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Spend On Food & Drink Increases 3.2% YOY: Visa

Irish consumer spend has shown a solid increase of 3.2% year-on-year in July, according to the latest Visa's Irish Consumer Spending Index. Sharp increa...

New EU Rule Bans Surcharges For Use Of Credit Cards

A new European Union rule has banned surcharges for the use of credit cards. Consumers will no longer have to pay an addition of 2% to the cost of goods...

Consumer Spending Shows Weakest Quarter Of Growth In Three Years

Consumer spending growth in the second quarter of the year has fallen to 1.0% on an annual basis which is the weakest quarter recorded since the Visa's Iri...

Slowdown Of Consumer Spending Continues With Modest 0.6% Increase

Visa's Irish Consumer Spending Index measured a modest 0.6% increase of Irish consumer spending for May 2017. Although there is still positive growth o...

Visa Announces 'More Secure' Enhancements To Its Verified By Visa Service

Visa has recently announced plans to enhance its Verified By Visa Service, their solution to the need for a more secure experience for users. The credit...

Visa Launches Rewards Programme For AIB Cardholders

Visa has announced the launch of 'AIB Everyday Rewards' which will offer cashback to AIB cardholders when they shop in certain stores. The programme wil...

Contactless Payments Surges In Popularity In Ireland

Contactless payments are surging in popularity in Ireland as more than three million customers make payments with their debit cards every week, according t...

Retail Excellence Calls For Ecommerce Government Support

Retail Excellence has called on the Government to support eCommerce to assist Irish retailers to compete online, according to a statement issued by th...