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紙幣vs信用卡未來誰主天下
Cards to Replace Notes in Our Affections
根據(jù)一份新的行業(yè)報告顯示：今年，信用卡和借記卡有望取代現(xiàn)金成為英國最流行的付款方式。
Credit and debit cards are expected to overtake cash this year as Britain's most popular method of payment, according to a new industry report.
這是購買商品和支付服務費用時銀行卡付款方式首次超過現(xiàn)金付款方式，每秒鐘有246筆銀行卡交易。
It will be the first time that card payments have outstripped cash outlay for goods and services. There are 246 plastic card transactions made every second.
銀行業(yè)機構付款清算服務協(xié)會發(fā)言人說，2004年使用信用卡進行交易的總額有望超過2，690億英鎊，比預計的現(xiàn)金支付總額 2，680億英鎊稍高一些。
Total plastic card use is expected to exceed ￡269bn in 2004, just a whisker ahead of the predicted ￡268bn for cash payments, said a spokesman for the banking industry body the Association for Payment Clearing Services.
這個代表著各主要銀行的協(xié)會說，信用卡已經(jīng)成了“魔鬼”，是造成債務激增的主要原因之一，但他們也補充道：“沒有信用卡，我們的社會將會停滯不前?！?BR> The group, which represents the major banks, said credit cards had become "demonized" as one of the main causes of ballooning debts, but added: "Without plastic, our society would virtually grind to a halt."
去年，使用中的英國信用卡數(shù)量增加到 1.6億，增長了1300萬，增幅達9%，相當于每個成年人擁有3.5張信用卡?，F(xiàn)在，借記卡占銀行卡交易的2/3。
Last year, the number of plastic cards in use in Britain grew by 13 million, or 9%, to 160 million-the equivalent of 3.5 cards per adult. Two-thirds of card transactions are now made using debit cards.
紙幣vs信用卡未來誰主天下
Cards to Replace Notes in Our Affections
根據(jù)一份新的行業(yè)報告顯示：今年，信用卡和借記卡有望取代現(xiàn)金成為英國最流行的付款方式。
Credit and debit cards are expected to overtake cash this year as Britain's most popular method of payment, according to a new industry report.
這是購買商品和支付服務費用時銀行卡付款方式首次超過現(xiàn)金付款方式，每秒鐘有246筆銀行卡交易。
It will be the first time that card payments have outstripped cash outlay for goods and services. There are 246 plastic card transactions made every second.
銀行業(yè)機構付款清算服務協(xié)會發(fā)言人說，2004年使用信用卡進行交易的總額有望超過2，690億英鎊，比預計的現(xiàn)金支付總額 2，680億英鎊稍高一些。
Total plastic card use is expected to exceed ￡269bn in 2004, just a whisker ahead of the predicted ￡268bn for cash payments, said a spokesman for the banking industry body the Association for Payment Clearing Services.
這個代表著各主要銀行的協(xié)會說，信用卡已經(jīng)成了“魔鬼”，是造成債務激增的主要原因之一，但他們也補充道：“沒有信用卡，我們的社會將會停滯不前?！?BR> The group, which represents the major banks, said credit cards had become "demonized" as one of the main causes of ballooning debts, but added: "Without plastic, our society would virtually grind to a halt."
去年，使用中的英國信用卡數(shù)量增加到 1.6億，增長了1300萬，增幅達9%，相當于每個成年人擁有3.5張信用卡?，F(xiàn)在，借記卡占銀行卡交易的2/3。
Last year, the number of plastic cards in use in Britain grew by 13 million, or 9%, to 160 million-the equivalent of 3.5 cards per adult. Two-thirds of card transactions are now made using debit cards.