For Saudi Arabia payments, cash remains the preferred method of consumer payment, accounting for more than 90% of the total payment transaction volume. While high-value …
Cash in Slovenia remains the dominant payment instrument, accounting for 54.0% of the overall transaction volume in 2017. However, following concentrated efforts by Slovenian banks …
Payment cards are the preferred payment instrument in Luxembourg, accounting for 52% of the total payment transaction volume in 2017. Banking penetration in Luxembourg is …
Cash dominance in Japan is being challenged, yet it still accounts for 78.1% of the overall payment volume in 2017. Yet with government initiatives to …
Greece was severely affected by the eurozone crisis, due to government overspending, tax evasion and a budget deficit that spiralled out of control. Many banks faced …
Cash remains the preferred method of consumer payment in the Czech Republic, accounting for 65.9% of total transaction volume in 2017. Consumers generally use cash …
Kenya’s payment card market is still very much in a developmental stage. The East African nation recorded a penetration rate of 30 cards per 100 …
Finnish consumers are strong users of payment cards, with frequency of card use higher in Finland than in other mature European markets such as the …
Portugal’s banking sector was badly affected by the economic crisis. Amid growing debt and falling profitability, banks were forced to close operations, triggering mergers and …
Cash remains, by a very considerable margin, the most popular consumer payment instrument in the Philippines, and accounted for 99.5% of the country’s total payment …
Peru: financial inclusion initiatives fuel growth in prepaid November 30, 2018 Saudi Arabia payments: high-value transactions gradually shift to electronic platforms September 14, 2018 Slovenia: bank and government initiatives challenge cash’s dominance September 13, 2018 
