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"Score a Better Future" Increases FICO Score Understanding

FICO

The area where the action of closing a credit card account may have impact on a FICO® Score is with evaluation of revolving account utilization. This is simply a ratio that looks at how much of your available revolving credit limits are being used. The higher revolving utilization percentage the greater the risk.

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Stripe Teardown: How The $35B Payments Company Plans To Supercharge Online Retail

CB Insights

This process also comes with hurdles like regulations, fees, compliance standards, and payment card issuers — all of which become increasingly complex for international transactions. Additionally, the company must underwrite risk, and is on the hook in the event of fraud or returned items. Source: Stripe.

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US Bankcard Industry Benchmarking Trends: 2022 Q1 Update

FICO

Overall credit card utilization has been trending back up but is more a function of credit limits rather than increasing balance. These changes to credit limit management led to a 30.9% drop in credit line for the new accounts segment (from $4,160 to $2,874). Leanne Marshall.

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Everything You Need To Know About What Amazon Is Doing In Financial Services

CB Insights

In December 2017, Amazon’s Alexa Fund participated in a $16M Series A to Greenlight Financial, an alternative debit card issuer aimed at young consumers. With the card, parents can manage spending limits and allocate funds for their children through a mobile app. Amazon SMB Lending.