About Jonathan O'Connor
Jonathan is a Senior Manager of Research at Auriemma Group. His writing highlights findings from Auriemma’s Mobile Pay Tracker, Cardbeat US, and The Payments Report.
Topics include: Agentic AI, Buy Now, Pay Later, credit cards, debit cards, digital payments, emerging payments, and more.
Entries by Jonathan O'Connor
Is Funding Really a Barrier to Co-Brand Debit?
(New York, NY) Co-brand debit cards continue to gain attention across the payments industry, but questions remain about whether they can achieve notable adoption in a market long dominated by credit. One commonly cited challenge is funding—unlike credit cards, co-brand debit programs require cardholders to actively move or maintain money in an associated account. Auriemma […]
Shell Launches New Co-Brand Credit Card
Congratulations to Shell, Imprint, and Mastercard on the launch of the new Shell credit card program. In an increasingly competitive co-brand landscape, the program stands out with a particularly strong value proposition that combines meaningful everyday value with benefits that feel highly relevant to Shell customers. We’re excited to see how the program grows from […]