Financial pressure on families is increasing: millions of people are not keeping track of their expenses due to subscriptions and deferred payments

Intrum has released The European Consumer Payment Report 2023, a survey on 20,000  consumers across 20 European countries about payment behaviours and ability to manage their  household finances and below what emerged.

From the investigation conducted it emerged that 45% of European consumers are surprised by the increase in monthly subscription costs – Mainly millennials and generation Z struggle to keep track of monthly expenses (over 50% compared to 34 % of Baby Boomers). 30% of consumers expect an increase in the purchase of products with the “buy-now-pay-later” formula. 76% are just on par with their expenses or spend too much every month, with an average of exceeding the established budget by €232. One in 5 people does not have a liquidity reserve in case of need.

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Roberto Sergio

Managing Director of Credit Village, Roberto Sergio has more than 20 years of experience in NPL and distressed debt in the Italian and International market. He is the editor of the NPL column in Credit Village Magazine and the director of Credit Village's National NPL Market Observatory.

Credit Village is a leading company in the field of specialized publishing and event organization for the credit management industry and in all issues and aspects related to the NPE market, including ESG , M&A, Real Estate etc. Credit Village has been the first company in Italy to bring the culture of the credit management industry to the press, events and online, creating the largest community in the sector around itself.

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