Canadian Card Purchase Volume Growth Slides to 6.5% YOY FX
Canadian card purchase volume for Visa and Mastercard payment cards (credit + debit ) posted another weak performance in the first-quarter (1Q/19), up 1.0% on a nominal basis, or 6.5% currency adjusted (FX) year-on-year (YOY). By comparison, payment card PDV rose 9.2% YOY FX in 2018; 10.6% YOY FX in 2017; 6.6% YOY FX in…