepaid cards other than gift have remained fairly stable.
- by Daniel Granderson
- February 11 2020
- commercial payment cards
- credit cards
- economy
- money
- money and finance
- payment cards
Commercial Card Marketers Seek Broader Global B2B Payment Opportunities

The commercial payment card industry is at a tipping point. Find out why…
- by Daniel Granderson
- September 16 2019
- affinity credit cards
- co-branded credit cards
- credit cards
- money
- money and finance
Airline Co-Branded Credit Card Programs Power Forward

Airlines remain a co-branded credit card lynchpin, contributing $379 billion to some $990 billion in total 2018 U.S. co-branded card purchase value.
- by Daniel Granderson
- August 20 2019
- affinity credit cards
- co-branded credit cards
- credit cards
- money
- money and finance
U.S. Airlines Elevate Co-Branded Credit Cards to New Heights

Packaged Facts estimates that co-branded credit cards generated $990 billion in purchase value last year. Travel and entertainment brands commanded 55% of spending, 70% of which was attributable to airline-branded credit cards.
- by Daniel Granderson
- August 1 2019
- finance
- mobile apps
- mobile payments
- mobile technology
- money
- money and finance
- private label credit cards
Private Label Credit Cards: Retailer-Specific Mobile App Use on the Rise

Retailers and their private label credit card partners continue to refine their retailer-specific mobile apps, which provide a very important customer loyalty and engagement nexus that increasingly includes payment and loan options.
- by Daniel Granderson
- July 1 2019
- finance
- food and beverage
- food retail
- food retailing
- healthy eating
- money
- money and finance
- natural and organic
- natural foods
- organic
- organic food
- Trader Joe’s
- Whole Foods
Affluent Food Shoppers: Money Isn’t Everything

The sheer volume of spending on food at home by affluent households—which is in excess of $100 billion—makes them an essential consumer segment for food manufacturers, marketers, distributors, and grocers...But, as Packaged Facts reports, it’s not money alone that sets affluent food shoppers apart.
- by Daniel Granderson
- June 13 2019
- banking
- credit cards
- economy
- money
- money and finance
Why Banks and Creditors Can Bet on Affluent, High Net Worth Consumers Even During Recession

As prognosticators attempt to call the beginning of the next recession, one thing is fairly certain: Affluent and high-net worth families are an intriguing recession bet.
- by Daniel Granderson
- May 6 2019
- credit cards
- debit cards
- holiday shopping
- money
- money and finance
Gift Cards: Mother’s Day Among Select Billion Dollar Occasions

40% of U.S. adults purchased a gift card in the past year
- by Daniel Granderson
- April 15 2019
- money
- money and finance
- Tax
- Tax software
- Walmart
Tax Day 2019: A Look at Walmart Tax Services

Survey: 3% of respondent Walmart purchasers have used a Walmart tax service in the last 12 months at a Walmart store by: picking up their tax refund in cash, receiving assistance from a tax professional, or getting a tax refund advance at a Walmart location.
- by Daniel Granderson
- January 25 2019
- alternative banking
- banking
- credit cards
- debit cards
- economy
- money
- money and finance
Wealth Share Analysis: African American Consumers

When it comes to various multicultural consumers, financial parity is still a long way off.