Loyalty and rewards

While debit cards are less profitable, payment experts say they're still an important way to build relationships with consumers.

The payment company is enabling consumers to stack multiple cash-back offers as a way to lure consumers to its alternative digital wallet.

Regulation, credit quality and AI-fueled fraud are among the big concerns for banks and payment companies.

Executives of Allegiant, Breeze and Spirit complained to the heads of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Department of Transportation that the relationships between big banks and big airlines are anticompetitive. Consumer advocates also questioned whether large airlines are delivering on promised rewards and if consumers are racking up debt to accrue miles and points.

Singapore's third-largest lender is again banking on a blockbuster concert partnership to boost fee income, fresh on the heels of its success with Taylor Swift concert tickets.

The bipartisan proposal aims to save consumers money by forcing more competition in the lucrative credit card payments processing business. If enacted, it would result in "unbelievable" consumer backlash from its effect on rewards programs, Delta Chief Executive Officer Ed Bastian said.

Steve Squeri says the outcry over the airline's changes to its loyalty program has not hurt spending on co-branded Amex cards.

Delta is trimming the increase in requirements for various status levels and adding access to its airport lounges. But the shift to using cash spent, not miles flown, in calculating rewards remains in place.

Staring Jan. 1, only amounts spent on fares and Delta credit cards co-branded with American Express will be used to calculate rewards.