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}}'''{{Wplink|Chase Bank}}''' is one of the leading financial services providers in the United States | }}'''{{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> | ||
==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> | 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> | ||