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}} | }}'''{{Wplink|Chase Bank}}''' is one of the leading financial services providers in the United States.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=3 Apr 2024 |title=Chase Launches Chase Media Solutions, a New Digital Media Business, Connecting 80 Million U.S. Consumers with the Brands They Love |url=https://media.chase.com/news/chase-launches-chase-media-solutions |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250129165337/https://media.chase.com/news/chase-launches-chase-media-solutions |archive-date=29 Jan 2025 |website=Chase Bank}} </ref> | ||
'''{{Wplink|Chase Bank}}''' is one of the leading financial services providers in the United States | ==Consumer impact summary== | ||
== Consumer impact summary == | |||
Chase leverages its market dominance to monetize consumer data while restricting autonomy through complex opt-outs and cross-selling. | Chase leverages its market dominance to monetize consumer data while restricting autonomy through complex opt-outs and cross-selling. | ||
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! scope="col" style="text-align: left"| Segment | ! scope="col" style="text-align: left" |Segment | ||
! scope="col"| Revenue mechanism | ! scope="col" |Revenue mechanism | ||
! scope="col"| Consumer impact | ! scope="col" |Consumer impact | ||
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! scope="row" style="text-align:left"| Retail banking | ! scope="row" style="text-align:left" |Retail banking | ||
| style="text-align:center"| Account fees, overdrafts, loans | | style="text-align:center" |Account fees, overdrafts, loans | ||
| style="text-align:center"| New fees projected for checking accounts | | style="text-align:center" |New fees projected for checking accounts | ||
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! scope="row" style="text-align:left"|Credit cards | ! scope="row" style="text-align:left" |Credit cards | ||
| style="text-align:center"| Interest (APR), late fees, interchange fees | | style="text-align:center" |Interest (APR), late fees, interchange fees | ||
| style="text-align:center"| Dual monetization | | style="text-align:center" |Dual monetization | ||
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! scope="row" style="text-align:left"| Investment banking | ! scope="row" style="text-align:left" |Investment banking | ||
| style="text-align:center"| Advisory fees, underwriting | | style="text-align:center" |Advisory fees, underwriting | ||
| style="text-align:center"| Indirectly subsidizes retail operations | | style="text-align:center" |Indirectly subsidizes retail operations | ||
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! scope="row" style="text-align:left"| Data monetization | ! scope="row" style="text-align:left" |Data monetization | ||
| style="text-align:center"| Chase Media Solutions | | style="text-align:center" |Chase Media Solutions | ||
| style="text-align:center"| Sells anonymized spending data to advertisers | | style="text-align:center" |Sells anonymized spending data to advertisers | ||
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:As the largest U.S. consumer bank, it operates over 4,500 branches with over 15,000 ATMs across 48 states. This creates unparalleled data access and reduces competitive pressure.<ref name=":00">{{Cite web |last=Pereira |first=Daniel |date=October 11, 2023 |title=JPMorgan Chase Business Model |url=https://businessmodelanalyst.com/jpmorgan-chase-business-model/ |website=Business Model Analyst }}</ref> It owns affiliates spanning retail banking (Chase), investment services (J.P. Morgan Securities), and insurance (Chase Insurance Agency), enabling cross-selling while limiting consumer choice.<ref name=":02"></ref><ref name=":01"></ref> They consolidate market power via acquisitions (e.g., Bank One, Washington Mutual), potentially stifling innovation.<ref name=":00"></ref>It's scale allows "consolidated statements and better pricing" for customers, yet risks creating dependency.<ref name=":02"></ref> | :As the largest U.S. consumer bank, it operates over 4,500 branches with over 15,000 ATMs across 48 states. This creates unparalleled data access and reduces competitive pressure.<ref name=":00">{{Cite web |last=Pereira |first=Daniel |date=October 11, 2023 |title=JPMorgan Chase Business Model |url=https://businessmodelanalyst.com/jpmorgan-chase-business-model/ |website=Business Model Analyst }}</ref> It owns affiliates spanning retail banking (Chase), investment services (J.P. Morgan Securities), and insurance (Chase Insurance Agency), enabling cross-selling while limiting consumer choice.<ref name=":02"></ref><ref name=":01"></ref> They consolidate market power via acquisitions (e.g., Bank One, Washington Mutual), potentially stifling innovation.<ref name=":00"></ref>It's scale allows "consolidated statements and better pricing" for customers, yet risks creating dependency.<ref name=":02"></ref> | ||
== Incidents == | ==Incidents== | ||
===Chase media solutions incident=== | ===Chase media solutions incident=== | ||
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Chase’s use of first-party transaction data; purchase history, merchant preferences, and spending habits, raised alarms about the commodification of financial behavior.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Lysikatos |first=Joseph |date=April 16, 2024 |title=JPMorgan Chase’s Data-Driven Ad Campaigns: Convenience or Privacy Invasion? |url=https://wealthyliving.com/jpmorgan-chases-data-driven-ad-campaigns/ |website=wealthyliving.com }}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Huff |first=Ethan |date=April 18, 2024 |title=JPMorgan Chase announces it is selling 80 million customer transaction histories to third party advertisers |url=https://newstarget.com/2024-04-18-jpmorgan-chase-80-million-customers-targeted-advertising.html |website=newstarget.com }}</ref>Despite claims that the data is anonymized, critics questioned whether aggregated insights could still reveal sensitive personal habits such as medical purchases or political donations.<ref name=":1"></ref><ref name=":5"></ref>They also profit twice, once from interchange fees when customers make a purchase and again from advertisers paying for targeted placements.<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |last=Shevlin |first=Ron |date= |title=Chase’s New Advertising Offering Is A Stroke Of Genius |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/ronshevlin/2024/04/11/chases-new-advertising-offering-is-a-stroke-of-genius/ |website=Forbes }}</ref> | Chase’s use of first-party transaction data; purchase history, merchant preferences, and spending habits, raised alarms about the commodification of financial behavior.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Lysikatos |first=Joseph |date=April 16, 2024 |title=JPMorgan Chase’s Data-Driven Ad Campaigns: Convenience or Privacy Invasion? |url=https://wealthyliving.com/jpmorgan-chases-data-driven-ad-campaigns/ |website=wealthyliving.com }}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Huff |first=Ethan |date=April 18, 2024 |title=JPMorgan Chase announces it is selling 80 million customer transaction histories to third party advertisers |url=https://newstarget.com/2024-04-18-jpmorgan-chase-80-million-customers-targeted-advertising.html |website=newstarget.com }}</ref>Despite claims that the data is anonymized, critics questioned whether aggregated insights could still reveal sensitive personal habits such as medical purchases or political donations.<ref name=":1"></ref><ref name=":5"></ref>They also profit twice, once from interchange fees when customers make a purchase and again from advertisers paying for targeted placements.<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |last=Shevlin |first=Ron |date= |title=Chase’s New Advertising Offering Is A Stroke Of Genius |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/ronshevlin/2024/04/11/chases-new-advertising-offering-is-a-stroke-of-genius/ |website=Forbes }}</ref> | ||
==== Pilot program results ==== | ====Pilot program results==== | ||
To test the service, Chase collaborated with several major brands: | To test the service, Chase collaborated with several major brands: | ||
*Air Canada<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 Apr 2024 |title=Air Canada partnership: Air Canada’s ticket sales take flight |url=https://www.chase.com/mediasolutions/resources/aircanada |website=Chase Media Solutions}}</ref> | *Air Canada<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 Apr 2024 |title=Air Canada partnership: Air Canada’s ticket sales take flight |url=https://www.chase.com/mediasolutions/resources/aircanada |website=Chase Media Solutions}}</ref> | ||
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During the initial pilot, Air Canada reported significant success, with their campaign exceeding expectations through two offer structures that drove considerable revenue and awareness among Chase cardmembers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kan |first=Michael |date=4 Apr 2024 |title=Chase Bank to Let Advertisers Target Customers Based on Spending Habits |url=https://www.pcmag.com/news/chase-bank-to-let-advertisers-target-customers-based-on-spending-habits |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250129165726/https://www.pcmag.com/news/chase-bank-to-let-advertisers-target-customers-based-on-spending-habits |archive-date=29 Jan 2025 |website=PC Magazine}}</ref> | During the initial pilot, Air Canada reported significant success, with their campaign exceeding expectations through two offer structures that drove considerable revenue and awareness among Chase cardmembers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kan |first=Michael |date=4 Apr 2024 |title=Chase Bank to Let Advertisers Target Customers Based on Spending Habits |url=https://www.pcmag.com/news/chase-bank-to-let-advertisers-target-customers-based-on-spending-habits |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250129165726/https://www.pcmag.com/news/chase-bank-to-let-advertisers-target-customers-based-on-spending-habits |archive-date=29 Jan 2025 |website=PC Magazine}}</ref> | ||
==== Chase's defense ==== | ====Chase's defense==== | ||
Chase has attempted to justify the program through several claims: | Chase has attempted to justify the program through several claims: | ||
*Customer data remains within a secure environment. | *Customer data remains within a secure environment. | ||
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*Data practices are defended by emphasizing compliance as a "highly regulated company". | *Data practices are defended by emphasizing compliance as a "highly regulated company". | ||
==== Reception ==== | ====Reception==== | ||
This decision has sparked significant consumer backlash, with multiple concerns raised: | This decision has sparked significant consumer backlash, with multiple concerns raised: | ||
*Customers report there is no way to opt out of having their data used for these purposes.<ref name=":11" /> | *Customers report there is no way to opt out of having their data used for these purposes.<ref name=":11" /> | ||
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*Users are questioning whether their banking data should be leveraged for advertising purposes.<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |title=CHASED AWAY ‘Can we opt out?’ beg Chase customers as bank makes major change targeting 80 million Americans with new ads |url=https://www.the-sun.com/money/10998718/chase-bank-media-solutions-brand-advertising-purchase-data/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250129165927/https://www.the-sun.com/money/10998718/chase-bank-media-solutions-brand-advertising-purchase-data/ |archive-date=29 Jan 2025 |website=The U.S. Sun}}</ref> | *Users are questioning whether their banking data should be leveraged for advertising purposes.<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |title=CHASED AWAY ‘Can we opt out?’ beg Chase customers as bank makes major change targeting 80 million Americans with new ads |url=https://www.the-sun.com/money/10998718/chase-bank-media-solutions-brand-advertising-purchase-data/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250129165927/https://www.the-sun.com/money/10998718/chase-bank-media-solutions-brand-advertising-purchase-data/ |archive-date=29 Jan 2025 |website=The U.S. Sun}}</ref> | ||
==== Broader implications ==== | ====Broader implications==== | ||
Critics have argued that expanding data usage for advertising increased risks of future breaches or misuse.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Shershan |first=Mikalai |date=May 9, 2025 |title=Understanding Chase data breach 2024: what happened and how to protect yourself after the incident |url=https://onerep.com/blog/chase-data-breach-2024-how-to-protect-yourself |website=onerep.com }}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=R. |first=Ramona |date=April 20, 2024|title=BREAKING NEWS !!! JPMORGAN CHASE are Selling Your Secrets for Profit !!! |url=https://worldreportstoday.com/breaking-news-jpmorgan-chase-are-selling-your-secrets-for-profit/ |website=worldreportstoday.com }}</ref> | |||
The launch coincided with pending U.S. privacy laws (e.g., state-level "Do Not Sell" laws) and the CFPB’s Open Banking Rule (1033), which could impose stricter consent requirements for financial data sharing. Some analysts predicted legal challenges over whether Chase adequately informed customers about data usage. Chase had previously opposed third-party data sharing under Rule 1033, making its ad platform hypocritical.<ref name=":3"></ref><ref name=":4"></ref><ref name=":5"></ref><ref name=":6"></ref> | |||
===Responses=== | |||
Media coverage and social media reactions highlighted consumer distrust and outrage over selling out customers for profits. Some users urged switching to credit unions or smaller banks over privacy concerns.<ref name=":5"></ref><ref name=":6"></ref> Chase defended the program by emphasizing its claims that the data remains within its "secure environment", its not shared with third parties, and customers benefit from personalized cash-back offers.<ref name=":1"></ref><ref name=":0"></ref> However, the lack of transparency around opt-outs left lingering skepticism.<ref name=":3"></ref><ref name=":4"></ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||