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The Era of Uncertainty: Credit Cards
How Issuers Can Recession-Proof Their Business
In the face of recession warning signs, credit card issuers must be ready to shift their strategies to protect a payments industry cash cow. This means planning for consumer weakness in unexpected places; facing down buy now, pay later (BNPL) threats; and making tough program-specific decisions.
Key Question: What are the short- and long-term challenges for general-purpose credit cards, and what do they mean for issuers?
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KEY STAT: We expect US credit card spending to reach nearly $2.837 trillion in 2022, delivering more than $160 billion in revenues to issuers—which a recession would put in jeopardy.
authors
David Morris, Jaime Toplin
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- Daniel Decea
- Researcher, Financial Services
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