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Debit Cards Mon, May 22, 2006

AddThis Social Bookmark Button By Ashish Rajan, CardTrak.com

Signature debit card purchase volume in the USA is now growing at an annual pace of 19%, compared to 21% in the prior quarter. During the first quarter, consumers and businesses charged $150.2 billion to their off-line debit cards for purchases. Year-over-year, MasterCard's signature debit card purchase volume is growing at a 25% clip, compared to VISA's 18%. VISA posted $116.3 billion in first quarter signature debit card purchase volume, with $109.8 billion coming from consumer debit cards. MasterCard reported $33.9 billion in off-line PDV for 1Q/06. For complete current and historical statistics on the U.S. signature debit card market, visit CardData (www.carddata.com).

U.S. SIGNATURE DEBIT SNAPSHOT
(Purchase Volume Only)
4Q/05
VISA$116.3b
MasterCard$ 33.9b
TOTAL$150.2b
Source: CardData (www.carddata.com)
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