[ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”0″ ihc_mb_template=”1″] U.S. credit card outstandings end-of-period (EOP) among the Top 4 U.S. issuers gained 4.0% in the first quarter (1Q/16) year-on-year (YOY) to $362.0 billion. The gain was driven entirely by Capital One, positioned to become the nation’s second largest issuer, based on outstandings, by end-of-year (EOY) 2016. BofA, the current second…
[ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”0″ ihc_mb_template=”1″] Purchase dollar volume (PDV) for the Major 4 networks (Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover) cards (credit + debit) in the U.S. climbed 9.0% year-on-year (YOY) in 1Q/16 hitting $1209 billion. Visa led the way in the first quarter posting a 10.5% YOY gain for U.S. PDV. The Major 4 collectively…
Three out of ten American households feel obliged to do business with one or more financial services companies they distrust. The proportion of customers who distrust their current provider varies by category, with only 12% of customers indicating they distrust their bank, compared to 24% of all homeowners who distrust their mortgage lender. A recent…
In Other News: SYNCHRONY (agreement); PAYZER (Nexstar); NERDWALLET (aboutLife); and CASHBET (partnerships). SYNCHRONY – Synchrony Financial and Vaughan Bassett Furniture Company, a leading American manufacturer of sustainable home furnishings, inked a multi-year extension of its consumer financing program agreement. The program, which began in 2010, will continue to provide customers with access to a range…
[ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”0″ ihc_mb_template=”1″] A new survey reveals 52% of customers would rather use biometrics as an alternative. With consumers having to log into multiple online accounts on a daily basis, remembering passwords can be a tricky proposition. According to the latest edition of the PYMNTS.com Digital Identity Tracker, 80% of survey respondents with an…
[ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”0″ ihc_mb_template=”1″] The nation’s four major payment card networks produced $1401 billion in U.S. gross dollar volume (GDV) in the first quarter (1Q/16) for a 9.0% year-on-year (YOY) gain. Visa continues to rule the market, growing its U.S. GDV marketshare from 58.2% in 1Q/15 to 58.7% in 1Q/16, largely at the expense of…
Mobile payment enabler, Union Mobile Pay, is working with Syniverse to enable banking institutions across China to enhance their customer loyalty programs by providing premium cardholders with free, unlimited Wi-Fi access on their mobile devices when traveling to Taiwan and Thailand. The collaboration allows banking institutions to sponsor the cost of their cardholder’s access to…
[ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”0″ ihc_mb_template=”1″] Total U.S. gross accounts (GAC) in the first quarter (1Q/16) for Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover U.S. credit cards was up 6.1% year-on-year (YOY). At the end of 1Q/16, there were 504.4 million U.S. credit GAC compared to 498.5 million for 4Q/15, and 475.0 million for 1Q/15. Visa U.S. credit…
Data breaches dominated the news over the past two years, some with devastating impact. Data theft from government agencies, healthcare providers, financial institutions, telecoms, retailers, and social networks proved that no industry is immune from attack. Javelin’s new 2016 Data Breach Fraud Impact report assesses how the relationship between data breaches and consumer identity fraud will…
[ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”0″ ihc_mb_template=”1″] U.S. Purchase Dollar Volume (PDV) for Visa and MasterCard payment cards (credit + debit) in the first quarter (1Q/16) grew at an annual rate (YOY) of 10.4% YOY. U.S. Visa and MasterCard reported payment card PDV of $1010 billion for 1Q/16, compared to $1032 billion in the prior quarter, and $915…
[ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”0″ ihc_mb_template=”1″] Purchase transactions (PTX) for Visa and MasterCard credit and debit cards in the U.S. grew by 11.7% year-on-year (YOY) in the first quarter (1Q/16) to 19.3 billion. The growth was driven by credit cards, and more specifically MasterCard. U.S. purchase transactions for Visa and MasterCard credit cards grew by 12.9% YOY, coming…
[ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”0″ ihc_mb_template=”1″] U.S. bank credit card active accounts (AAC) (accounts with sales activity), among the Top 4 U.S. issuers, edged up 4.2% year-on-year (YOY) in the first quarter (1Q/16). Capital One (COF) was the only issuer to post real positive YOY AAC gain in the first quarter. While Chase was up, BofA had…
