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Digital payment adoption in Central Europe

Overview

Central European consumer habits are shifting toward digital and contactless payment methods. In the Czech Republic, mobile payments have become the most popular method, with usage rising to 61 percent from 19 percent six years prior. This trend is attributed to convenience and security technologies such as tokenization.

Similar trends are observed in Slovakia and Slovenia. In Slovakia, ATM withdrawals have declined, and card payments at merchants accounted for 94 percent of all card transactions issued by banks in 2024. In Slovenia, the rise of card usage has led to a trend where consumers frequently decline physical receipts, prompting expert warnings regarding the importance of receipts for verifying transactions and managing returns.

Entities

Jana Lvová · Mastercard · Slovakia · Slovenia · National Bank of Slovakia

Timeline

  1. 5 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 5 sources
    Digital payments on the rise in Slovakia and Slovenia

    Digital payment trends are rising in Slovakia and Slovenia, with card and mobile transactions increasingly replacing cash, though experts urge caution regarding receipt retention and exchange rates.

  2. 23 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 4 sources
    Mobile payments become most popular payment method in Czech Republic

    A Mastercard survey shows mobile payments are now the most popular and frequent payment method in the Czech Republic, used by 61 percent of the population.

Sources

biznis.kurir.rs · bydlet.cz · echo24.cz · europa.pravda.sk · face.ba · metropolitan.si · mobilenet.cz · penize.cz · visithoustontexas.com