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Walgreens Expands Financial Services Offerings

Wed, 13 January 2021  |  healthcare payments 

Walgreens is expanding its financial services offering in partnership with Synchrony (NYSE: SYF) and Mastercard (NYSE: MA), as part of its ongoing commitment to offer differentiated healthcare services and benefits to customers. In the coming months, Walgreens will launch credit cards, issued by Synchrony, as well as a prepaid debit card, both of which will be powered by the Mastercard network.

The credit cards will closely connect with Walgreens new customer loyalty program, myWalgreens, which launched in November 2020, and cardholders will be able to receive myWalgreens cash... Read More

Global Consumer Confidence Improved in Fourth Quarter

Wed, 13 January 2021  |  global confidence 

Global consumer confidence increased in the fourth quarter of 2020, driven largely by an improved outlook for personal finances—which, in many regions, reflect unprecedented fiscal measures in response to COVID-19. Prospects for jobs and spending intentions saw smaller improvements in Q4, according to The Conference Board® Global Consumer Confidence Survey.

Conducted in collaboration with Nielsen, the survey found that overall global consumer confidence climbed to 98 in Q4 2020, up six points from 92 in Q2 2020. A reading below 100 is considered negative, indicating that consumer... Read More

Women Open To Retirement Planning Advice

Tue, 12 January 2021  |  women retirement 

According to the latest Women’s Retirement Literacy Report from The American College of Financial Services, four out of five (82%) older American women report having a plan for retirement income. Yet the results reveal a staggering gap between women with an idea about retirement income options and the ones who have a formal, written retirement plan in place, which is just one in three of the women surveyed. The research also reveals nine in ten (94%) women with partners or spouses equally share or le... Read More

Contactless Payments Are Here to Stay

Tue, 12 January 2021  |  payments 

As the one-year mark of the Covid-19 pandemic approaches and digital payments play a larger role in daily life around the world, there will be no reverse gear on consumer behavior as we head into 2021. In the third edition of its global research study, the Visa Back to Business Study – 2021 Outlook, Visa found that the continued small and micro business (“SMB”) shift towards digital commerce will evolve in the New Year and bring an increased focus on areas such as security and frau... Read More

Economic Optimism Index Is Back in Positive Territory

Tue, 12 January 2021  |  consumer confidence 

A leading national poll on consumer confidence conducted by Investors Business Daily found consumer confidence moving back into positive territory in early January. After a neutral November (50.0) and a month in pessimistic territory in December (49.0), January’s reading of 50.1 shows an increase of 2.2% over last month’s reading. For the IBD/TIPP indexes, a reading above 50.0 signals optimism and below 50.0 indicates pessimism.

The IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index has established a strong track record of foreshadowing the confidence indicators issued later each month by the... Read More

Pandemic Bolsters Financial Acumen

Tue, 12 January 2021  |  debt credit cards 

COVID-19 might have permanently changed how an entire generation thinks about spending, saving, and debt – and in ways that might offer a silver lining to a devastating pandemic, says Jean Chatzky, best-selling author and CEO of HerMoney.com. HerMoney partnered with Debt.com and polled more than 1,000 working Americans about their financial habits as the pandemic dragged on into December.

The results were surprising and profound:

While most Americans do not have an emergency fund, more than 8 in 10 of those who lost money due to the pandemic told HerMoney and Deb... Read More