V+M Q1 International Debit+ Credit PDV Up 7.0% (FX) YOY
Visa and Mastercard international payment card (credit + debit) purchase dollar volume (PDV) for the first quarter (1Q/17) posted US$1494 billion, up 38.6% year-on-year (YOY), on a nominal basis. However, the figures are greatly skewed as Visa began including Europe PDV for the first time in 3Q/16, according to CardData. Excluding Visa Europe, Visa and…