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Issuers Race to Win Spending Before the Card Arrives

Waiting for a physical card to arrive is becoming less relevant to the moment when an issuer can start competing for a cardholder’s spending. PYMNTS Intelligence’s “Issuer Engagement Playbook,” produced in collaboration with Visa DPS, finds that 59% of U.S. card issuers now offer automated or real-time card issuance to digital wallets, up from 32% […] The post Issuers Race to Win Spending Before…

Issuers Race to Win Spending Before the Card Arrives

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Card Installment Use Jumps 13 Percentage Points as BNPL Holds Steady

Credit card installment plans are turning the biggest promise of buy now, pay later (BNPL) into an advantage for the card industry. A PYMNTS Intelligence report, “The Pay Later Data Shift: Credit Card Installments Take the Lead,” finds consumers used card installment plans at more than twice the rate of BNPL in March 2026.

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