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Katherine Smith

Washington, D.C.
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Credit card volume grew faster than any other payment type, per Fed

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By Katherine Smith
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The news: Credit card payment volume growth outstripped debit for the first time since 2000, per the Federal Reserve Payment Study. Credit card payments grew to 67.1 billion, up 16.2 billion since 2021. General-purpose credit cards drove these gains, commanding 96% of all credit card payments, up from 94% in 2021. In contrast, private-label card volume fell from 3.1 billion in 2021 to 2.9 billion in 2024.
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Amex brings Pay with Points to Apple Pay

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By Katherine Smith
| EMARKETER
The news: American Express members can now pay with points, cash back, or miles through Apple Pay, per a press release. Eligible card members can select Use Membership Rewards points within their Apple Pay checkout experience to complete ecommerce purchases. Why this matters: Redeeming points through Apple Pay increases flexibility of how cardholders can use rewards.
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Square pushes ChatGPT, Claude enablements

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By Katherine Smith
| EMARKETER
The news: Square unveiled a ChatGPT app and Claude plugin that lets consumers find sellers and complete transactions through AI conversational commerce, per a press release. All eligible sellers will be automatically onboarded onto AI platforms. Square food and beverage sellers in the US will be first to receive AI platform enablement. How we got here: We forecast 152.9 million US users will use AI platforms this year.
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