The Gig Economy is getting a spike from federal employees who are financially ambushed by the government shutdown.
January 14, 2019African American and Hispanic consumers are more likely than average to view debt as a necessary evil
January 11, 2019These days, general-purpose reloadable prepaid cards are better served by the phrase “prepaid account,” which helps underscore their evolution from payment cards to fully-fledged banking products.
October 5, 2018Packaged Facts examines Walmart consumers across three key retail segments: Food & Beverage, Pet Products & Services, and Financial Services.
August 8, 2018Backed by the marketing muscle of Apple as the world’s largest company by market value, the reach of its ecosystem, and the loyalty of many of its customers, the card could make a splash at the deep end of the consumer payment pool, at top-of-digital-wallet and incent more iPhone users to migrate to Apple Pay.
May 16, 2018Between 2006 and 2016 African-Americans were responsible for a significant portion of the growth in several key categories of financial services.
February 12, 2018In the U.S., electronic B2B payment value remains dominated by ACH: Packaged Facts in the report "Commercial Payment Cards: U.S. and Global Market Trends, 10th Edition" estimates that commercial cards comprised 3.7% of electronic B2B payment value in 2016.
January 15, 2018Industry watchers have debated the viability of the Costco Visa credit card program since Citi announced acquiring it, but the move could prove profitable sooner rather than later.
December 4, 2017Retailer-specific mobile apps have become an important means of consumer engagement. They have been downloaded by a majority (53%) of smartphone users, and 42% have used them in the past 30 days, according to "Private Label Credit Cards in the U.S., 10th Edition."
November 15, 2017A recent Packaged Facts report ("Affluent Consumers: Demographic Patterns and Spending Trends, 7th Edition", October 2017) reveals that an ongoing change in consumer values is a major part of the evolving mindset of upper-income consumers in an age of inequality
October 24, 2017