Debit Card Report November 2015

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1 Debit Card Report November 2015

2 Monthly debit card report November 2015 Apart from actual card numbers the data referred to depict the underlying trend following seasonal adjustment using X-12 ARIMA. The X-12 ARIMA ly seasonal adjustments include trading days and leap years. Growth rates are ly. The 2014 data set has been fully reconciled with annual data published in UK Payment Statistics Number of cards Following a slight decline in October, the debit cards in issue returned to positive growth in November. This measure reached a record 97.4 million after increasing by 1.0% on October the strongest ly growth since May It is likely this uptick, was in part a reflection of increased issuance of new contactless cards during the, adding to the circulation alongside existing cards with November expiry dates. The issuance of contactless debit cards continues to grow strongly. According to the latest data reported to The UK Cards Association, the contactless debit cards in circulation amounted to 54.1 million in November, accounting for 54% of total debit cards in issue, up from 36% a year ago. This growth was mainly driven by increasing consumer awareness and the growing businesses accepting contactless payments. Chart 1 Number of debit cards and contactless debit cards in issue Non-contactless Contactless Number of cards, millions Nov-09 Nov-10 Nov-11 Nov-12 Nov-13 Nov-14 Nov-15 Domestic spending During November domestic spending amounted to 38.9 billion after increasing by 1.2% on October the highest growth rate in 8 s and compares to 34.9 billion spent in November This increasingly strong growth could, in part be explained by improving economic performance and growing consumer financial confidence alongside record low inflation, measuring near zero over the last ten s. The latest figures showed a slight uptick in the annual UK consumer price index for the first time since July after growing by 0.1% in the year to November and compares to a fall of 0.1% in the year to October. The debit card purchases made in the UK also continued to increase strongly and reached 897 million following ly growth of 1.2% and compares to 785 million a year ago. The main drivers of this growth include the increasing use of contactless cards accelerating the ongoing migration from other forms of payment to debit cards. It is also likely that the growing popularity of contactless payments among consumers has driven a trend evident since March where volumes have grown at a faster pace than s. 1 ONS, Consumer Price Inflation, November 2015: Page 2

3 Chart 2 Domestic ly debit card spending Volumes Values Nov 06 Nov 07 Nov 08 Nov 09 Millions Billions Nov 10 Nov 11 Nov 12 Nov 13 Nov 14 Nov 15 International spending The international purchases reached 118 million after growing by 3.4% on October the strongest growth since August 2014, up from 93 million a year ago. Meanwhile, cross-border spending continued to grow at a relatively faster pace compared to domestic spending since February this year, amounting to 3.3 billion, up from 2.4 billion in November Additionally, the higher growth rate in s relative to volumes is likely being driven by increasing higher s at cross-border e-commerce merchants such as Amazon and ebay, likely coinciding with Black Friday sales and promotions 2. Chart 3 International ly debit card spending Volumes Values Millions Nov 06 Nov 07 Nov 08 Nov 09 Nov 10 Nov 11 Nov 12 Nov 13 Nov 14 Nov 15 Billions 2 The Guardian, Black Friday 2015: Page 3

4 s The domestic average (ATV) remained fairly static, rising slightly by 2p between October and November to stand at the first ly increase since February, and compares to a year ago. Low inflation coupled with intense price competition in the retail market have been the main factors putting downward pressure on the domestic ATV over the last year. The international ATV increased for the third consecutive to reach 27.81, up by 34p on October, and compares to in November This upward trend in the international ATV has likely been driven by changing consumer spending patterns, in particular, the preference to purchase higher items via cross-border online retailers. Chart 4 Monthly average s (ATV) Domestic ATV 40 International ATV 20 Domestic spending The average ly spend in the UK increased from 399 in October to 400 in November, and compares to 371 a year ago. When considering the average s per, each debit card was used 9.2 times, unchanged on October, and compares to a figure of 8.4 a year ago. Chart 5 Per card ly averages (domestic spending) Volumes Values Nov-06 Nov-07 Nov-08 Nov-09 Nov-10 Nov-11 Nov-12 Nov-13 Nov-14 Nov-15 Nov 06 Nov 07 Nov 08 Nov 09 Nov 10 Nov 11 Nov 12 Nov 13 Nov 14 Nov 15 Nov 06 Nov 07 Nov 08 Nov 09 Nov 10 Nov 11 Nov 12 Nov 13 Nov 14 Nov 15 Page 4

5 International spending ly spend outside the UK also grew from to 33.61, and compares to in November When considering the average international s per, each debit card was used 1.21 times in November, up from a figure of 1.00 a year ago, and 0.25 four years ago. Chart 6 Per card ly averages (international spending) Volume Value Nov-06 Nov-07 Nov-08 Nov-09 Nov-10 Nov-11 Nov-12 Nov-13 Nov-14 Nov-15 Tables Table 1 Cards in issue Table 2.1 Domestic retail s, all cards Table 2.2 Domestic retail s, Visa Debit, Debit MasterCard and Electron cards Table 3.1 International retail s, all cards Table 3.2 International retail s, Visa Debit, Debit MasterCard and Electron cards Contact: Silvija Krupena; silvija.krupena@ukpayments.org.uk camis@ukpayments.org.uk or Page 5

6 Debit cards Table 1 Cards in issue Number of cards millions All cards 1 Visa Debit Electron Debit MasterCard 2 Solo 3 Number % Change Number Number Number Number % % % % % % % % % % % Visa Debit, 4 Debit MasterCard Electron Nov % * * Dec % * * Jan % * * Feb % * * Mar % * * Apr % * * May % * * Jun % * * Jul % * * Aug % * * Sep % * * Oct % * * Nov % * * 1 The 2014 data set has been fully reconciled with annual data to be published in 2015 UK Payment Statistics. 2 Includes Maestro cards. 3 The Solo scheme terminated on 31 March Solo cards are included with Debit MasterCard from Visa Debit and Debit MasterCard figures are combined from * Indicates data are not available. Institutions currently issuing Visa Debit/Electron and Debit MasterCard are: AIB Bank (FT) Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Cyprus National Australia Group Bank of Ireland Nationwide BS Barclays Bank Virgin Money plc C. Hoare & Co The Santander Group Citibank Standard Chartered Danske Bank The Co-operative Bank Harrods Bank The Royal Bank of Scotland Group HSBC Bank plc Tesco Bank Investec Bank TSB Bank MMMMM MEMBER CIRCULATION Page 6

7 Debit cards Table 2.1 Domestic retail s 1 All cards 2 All cards, unadjusted data Volume Value ly spend s per Volume Value Millions millions Millions millions , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,278 Nov , ,404 Dec , ,739 Jan , ,882 Feb , ,727 Mar , ,428 Apr , ,256 May , ,949 Jun , ,795 Jul , ,717 Aug , ,313 Sep , ,672 Oct , ,447 Nov , ,871 1 Excludes cash withdrawals from ATMs and at bank counters. 2 Depicts the underlying trend following seasonal adjustment using X-12 ARIMA. The X-12 ARIMA ly seasonal adjustment takes into account trading days and leap years. MMMMM MEMBER CIRCULATION Page 7

8 Debit cards Table 2.2 Domestic retail s 1 Visa Debit, Debit MasterCard 2 and Solo cards: unadjusted data Total for year to date Total for year to date ly spend s per Volume millions Value millions Nov ,225 33, , Dec ,117 37, , Jan ,724 38, Feb ,462 33,580 72, Mar ,313 39, , Apr ,131 38, , May ,975 37, , Jun ,829 37, , Jul ,694 38, , Aug ,524 36, , Sep ,384 38, , Oct ,274 38, , Nov ,176 37, , Electron cards: Non Seasonally adjusted Total for year to date Total for year to date ly spend s per Volume millions Value millions Nov , Dec , Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Excludes cash withdrawals from ATMs and at bank counters. 2 Includes Maestro cards. MMMMM MEMBER CIRCULATION Page 8

9 Debit cards Table 3.1 International retail s 1 All cards 2 All cards, unadjusted data Volume Value ly spend s per Volume Value Millions millions Millions millions , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,558 Nov , ,415 Dec , ,857 Jan , ,410 Feb , ,215 Mar , ,511 Apr , ,517 May , ,708 Jun , ,752 Jul , ,939 Aug , ,958 Sep , ,952 Oct , ,065 Nov , ,303 1 Excludes cash withdrawals from ATMs and at bank counters. 2 Depicts the underlying trend following seasonal adjustment using X-12 ARIMA. The X-12 ARIMA ly seasonal adjustment takes into account trading days and leap years. MEMBER CIRCULATION Page 9

10 Debit cards Table 3.2 International retail s 1 Visa Debit, Debit MasterCard 2 and Solo cards: Unadjusted data Total for year to date Total for year to date ly spend s per Volume millions Value millions Nov ,392 22, Dec ,832 25, Jan ,389 2, Feb ,196 4, Mar ,490 7, Apr ,496 9, May ,685 12, Jun ,730 14, Jul ,915 17, Aug ,933 20, Sep ,928 23, Oct ,038 26, Nov ,115 3,273 30, Electron cards: Non Seasonally adjusted Total for year to date Total for year to date ly spend s per Volume millions Value millions Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Excludes cash withdrawals from ATMs and at bank counters. 2 Includes Maestro cards. MEMBER CIRCULATION Page 10

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