Statement on Wirecard Card Solutions Ltd
Statement on Wirecard Card Solutions Ltd
Topics: Pr-communication
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Visa supports economic recovery by helping millions of small businesses
Global campaign to help 50 million small businesses adapt, reopen and get back to business, while encouraging consumers to support their local businesses and communities In Europe, Visa is working closely with its network of industry, technology and community partners to support eight million small businesses impacted by the economic shutdown in Europe
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‘Adapt for Recovery’ | How small businesses are building for the future
As non-essential shops begin to reopen their doors, over half (56%) of small business owners surveyed are concerned they will not be able to bounce back from the impact of COVID-19, according to a new survey released by Visa today.
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New lockdown habits here to stay: Majority plan to keep spending more frequently online
Almost a third of Brits (31%) bought items online for the first time during lockdown Newfound online confidence saw 41% shopping online more frequently Three quarters (74%) of more frequent online shoppers will continue to shop online even as restrictions are lifted Groceries, clothing, books and games the most popular items being purchased online
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Visa supports Pay.UK in delivering successful request to pay pilot ahead of full service launch
Visa has facilitated the first request to pay message sent and received using Pay.UK’s standards, ahead of the anticipated commercial launch of request to pay later this year.
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UK Consumer Spending Index February 2020: First rise in consumer spending for 17 months
Headline Findings: • Consumer expenditure up +0.6% year-on-year, first rise since September 2018 • eCommerce sees solid increase in spending (+4.3%) • Hotels, Restaurants & Bars leads growth in February (+6.0%)
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UK Consumer Spending Index January 2020: Household spending continues to fall at the start of 2020
Headline Findings: • Consumer expenditure down -1.6% year-on-year, after -1.1% drop in December • eCommerce spend slips back into decline (-0.7%) following strong upturn in December • Hotels, Restaurants & Bars is the only sector to record higher spending (+4.5%)
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Treorchy High Street crowned 'UK's best' in Great British High Street Awards
• Treorchy has been crowned ‘High Street of the Year’, with ‘Rising Star of the Year’ awarded to The Square, Kelso in the Government-run Great British High Street Awards 2019, in partnership with Visa • The high streets, commended for innovation and community engagement, win £15,000 for the local community • Champion and Rising Star high streets across all four Home Nations also announced
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Visa launches scheme to enhance access to cash through retailers
• Visa is working with its clients to introduce a new incentive to encourage more retailers to offer cashback to their customers; • Scheme targets vulnerable areas where consumers struggle to access cash; • Initiative follows focused pilot with Lloyds Banking Group last year.
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UK Consumer Spending Index December 2019: Overall consumer spending falls despite strong eCommerce performance
Headline Findings: • Household spending drops -1.2% on the year, after -2.0% decline in November • Solid rise in eCommerce spend (+3.8%) is offset by further decline across Face-to-Face categories (-3.4%) • Hotels, Restaurants & Bars remains top performing sector (spend up +3.8%)
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Independent children’s boutique scoops national TV advertising spot after winning Visa’s Christmas copycat competition
• Modern kids’ store, Bon Tot, has been selected as the winner of Visa’s #WhereYouShopMatters copycat competition • Bon Tot will see their winning submission aired in a prime-time ad spot during ITV’s Dancing on Ice on 22nd December
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UK Consumer Spending Index November 2019: Consumer spending falls modestly during November
Headline Findings: • Household spending falls -2.0% compared to a year ago • Face-to-Face (-2.0%) and eCommerce (-2.6%) register lower expenditure • Hotels, Restaurants & Bars buck the overall trend and sees higher spend (+3.9%)
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UK Consumer Spending Index October 2019: October sees marginal drop in household spend
Headline Findings: • Consumer spending declines -1.1% on an annual basis in October • Face-to-Face expenditure falls again (-2.4%), but eCommerce sees rise (+1.1%) • Recreation & Culture is only sector to register an increase in spending at start of fourth quarter (+0.3%)
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Visa rallies singing shopkeepers with its Christmas campaign to show why ‘Where You Shop Matters’
• Festive campaign encourages the nation to support their high streets and shop locally this Christmas • The TV advert features real independent shopkeepers singing Queen’s Somebody to Love • Visa launches a nationwide competition inviting British high streets – and their independent shopkeepers – to recreate its Christmas advert and show why ‘Where You Shop Matters’
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UK Consumer Spending Index September 2019: Consumer spending declines at quickest rate since October 2012
Headline Findings: • Consumer spending falls -2.3% on the year, after -1.2% drop in August • Expenditure falls through both Face-to-Face (-4.5%) and eCommerce (-0.6%) channels • Majority of broad spending categories record lower expenditure, led by Clothing & Footwear (-7.5%)
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UK Consumer Spending Index August 2019: Continued steady fall in consumer spending
Headline Findings: • Consumer spending down -1.3% year-onyear during August • eCommerce (-0.5%) and Face-to-Face (-1.2%) both see expenditure decline • Clothing & Footwear see sharpest reduction in spending in almost two years (-6.4%)
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UK Consumer Spending Index July 2019: Household spending falls again in July
Headline Findings: • Consumer spending declines by -1.2% year-on-year in July • eCommerce expenditure returns to growth (+1.1%), but Face-to-Face spend dips again (-2.9%) • Clothing & Footwear is worst performing sector, while Hotels, Restaurants and Bars see further rise in expenditure
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Great British High Street Awards 2019 Shortlist Announced
• 40 high streets across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have been shortlisted for the Great British High Street Awards 2019, in partnership with Visa • The high streets shortlisted are now in the running to win up to £15,000 • The announcement comes as new Visa research reveals that shopping on the local high street brings happiness to seven out of ten (73%) consumers surveyed*
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UK Consumer Spending Index June 2019: June sees further modest reduction in spend
Headline Findings: • Consumer spending falls by -1.4% in June, unchanged from May • Renewed drop in eCommerce spend (-0.8%), Face-to-Face records further decline (-2.1%) • Household Goods records fastest reduction in expenditure for over a year (-5.0%))
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Contactless payments are biggest improvement to public transport experience, say UK commuters
• Manchester today becomes the latest UK city to get the magic ‘touch’ as contactless payments launch across Metrolink tram network
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