Co-op Solutions Press Archives

Stability dominates as September spending trends stay on course

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA (October 20, 2021) — The U.S. continued its fitful post-pandemic recovery in September, as credit union member spending trends for the month reflected a largely “business as usual” trend. Meanwhile, issuers and merchants anticipate a busy fall highlighted by an early ...

CO-OP’s 2022 roadmap outlines the path to primary financial relationships

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA (September 27, 2021) — CO-OP Financial Services has launched its solutions and technology roadmap for 2022, addressing the fast-changing consumer preferences for digital technologies that accelerated in the wake of the pandemic. The roadmap keys on the need for credit unions to ...

August: Retail spending picking up and indicators of early holiday shopping

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA (September 16, 2021) — As the U.S.’s post-pandemic recovery continues, consumers are beginning to shift their purchasing behavior from debit to credit, while increasing their spending in retail and specialty merchant categories like sports and recreation. Those are a few ...

May payments trends stay on track, but summer heralds rapid growth

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA (July 2, 2021) — The major payments trends of 2021 continued in May, with travel-related categories like lodging, camping and fuel showing a sustained upward swing alongside other hot segments like dining and home improvement. With more retail stores, dining establishments and ...

Payments growth slows in April, but opportunities abound

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA (June 18, 2021) — Following sharp growth across numerous payment categories in March, spending was flat or slightly up in April. The broader availability of vaccines to more adults and now teens led to a shift in the spending categories away from ...