[ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”0″ ihc_mb_template=”1″] U.S. Gross Dollar Volume (GDV) for Visa and MasterCard (credit + debit) in the first quarter (1Q/16) grew 9.9% year-on-year (YOY). Credit card growth outpaced debit cards in the U.S. by 150 basis points (bps) YOY. Visa U.S. payment card (credit + debit) GDV for 1Q/16 was up 10.0%. MasterCard U.S.…
[ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”0″ ihc_mb_template=”1″] U.S. Gross Dollar Volume (GDV) among the top four bank credit card issuers, rose an estimated 9.9% year-on-year (YOY) in the first quarter (1Q/16). The growth was driven by Capital One’s explosive growth. The top four U.S. issuers racked up an estimated $295.2 billon in GDV for 1Q/16, compared to $322.5…
[ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”0″ ihc_mb_template=”1″] Global payment cards-in force (CIF) [credit + debit] grew by 6.4% year-on-year (YOY) in the first quarter (1Q/16) to 4300 million. The growth has been largely driven by Visa and MasterCard’s international “inclusion” drive with debit (& prepaid) cards. Visa and MasterCard U.S. credit CIF rose 7.1% YOY from 492 million one-year…
[ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”0″ ihc_mb_template=”1″] U.S. Purchase Dollar Volume (PDV) among the top four U.S. bank credit card issuers, rose 10.0% year-on-year (YOY) in the first quarter (1Q/16). Capital One PDV grew more than 20% YOY, while Chase and Citi also scored double digit gains. The top four U.S. issuers racked up $281.4 billon in PDV for…
[ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”0″ ihc_mb_template=”1″] The charge-off rate, seasonally adjusted (SA), among the top 100 U.S. banks for the first quarter (1Q/16) increased 12 basis points (bps) sequentially (QTQ), and up 13 bps year-on-year (YOY). On a not seasonally adjusted basis (NSA), the charge-off rate among the top 100 U.S. banks for 1Q/16, rose 24 bps…
[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 Big 6 issuers increased 1.5% in the first quarter (1Q/16) year-on-year (YOY) to $468.3 billion. The weak aggregate gain resulted from the huge YOY drop in American Express outstandings offset by the huge YOY gain in Capital One outstandings. The Big 6: American…
[ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”0″ ihc_mb_template=”1″] Purchase dollar volume (PDV) for Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover cards (credit + debit) globally rose 6.8% year-on-year (YOY) on a nominal dollars basis for the first quarter (1Q/16). However, on a currency adjusted basis (FX), global 1Q/16 PDV increased 9.2% YOY. The major four networks posted $2367 billion in…
Following the lead of Visa and MasterCard, American Express announced changes to its EMV chargeback policy to help merchants limit their fraud costs as they upgrade their point-of-sale systems. EMV technology reduces the risk of fraud stemming from counterfeit payment cards by storing information on a microprocessor chip embedded in a card. By the end…
[ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”0″ ihc_mb_template=”1″] The 30+ day delinquency rate, seasonally adjusted (SA), among the top 100 U.S. banks for the first quarter (1Q/16) decreased 3 basis points (bps) sequentially (QTQ), but up 6 bps year-on-year (YOY). On a not seasonally adjusted basis (NSA), the delinquency rate among the top 100 U.S. banks for 1Q/16, declined…
In Other News: PYMNTS (awards); ELAVON (ariane); EMAZZANTI (ranking); and AMEX (LGBTQ). PYMNTS – The winners of the 2016 PYMNTS/Alexa Challenge include Visa and USAA. There were 12 teams and 14 companies in a five-week competition to use Alexa and her voice-activated technology to reimagine how consumers interact with their payments and financial services solutions…
Citi confirms it has successfully completed the acquisition and conversion of Costco’s U.S. co-brand credit card portfolio from American Express. Citi acquired in excess of $10.5 billion of credit card receivables. The new Costco Anywhere Visa Card by Citi and Costco Anywhere Visa Business Card by Citi are available exclusively to Costco members. The long-term…
[ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”0″ ihc_mb_template=”1″] Australian credit card outstandings edged up by 1.4% year-on-year (YOY) in April. Credit card credit limits increased 3.3% YOY and the number of credit card accounts rose 2.8% YOY. The average balance per account in April declined 1.4% YOY to AU$3149, compared to AU$3157 for March, and AU$3194 for April 2015. Credit…
