The Market of Payment Cards in Poland

The twin pillars of retail banking revenue—debit interchange and overdraft fees—are under assault. As an integral part of consumer checking accounts, debit card transactions drive interchange revenue and are linked to overdraft fee revenue. On  |  more...

Contactless technology received a boost in charge cards in 2011, with Barclays launching the first contactless commercial charge cards and credit cards in December. This is likely to give contactless charge card payments a huge  |  more...

Credit cards saw a marked 3% decline in card volume in 2011 over the previous year, with this following on from decline throughout the review period. This was due to a number of factors including  |  more...

With job creation showing signs of accelerating at the beginning of 2012, there is a renewed sense that business expansion will once again breathe life into the U.S. economy. And, with speculation that international economies  |  more...

In 2011, consumer credit saw outstanding balance growth of 9%, while gross lending declined by 1%. As a result of the recent recession, people were more aware of their spending in 2011 and tried to  |  more...