The popularity of contactless payments has boosted the value of debit card transactions by 18.5% in December – the peak shopping month of the year-end season.
Statistics from the Central Bank show that debit card transactions at PoS points increased by nearly 20% to 4.8 billion euros in December, compared to the same period last year. After being officially introduced to the market a few years ago, up to now, contactless transactions have been increasingly favored for small and medium transactions.
In the last quarter of last year, debit cards were used in 305 million PoS transactions, with an average spending of EUR 41.53 per transaction. Besides, the number of transactions with personal credit cards is 42 million, with an average spending of about 74.60 euros per transaction.
Debit card spending at PoS and ATM is 5.6 times higher than the value of credit card spending in the same quarter.
– According to Irishtimes –
Tin tức khác
Be wary of super tricks, hacking money in bank accounts
Recently, some new tricks have appeared to steal money in a bank account. Therefore, people need to be very careful in banking transactions, especially at the end of the year, when criminals increase their activities. Fake brand messages In the past, the most common method of phishing was to use any phone number (junk SIM)
More
Visa and NextPay promote cashless payment in Vietnam
Visa – the digital payment network and NextPay – a provider of digital transformation solutions for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam and signed a strategic agreement to promote cashless payment in Vietnam . The goal of the joint agreement of Visa and NextPay is to develop and expand the network of digital payment
More
Để không mất tiền trong thẻ ATM
Chuyển đổi từ thẻ ATM công nghệ từ sang thẻ chip để hạn chế tối đa rủi ro mất tiền Dù liên tục cảnh báo nhưng hàng loạt vụ gắn thiết bị đánh cắp thông tin thẻ (skimming) tại máy ATM, lừa người dùng để lấy mật khẩu, mã OTP rồi chiếm đoạt tiền vẫn
More
Translation COVID-19 slows down the process of converting magnetic cards to chip cards
Due to the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic, the roadmap for conversion of magnetic cards to chip cards is currently significantly affected, which may be difficult to achieve as planned. Chip card technology using base standards (VCCS) is being invested by banks to focus on safety and integration of utilities for customers when using. However,
More
Nam A Bank put IA robot and artificial intelligence into the transaction
Nam A Bank has officially launched a digital transaction space integrated with modern equipment ecosystem, especially the application of artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance customer experience on 12/12. Here, Nam A Bank also “launched” Robot OPBA and became the pioneer Vietnamese bank to bring robots to serve customers. For the first time in Vietnam, customers
More
COVID-19: An opportunity for breakthrough non-cash payment services
According to the Vietnam National Payment Joint Stock Company (NAPAS), by 2020, the number of fast money transfers 24/7 surpassed the number of ATM withdrawals and accounted for nearly 66.6% of the total. the number of transactions processed by the NAPAS system. On November 13, Vietnam National Settlement Joint Stock Company (NAPAS) held the 6th
More
