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An Overview of Debit Cards, P2P Payments, and Digital Cash in 2024

Clearly Payments

Summary of Statistics in this Article In the United States, contactless payments accounted for 34% of all debit card transactions in 2023, a significant increase from 19% in 2020. According to Visa, tokenized transactions accounted for 85% of all mobile debit transactions in North America in 2023.

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Consumers Embrace Debit Amid Ongoing Uncertainty

PYMNTS

“One large debit network reported that debit purchases over its network hit $52.9 billion spent in Q2 2019,” the Tracker states , “driven both by increased online shopping and the growing adoption of contactless payment methods among touch-wary customers shopping in stores.”. Touchless Debit, Meet Cybercrooks.

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US Debit Card Usage Soars as Consumers Embrace Convenient Payments

The Fintech Times

Card-not-present (CNP) transactions, which include online and digital purchases, also saw significant growth. In 2023, CNP transactions accounted for 36 per cent of all debit transactions and 45 per cent of debit spending, marking a 5.2 per cent year-over-year increase.

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Deep Dive: Why ML Plays A Key Role In Debit Issuers' Fraud-Fighting Strategies

PYMNTS

PIN-based debit transactions are some of the most secure, but this payment method is being used less and less, with consumers instead turning to eCommerce and in-person contactless payments during the pandemic. Security challenges are mounting, too. The Face of Fraud.

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Contactless Next-Gen Debit Making Gains

PYMNTS

PYMNTS latest Next-Gen Debit Tracker® done in collaboration with PULSE , A Discover Company, notes, “Many shoppers are turning to options like contactless debit cards that can be waved over POS terminals, or they may be steering clear of brick-and-mortar locations altogether by simply buying their items online or via apps.”.

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Xiaomi Unveils Mi Pay Service In India; Mobile Payment Users Rise In Vietnam

PYMNTS

Coverage includes Xiaomi’s unveiling of its Mi Pay mobile payment service in India. In addition, the number of people making mobile payments in stores is on the move in Vietnam and more than four in 10 credit and debit transactions were processed through contactless technology in the United Kingdom last year.

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In Brazil, Banking Customers Turn To Debit, Digital Banking

PYMNTS

These shifts have made digital banking and debit transactions more important than ever. Consumers are also avoiding cash out of concern that the virus could linger on physical object and are thus favoring virtual and contactless payment cards instead.