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The Wallet Wars — Round 5

The Wallet Wars — Round 5

In the earlier blogs I talked about trends among credit card owners. What about people who are in market for credit cards? Are they seeking features similar to what...

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The Wallet wars — Round 4 — Features attractive to specific segments

The Wallet wars — Round 4 — Features attractive to specific segments

Round 3 recap: Overall, credit card owners find "˜zero annual fees’ the most appealing credit card feature. While on average, some form of reward —...

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The Wallet wars — Round 3 — Preferred card features

The Wallet wars — Round 3 — Preferred card features

Round 2 recap: An average American credit card holder owns 4.4 credit cards, of which only 2 cards are used frequently; the others are rarely or never used. Hence...

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The Wallet Wars — Round 2 — Which card to use?

The Wallet Wars — Round 2 — Which card to use?

The Wallet Wars — Round 2 — Which card to use? In Wallet wars — Part 1 I talked about the competition between credit cards, debit cards and cash....

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The Wallet Wars — Part 1

The Wallet Wars — Part 1

Ever wondered how people use credit cards, debit cards and cash? Which is used more often? How do people choose between these while making a payment? 181M Americans...

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Bank Stress Test Results Out: Were the tests successful?

Bank Stress Test Results Out: Were the tests successful?

The results of the stress tests conducted on some of the nation’s largest banks were announced on the 7th of May. The tests were intended to distinguish the...

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