Visa USA reports mid-year check card volume grows

In a press release, Visa USA reported yesterday that payment volume on its check card products increased twenty percent in the first half of 2003 as compared to the same period in 2002. During the period, more than 133 million U.S. Visa check cardholders spent more than $134 billion. Volume on the Visa check card now represents more than a third of total Visa volume in the U.S.