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PSCU: Debit Card Spend Growth Above Historic Levels

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Credit union service organization (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. The average debit card purchase amount rose 19.9 percent year over year.

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PSCU: Owner CUs Saw Rising Debit, Credit Sales Volumes Over The Holidays

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Payments credit union service organization (CUSO) PSCU reported 11.4 percent year-over-year debit and credit overall same-store sales volume growth among its owner credit unions over the 2020 holiday season, according to a press release emailed to PYMNTS.

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PSCU Study Shows Overall Spending Down Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

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As the coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt personal finances, a study by credit union service organization (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. Debit card spending is down 12 percent for the same period.

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PSCU: Consumers Choose Debit As Preferred Payment Amid Coronavirus

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Amid the coronavirus pandemic, PSCU compared transactions of its owner credit union members on a same-store basis between March 2019 and March 2020. Supermarkets/grocery stores experienced the largest rise in spend and transaction volume. The average credit card grocery transaction is higher by $11.41 percent drop.

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PSCU Credit Unions See Boost In Sales During Prime Day

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A new report from payments credit union service organization PSCU revealed that its owner credit unions saw banner results from the promotional programs offered through PSCU’s Advisors Plus during the two-day shopping event.

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How Music Retailers Keep Card-Not-Present Fraud From Sounding A Sour Note

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These two forces appear to be driving an increase in consumers’ use of touch-free debit payment options. Many shoppers are now loading their debit card details into mobile wallets and ordering apps, keying the information into online checkouts or waving contactless debit cards at POS terminals.

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Debit Leads Payments Preference Parade

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PYMNTS’ latest Next-Gen Debit Tracker® done in collaboration with PULSE , a Discover company, delves into debit trends like that, exploring options that merchants and their payments tech partners are using to keeping volume up as the economy reopens. eCommerce and Debit: Not Exclusive.