BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Microsoft Corporation//Outlook 14.0 MIMEDIR//EN VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH X-MS-OLK-FORCEINSPECTOROPEN:TRUE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Eastern Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:16011104T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:16010311T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC CREATED:20160304T150339Z DESCRIPTION:Mobile wallets and contactless payments are perhaps more access ible than ever before – with more merchants and companies pushing mobile payment acceptance and support as a priority. But the results from the 20 15 U.S. Consumer Payment Choice Study\, conducted by TSYS\, shows that deb it cards continue to dominate as the preferred payment choice among consum ers.\n\nWhile the past two years of the study have shown a steady decline in the percentage of consumers who opt for using their debit card above al l else\, the payment method is still a favorite among 41 percent of the st udy’s respondents. For everyday purchases\, consumers look to their debi t cards\, but for online or discretionary purchases credit cards are prefe rred\, while cash still holds strong on small-dollar payments.\n\nTo learn more about the TSYS’ 2015 U.S. Consumer Payment Choice Study and how co nsumers are choosing to pay\, join MPD’s CEO Karen Webster\, TSYS’ Sen ior Director of Consumer Payment Solutions Sarah Hartman and Product Devel opment Manager Adam Smitherman for a digital discussion on Thursday\, Marc h 24\, at 1:00 PM (EST).\n\nKey discussion topics will include:\n\n1. Cons umers’ most preferred payment type.\n \n2. What influences consumers wh en making choices on how to pay?\n\n3. Digital Engagement — Consumers’ views on the use of mobile to manage finances and make payments.\n\n4. Co nsumers’ preferences concerning marketing and communication with their f inancial institution.\n\n\nWebEx Access Link: http://bit.ly/21JPLia \n\n Password: mobile (all lower case)\n\nNote: The webinar audio will come fro m your computer speakers and please contact aterzian@pymnts.com with any q uestions. \n\n\n DTEND;TZID="Eastern Standard Time":20160324T140000 DTSTAMP:20160303T144431Z DTSTART;TZID="Eastern Standard Time":20160324T130000 LAST-MODIFIED:20160304T150339Z LOCATION:WebEx Access Link: http://bit.ly/21JPLia | Password: mobile (all lowercase) PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY;LANGUAGE=en-us:PYMNTS Webinar: Why Cardholders Prefer Debit and Dig ital Engagement TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:040000008200E00074C5B7101A82E00800000000404F75363175D101000000000000000 0100000003AC608081E09EF478A447DECF53DE8FC X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Mobile wallet s and contactless payments are perhaps more accessible than ever before – with more merchants and companies pushing mobile payment acceptance an d support as a priority. But the results from the 2015 U.S. Consumer Payment Choice Study\, conducted by TSYS\, shows that debit ca rds continue to dominate as the preferred payment choice among consumers.< /FONT>

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While the past two years of the study have shown a steady decline in the percentage of co nsumers who opt for using their debit card above all else\, the payment me thod is still a favorite among 41 percent of the study’s respondents. Fo r everyday purchases\, consumers look to their debit cards\, but for onlin e or discretionary purchases credit cards are preferred\, while cash still holds strong on small-dollar payments.

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< FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">To learn more about the TSYS’ 2015 U.S. Consume r Payment Choice Study and how consumers are choosing to pay\, join  < B>MPD’s CEO Karen Webster\, < B>TSYS’ Senior Director of Consumer Pa yment Solutions Sarah Hartman an d P roduct Development Manager Adam Smitherman for a digi tal discussion on Thursd ay\, March 24\, at 1:00 PM (EST).

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Key discussion topics will include:

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2.      What influences consumers when making choi ces on how to pay?

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3.      Digital Engagement — Consumers’ views on the use of mobile t o manage finances and make payments.

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< SPAN LANG="en-us">4.      Consumers’ preferences concerning marketing and communication with their financial institution.

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< /SPAN>WebEx Access Link: < A HREF="http://bit.ly/21JPLia">h ttp://bit.ly/21JPLia  

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< SPAN LANG="en-us">Password: mobile (all lower case)

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Note: The webinar audio will come from your computer spe akers a nd please contact aterzian@pymnts.com with any questions.

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