The Malaysian payments market remains cash-reliant, but has high growth potential as it shifts towards digital payments. There has been significant progress in the adoption [...]…
France’s payments market is mature and highly competitive, with the highest average annual spend per card in 2019 among peers including the UK, the US, [...]…
Ireland Contactless growth soars Although cash accounts for 43.7% of total payment transaction volume in 2019, Irish consumers are increasingly using their payment cards to [...]…
Cash remains the preferred payment instrument in the Czech Republic, accounting for 62.1% of the total payment transaction volume in 2018. However, use of payment [...]…
Consumers in Bulgaria remain predominantly reliant on cash, and payment cards are mainly used to withdraw cash from ATMs. In 2018, cash accounted for 78.8% [...]…
Cash remains the most popular payment instrument in Argentina, accounting for 80% of the country’s total payment transaction volume in 2018. This was mainly a [...]…
The UK payments market is highly mature – arguably even overserved by its financial institutions. There were more debit cards in circulation than individuals [...]…
Luxembourg’s payment card market is mature, with a high penetration rate of 4.6 cards per inhabitant. Cards are the preferred payment instrument, accounting for 54.1% [...]…
Japan’s payment landscape continues to be dominated by cash, which accounted for 76.2% of the overall payment volume in 2018. With government initiatives to promote [...]…
Ukraine’s economy was severely affected by the global financial crisis of 2008 and the political crisis of 2013–14, which had a significant impact on the [...]…
Germany payments market: Girocard retains dominant role May 5, 2020 Verdict Staff Malaysia payments market: contactless drives debit growth May 5, 2020 Verdict Staff France payments market: CB maintains its stranglehold May 4, 2020 Verdict Staff 
