Perhaps burnt out on digital connectivity in the time since the initial outbreak of COVID-19, the share of consumers who own smartphones has actually dipped in recent years. By the Numbers The “How Connected Devices Enable Multitasking…
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has announced expanded protections for Americans choosing to use the "buy now, pay later" options to purchase certain goods. CBS News senior business and technology correspondent Jo Ling Kent breaks…
Recent announcements from some marquee names in financial services, and commercial partnerships, underscore the use of data, down to the consumer level, in crafting ever-more-relevant card-linked offers. In doing so, the traditional…
SAN FRANCISCO, May 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brilliant Earth Group, Inc. ("Brilliant Earth" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:BRLT), an innovative, global leader in ethically sourced fine jewelry, today announced that the Company will…
As consumers look to balance their desire to treat themselves with ongoing economic concerns, Target is seeing shoppers’ shift to discretionary spending on experiences negatively impact their budgets for nonessential retail products. On a…
Earlier this year, revelations surfaced indicating that women who freeze their eggs are being misled by some U.K. clinics about their chances of having a baby. Now a recent investigation from Queen Mary University of London, sheds light on…
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — with the wind of the recent Supreme Court ruling at the agency’s back — has returned to rule-making. This time around, buy now, pay later (BNPL) firms are in the Bureau’s sights — but could it be…
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will apply some credit card consumer protection rules to buy now, pay later (BNPL) lenders, the agency said today, in a bid to impose more oversight on the fast-growing sector.
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will apply some credit card consumer protection rules to buy now, pay later lenders, the agency said on Wednesday, in a bid to impose more oversight on the fast-growing sector.
The government’s consumer watchdog moved Wednesday to classify popular “buy now, pay later” applications as credit cards, which would extend customer protections to millions of users, including the ability to dispute charges and request…
Senegal has become a pivotal transit hub in the global cocaine trade, even as local consumption continues to decline. Experts have issued warnings about the implications for public health, security, and the economy.