Ability of the European consumers to pay their payments on time is improving, but women remain more vulnerable to financial hardship. This shows the latest edition of the European Consumer Payment Report (ECPR), which reflects a survey of 20,000 EU citizens, conducted in January. On the positive side of the survey, many report an improvement...

More than one-third of the European consumers (35%) have skipped at least one bill in the last 12 months – the highest proportion since 2019. Three quarters (76%) of consumers are only just breaking even or overspending each month, with an average overspending per person of EUR 232, according to this year’s annual edition of...