Tuesday, August 17, 2010

M'sian MasterCard holders spend US$67.1m

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian MasterCard holders spent US$67.1 million (RM 212.4 million) during the first weekend of the Malaysia Mega Carnival 2010, an increase of 34%, when compared with US$49.7 million spent during the first weekend of carnival last year.

MasterCard Worldwide said in a statement on Tuesday, Aug 17 that the total number of transactions made by Malaysian cardholders increased 9% to 910,588.

Vice President and Senior Country Manager, Malaysia and Brunei, MasterCard Worldwide, Jim Cheah said the encouraging expenditure data reflected the increased consumers confidence among consumers in Malaysia.

"We hope this positive trend will continue and more shoppers will use their MasterCards to take advantage of the various privileges it offered this year," he added. -- Bernama


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