article thumbnail

Q1 2019: US credit card issuer snapshot

Accenture

Each quarter, Ryan Douglas from the Card Issuing group compiles key metrics on US consumer credit cards, tracking spend, receivables, loss rates and returns reported by the largest US banks. Credit card profitability remains attractive for banks with our ROA proxies increasing 43 bps YoY?. Partnership developments.

Cards 158
article thumbnail

Today In Data: Digital’s Growing New Frontiers

PYMNTS

6 billion: Number of new credit cards circulated each year. Doing more for customers – and doing better by the world – was an ongoing theme of the week, particularly as the holiday shopping season gets closer. billion: Amazon North American sales in Q3. billion: Value of the U.K. subscription box market by 2022. million.e.

Data 161