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Payment cards at the point of sale (POS) and online showed solid growth rates in most European countries in 2014, supported by the roll-out of contactless technology. The challenges for the industry as a whole are the downward pressure on interchange fees and growing fraud losses.  Cards in issue and card payments by volume and by [...]

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Consumer spending has undergone a revolution over the past decade with restaurants, pubs and online retailers benefiting from the explosion in the use of payment cards, new data shows. A report from The UK Cards Association reveals the central role cards have played in our changing spending patterns over the past decade. It is the [...]

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