Debit card usage quadruples in nine years

Debit card usage has more than quadrupled since 2005, with the use of cheques almost halving in the same period.

According to statistics released by the Irish Payments Services Organisation (IPSO), consumers have radically changed how they make payments over the course of the past decade.

Since 2005, debit card usage more than quadrupled while the use of cheques declined for an eighth consecutive year.