Laser Card usage this Christmas is expected to break all records, with four million transactions expected in December alone, representing £160 million (€203 million) in retail sales. The past five years have been hugely successful for Laser, with more than 750,000 people using the card and more than 20,000 retailers accepting it. Laser usage now stands at approximately 2.8 million transactions a month. Laser is available from 10 of the main financial institutions: ACC Bank, AIB, Bank of Ireland, EBS Building Society, First Active, Irish Nationwide Building Society, Irish Life & Permanent, National Irish Bank, TSB Bank and Ulster Bank. Laser Card services will spend £150,000 on a pre-Christmas television advertising campaign to encourage even more people to use the debit card.