This month, Bank of America plans to unveil new incentives for cardholders with higher account balances. Reworking the rewards program is one lever the firm is pulling in its effort to lift the annual profit of the consumer unit to $20 billion by the end of the decade.

President Donald Trump's support of legislation that would cap credit card interest rates at 10% has flagged in recent weeks, but experts say that the debate has highlighted significant gaps in regulators' understanding of the credit card market and how its risks are priced.

The credit card issuer said it had little to add to widespread discussions regarding the Trump administration's proposed 10% cap on credit card interest rates.

Merchants have mostly been silent on President Trump's call for a cap on credit-card interest rates. But they'd take a "huge hit" under such a plan, Synchrony CEO Brian Doubles said Tuesday.

Crypto-linked cards are seeing strong volume growth despite offering little more than a crypto add-on to traditional payments systems — but familiarity is often a backdoor to more profound changes.

President Trump in Davos, Switzerland, talked about his call for lower credit card interest rates and more affordable housing in a lengthy speech that mostly focused on his plan to take over Greenland.

As artificial intelligence agents play an increasingly large role in enterprise finance, traditional credit card rails will be incapable of handling the speed and volume of transactions. Something new is needed.

White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said Friday that the administration expects banks to voluntarily issue "Trump cards" with 10% rate caps, a move that could quell Congress' moves to impose a cap through legislation — but that's no guarantee.

Bilt's new card caps interest rates at 10% for one year and Affirm is adding BNPL for rent as analysts predict the political environment will benefit fintechs.

A week after President Trump demanded a 10% cap on credit card interest rates, top executives at big banks protested the idea in blunt terms.

The heads of two associations representing military-serving financial institutions argue that the Credit Card Competition Act, as well as the president's demand for credit card rate cuts, would harm troops by reducing access to credit.

Top executives at the nation's largest bank spoke Tuesday about shifting dynamics in the credit card business, Federal Reserve independence, the bank's plan to increase spending in 2026 and its large portfolio of loans to nonbank financial institutions.

President Donald Trump said that lawmakers should support legislation that would require credit cards issued by most large banks to offer merchants the choice between two unaffiliated card networks, one of which cannot be Visa or Mastercard.

The largest bank in the country bulked up its reserves by $2.2 billion for potential credit hits from the Apple card portfolio, which JPMorgan is taking over from Goldman Sachs.

Analysts say credit card companies could face a major hit to earnings, while banks would also be under pressure.

The American Bankers Association and other groups contend the president's plan to cap credit card interest rates at 10% would drive consumers toward less regulated, more costly alternatives.

The deal ends more than a year of speculation of who would take over Apple's coveted credit card portfolio.

The U.K. bank has completed a payment using the stablecoin alternative; while Revolut is trying to acquire Turkish neobank FUBS. Plus: execs tied to the Wirecard scandal are on their way to prison and more in the American Banker global payments and fintech roundup.

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Brex is powering Fifth Third's commercial card issuance in a move that boosts the fintech's distribution network and provides the bank with a more competitive commercial card proposition.