MC & Visa Card Purchase Transactions Take Brunt
Mastercard and Visa card purchase transactions (PTX) for credit and debit cards in the U.S. grew by 7.0% year-on-year (YOY) in the first-quarter (1Q/19) compared to a 9.6% YOY gain in the fourth-quarter. The growth was primarily driven by Mastercard U.S. credit cards PTX on a YOY basis and by Visa U.S. credit cards on…