Global Purchase Transactions Q1 +13% CAGR +17.59%
Global purchase transactions (PTX) for Visa and MasterCard debit and credit cards increased 13.3% year-on-year (YOY) in the first-quarter (1Q/19). The PTX YOY growth rate has been steadily expanding each quarter. One-year ago the PTX YOY growth rate for the first-quarter was 13.9%. In 1Q/17, the PTX YOY growth rate soared 28.3%, skewed by the merger…