Its deal for Fair Square Financial marks the digital-only bank’s second attempt at buying a credit-card company in less than two years.

The corporate credit card fintech raised $300M just 6 months after its last mega-round, enabling it to continue building out its product suite.

BofA, Chase, Citi, and Wells Fargo notched growth above 20% thanks to economic improvements and new and revamped card products.

It launched the Autograph card, which lets customers earn 3X points on top spending categories like restaurants and travel.

In 2021, digital payment card transactions—credit card, debit card, and prepaid card—will total $67.74 billion in Canada.

The issuer introduced the Altitude Go Visa and Cash+ Visa secured cards to tap customers with limited or subprime credit histories.

As consumers have gotten more comfortable using debit cards online, US digital debit card spending has outpaced that of credit cards. Transaction value will fall in 2021, but we expect growth to return in 2022.

Cash-back credit cards could make themselves more appealing to prospective customers with a few key features.

The Reflect card rewards on-time payments with extended 0% APR in a bid to pull consumers away from solutions like BNPL.

The credit score startup is in talks to raise funds at a $5.5B valuation. Expanding its platform will enable it to exploit surging credit card adoption in the country.

This could make rewards-forward credit cards even more attractive. Even though consumers tend to limit credit spending in favor of debit cards during times of economic instability, digital credit card spending is expected to hit $501.07 billion in 2022, up from $464.77 billion last year, per Insider Intelligence forecasts.

JPMorgan, Citi, and Wells Fargo reported double-digit card volume growth—here’s what to watch out for in the months ahead.