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The coronavirus pandemic winds on, and while it seems like it’s been forever, when — and not if — we emerge from all this, consumer spending will be altered. Overall credit card spend was down 29.9 percent year over year as measured by PSCU for the 13th week of the year (week of March 23, 2020, compared to week of March 25, 2019).
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, PSCU compared transactions of its owner creditunion members on a same-store basis between March 2019 and March 2020. The year-over-year increase in debit card drug store transactions came out ahead of credit cards by two times. The consumer goods space notched an overall increase of 9.2
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt personal finances, a study by creditunionserviceorganization (CUSO) PSCU shows that overall credit card spending is down 29 percent for the week ending April 5, compared to the same period in 2019. In these states, credit card spending was down 32.1
Creditunionserviceorganization (CUSO) PSCU compared the week ending April 19, 2020, to the same time frame in 2019 to discover what impact the coronavirus is having on consumer spending and shopping trends. People spent more money on consumer goods, with a 20 percent increase in debit card transactions.
The COVID-19 pandemic and safety measures taken to slow the virus’s spread have overturned consumers’ daily lives, including what they are buying and which payment methods they are using to transact. These changes have presented consumers with new economic conditions and created different purchasing priorities. Grocery Spending Climbs.
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Payments creditunionserviceorganization (CUSO) PSCU reported 11.4 percent year-over-year debit and credit overall same-store sales volume growth among its owner creditunions over the 2020 holiday season, according to a press release emailed to PYMNTS.
Though the sector is considered healthy and well-managed, creditunions and the CUSOs (creditunionserviceorganizations) that support them with tailored offerings face upheavals in the next couple of years. percent in Q3 2019, which is a concern for the entire sector. Digital Unison.
PSCU , which is known as a premier payments creditsunionserviceorganization (CUSO), reported significantly higher year-over-year growth than expected during the holidays, with a 7.86 percent increase in debit and credit sales among its owner creditunions (CUs). Debit sales volume grew by 8.76
Creditunions (CUs) face stiff competition from banks, FinTech firms and other players in the financial industry, but they have several intrinsic advantages. trillion in 2019. million in 2019. Total CU assets increased 7.4 percent year over year from $884.7 billion in 2009 to $1.54 million members in 2009 to 119.6
Creditunionserviceorganization (CUSO) PSCU compared the 19 th week of 2020, which concluded on May 10, to the same timeframe in 2019 to discover the impact of the pandemic on consumer spending and shopping trends. percent of overall credit transactions and credit CNP purchases comprising 59.8
Consumers who previously paid for purchases by swiping or inserting their cards at in-store point-of-sale (POS) terminals are now turning to contactless cards and online shopping to safely and easily obtain needed goods. These two forces appear to be driving an increase in consumers’ use of touch-free debit payment options.
Reading the February 2020 CreditUnion Tracker ® done in collaboration with PSCU , we discover that Canadian creditunion Desjardins Group was hacked , impacting the records of 4.2 million individual and business members in 2019. They were not alone in 2019, a year when cybertheft records were set.
Payments creditunion PSCU is prepared to handle what they predict will be a rush in 2020 to adopt contactless cards, the company said in a press release on Wednesday (Nov. In 2020, PSCU anticipates distribution of more than three million new contactless cards to 100-plus creditunions.
Understanding consumers’ new approaches to commerce can help merchants and FIs cater to customers’ needs during the pandemic and anticipate which behavioral changes may continue into the future,” the Tracker states. Consumers are … rethinking whether they should be paying for goods with cash, credit cards or debit cards.
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They not only have to battle fellow creditunions and banks, but also newer FinTech players offering wide-ranging innovations that can entice modern consumers. According to the March 2019 edition of PYMNTS’ CreditUnion Innovation Playbook , 57.6
But then again, more than 9,100 stores have closed this year, and per CNBC reports, Bank of America has noted that mall closures have reached more than 4,000 in 2019 alone, up more than 140 percent from 2018’s tally. Might momentum be accelerating toward a tipping point?
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