Debit Cards Now Most Popular Form of Payment
Debit cards have overtaken cash as the most popular form of payment in the UK for the first time.
Debit card transactions rose by 14 per cent to 13.2 billion in 2017
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Consumer Spending Up for Second Month in a Row
UK consumer spending rose in June for the second month in a row, marking the first back-to-back increases for over a year.
Visa to Change Online Payment Security
Consumers using Visa credit or debit cards to pay for goods and services online will soon need to use a one-time passcode sent directly to their mobile.
New EU rules introduced are causing banks to move away from passwords for security
Card Giants Hike Costs to Traders
January saw all extra charges for using a credit or debit card banned in the UK in a bid to stop consumers being charged unnecessarily for using plastic.
Compensation for Visa Problems
The first day of this month saw a meltdown for Visa as many card payments failed across the UK and Europe. The company has since…
Mastercard Fights Back Against Visa
Long the ‘bridesmaid’ to Visa’s ‘bride’ in the UK, Mastercard is starting to fight back against its rival. The ‘big five’ high street banking giants…
Consumer Spending Continues to Drop
The first quarter of 2018 saw consumer spending drop by the most in over five years according to the latest report by payments company Visa….
Consumer Spending Drops in January
Consumer spending dropped in January on a year-to-year basis for the first time since 2013. According to the latest data from Visa, whose debit and…
Consumers Cut Spending Before Christmas
UK consumers have cut their spending in the run up to Christmas according to the latest figures release by credit card company VIsa. Inflation-adjusted consumer…
The Car Key to Consumer Spending
There has been a lot of reports stating that the car is key to the consumer spending boom, but now one company has gone further,…