Debit-card use is on the rise

Debit-card use is on the rise
Tags: Bank / Credit Union, Debit / Credit, EFT Networks, Encrypting Pin Pads (EPP), Transaction Processing
July 23, 2006

Newsweek: One-third of all consumer purchases in the United States are now made through debit cards - a 50 percent increase in only seven years. The use of debit cards for purchases gives the consumer the ability to save money, get cash and eliminate credit-card debt.