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PSCU Expects To Issue More Than 3M Contactless Cards In 2020

PYMNTS

Payments credit union PSCU is prepared to handle what they predict will be a rush in 2020 to adopt contactless cards, the company said in a press release on Wednesday (Nov. In 2020, PSCU anticipates distribution of more than three million new contactless cards to 100-plus credit unions.

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UK Credit Market Report June 2021: Spending Tops 2019 Level

FICO

Our latest FICO UK Credit Market Report looking at UK card trends for June 2021 shows that average card spend continued to increase compared to 2020. Spend on UK cards continued to increase, along with the percentage of payments. . . Average card balances marginally increased month on month. Mixed picture on payments.

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UK Card Spend Hits Over Two-Year High

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UK card average spend increases to a new over two-year high. The average spend on UK credit cards increased £27 to £730 in the month, £75 above pre-COVID-19 spend levels. Average balances on card users missing two or more payments remain above COVID-19 levels. However, it is still 49 percent below November 2019 figures.

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UK Credit Card Trends for September: Calm Before the Storm?

FICO

Our monthly UK Credit Market Report analyzing UK credit card trends for September 2021 shows the contrasting conditions that have been seen throughout 2021 continue. UK Card average spend falls for third time in 2021. The average spend on UK credit cards in September 2021 decreased £3 to £708. percent below September 2019.

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UK Credit Cards: August Data Reveals Consumer Confidence

FICO

Global analytics software provider FICO today released its analysis of UK card trends for August 2021. The summer holidays and a continued reliance on pandemic savings probably contributed to a growth in average spend on cards. Eight-year high for increasing spend on UK cards. This is 12 percent or £265 higher than August 2019.

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Feedzai Reports 44 Pct Increase In First Half Of 2020

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Risk management platform Feedzai announced a 44 percent increase in growth for the first half of the fiscal year for 2020, which a press release says was one of the company’s most successful so far. Comparing it favorably to the first half of 2019, Feedzai says it closed deals in the U.S.,

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UK Credit Cards: More Consumers Missing Second, Third Payments

FICO

FICO’s latest market report of UK card trends suggests that consumers managed their credit card debt to keep lines of credit open for the festive season as spend increased month on month. percent more accounts with three missed payments The reliance on credit cards for cash withdrawals dropped, month-on-month, by 10.4

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