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The Era of Uncertainty: Credit Cards

How Issuers Can Recession-Proof Their Business

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Life is good for credit card issuers, but worsening economic conditions could endanger their $160 billion revenue stream. They must act decisively to ensure they’re still meeting consumers’ changing needs.
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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?

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.

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  1. Recession Threatens to Rain on Card Issuers’ Parade
  2. Short-Term Changes
  3. Long-Term Changes
  1. What It All Means for Issuers
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authors

David Morris, Jaime Toplin

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Daniel Decea
Researcher, Financial Services
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