Belgium payments

Belgium payments: SEPA Instant share of credit transfers (number), H2 2025 (provisional) — SEPA Instant share of credit transfers (number): Belgium: 26.0 % (rank 6 of 25). ECB figures, country ranks, withheld reasons and source series.

Source: European Central Bank, payment statistics (half-yearly). Scrolld derives the shares and rates shown as derived; every figure links to its ECB series.

Payments — H2 2025 (provisional)
MetricBelgium
Credit transfers sent1,178.5 million transactions ECB series 1

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Credit transfers sent history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 2022899.8 million transactions ECB series 1
H2 2022926.7 million transactions ECB series 1
H1 2023971.4 million transactions ECB series 1
H2 2023981.7 million transactions ECB series 1
H1 20241,023.3 million transactions ECB series 1
H2 20241,072.9 million transactions ECB series 1
H1 20251,126.2 million transactions ECB series 1
H2 2025 (provisional)1,178.5 million transactions ECB series 1
Credit transfers sent, value4,355,951.7 EUR million Credit transfer values include large-value interbank payments; compare countries by number of transfers, not value. ECB series 1

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Credit transfers sent, value history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 20224,463,535.6 EUR million Credit transfer values include large-value interbank payments; compare countries by number of transfers, not value. ECB series 1
H2 20224,420,796.0 EUR million Credit transfer values include large-value interbank payments; compare countries by number of transfers, not value. ECB series 1
H1 20234,418,071.0 EUR million Credit transfer values include large-value interbank payments; compare countries by number of transfers, not value. ECB series 1
H2 20234,354,949.1 EUR million Credit transfer values include large-value interbank payments; compare countries by number of transfers, not value. ECB series 1
H1 20244,447,719.9 EUR million Credit transfer values include large-value interbank payments; compare countries by number of transfers, not value. ECB series 1
H2 20244,562,195.8 EUR million Credit transfer values include large-value interbank payments; compare countries by number of transfers, not value. ECB series 1
H1 20254,364,297.9 EUR million Credit transfer values include large-value interbank payments; compare countries by number of transfers, not value. ECB series 1
H2 2025 (provisional)4,355,951.7 EUR million Credit transfer values include large-value interbank payments; compare countries by number of transfers, not value. ECB series 1
SEPA Instant credit transfers sent305.9 million transactions SEPA Instant only. Most countries outside the euro area run their own national instant schemes, which this figure does not include, so their share reads near zero. ECB series 1

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SEPA Instant credit transfers sent history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 2022122.9 million transactions SEPA Instant only. Most countries outside the euro area run their own national instant schemes, which this figure does not include, so their share reads near zero. ECB series 1
H2 2022130.7 million transactions SEPA Instant only. Most countries outside the euro area run their own national instant schemes, which this figure does not include, so their share reads near zero. ECB series 1
H1 2023144.1 million transactions SEPA Instant only. Most countries outside the euro area run their own national instant schemes, which this figure does not include, so their share reads near zero. ECB series 1
H2 2023158.6 million transactions SEPA Instant only. Most countries outside the euro area run their own national instant schemes, which this figure does not include, so their share reads near zero. ECB series 1
H1 2024174.3 million transactions SEPA Instant only. Most countries outside the euro area run their own national instant schemes, which this figure does not include, so their share reads near zero. ECB series 1
H2 2024192.9 million transactions SEPA Instant only. Most countries outside the euro area run their own national instant schemes, which this figure does not include, so their share reads near zero. ECB series 1
H1 2025238.1 million transactions SEPA Instant only. Most countries outside the euro area run their own national instant schemes, which this figure does not include, so their share reads near zero. ECB series 1
H2 2025 (provisional)305.9 million transactions SEPA Instant only. Most countries outside the euro area run their own national instant schemes, which this figure does not include, so their share reads near zero. ECB series 1
SEPA Instant credit transfers sent, value244,502.3 EUR million SEPA Instant only. Most countries outside the euro area run their own national instant schemes, which this figure does not include, so their share reads near zero. ECB series 1

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SEPA Instant credit transfers sent, value history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 2022105,600.8 EUR million SEPA Instant only. Most countries outside the euro area run their own national instant schemes, which this figure does not include, so their share reads near zero. ECB series 1
H2 2022111,156.4 EUR million SEPA Instant only. Most countries outside the euro area run their own national instant schemes, which this figure does not include, so their share reads near zero. ECB series 1
H1 2023117,740.4 EUR million SEPA Instant only. Most countries outside the euro area run their own national instant schemes, which this figure does not include, so their share reads near zero. ECB series 1
H2 2023129,364.7 EUR million SEPA Instant only. Most countries outside the euro area run their own national instant schemes, which this figure does not include, so their share reads near zero. ECB series 1
H1 2024137,385.7 EUR million SEPA Instant only. Most countries outside the euro area run their own national instant schemes, which this figure does not include, so their share reads near zero. ECB series 1
H2 2024154,656.0 EUR million SEPA Instant only. Most countries outside the euro area run their own national instant schemes, which this figure does not include, so their share reads near zero. ECB series 1
H1 2025180,306.0 EUR million SEPA Instant only. Most countries outside the euro area run their own national instant schemes, which this figure does not include, so their share reads near zero. ECB series 1
H2 2025 (provisional)244,502.3 EUR million SEPA Instant only. Most countries outside the euro area run their own national instant schemes, which this figure does not include, so their share reads near zero. ECB series 1
SEPA (non-instant) credit transfers sent424.5 million transactions ECB series 1

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SEPA (non-instant) credit transfers sent history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 2022432.8 million transactions ECB series 1
H2 2022439.2 million transactions ECB series 1
H1 2023449.3 million transactions ECB series 1
H2 2023436.6 million transactions ECB series 1
H1 2024447.2 million transactions ECB series 1
H2 2024462.3 million transactions ECB series 1
H1 2025456.9 million transactions ECB series 1
H2 2025 (provisional)424.5 million transactions ECB series 1
SEPA Instant share of credit transfers (number)26.0 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. SEPA Instant only. Most countries outside the euro area run their own national instant schemes, which this figure does not include, so their share reads near zero. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2

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SEPA Instant share of credit transfers (number) history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 202213.7 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. SEPA Instant only. Most countries outside the euro area run their own national instant schemes, which this figure does not include, so their share reads near zero. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 202214.1 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. SEPA Instant only. Most countries outside the euro area run their own national instant schemes, which this figure does not include, so their share reads near zero. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 202314.8 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. SEPA Instant only. Most countries outside the euro area run their own national instant schemes, which this figure does not include, so their share reads near zero. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 202316.2 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. SEPA Instant only. Most countries outside the euro area run their own national instant schemes, which this figure does not include, so their share reads near zero. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 202417.0 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. SEPA Instant only. Most countries outside the euro area run their own national instant schemes, which this figure does not include, so their share reads near zero. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 202418.0 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. SEPA Instant only. Most countries outside the euro area run their own national instant schemes, which this figure does not include, so their share reads near zero. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 202521.1 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. SEPA Instant only. Most countries outside the euro area run their own national instant schemes, which this figure does not include, so their share reads near zero. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 2025 (provisional)26.0 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. SEPA Instant only. Most countries outside the euro area run their own national instant schemes, which this figure does not include, so their share reads near zero. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
SEPA Instant share of credit transfers (value)5.6 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. SEPA Instant only. Most countries outside the euro area run their own national instant schemes, which this figure does not include, so their share reads near zero. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2

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SEPA Instant share of credit transfers (value) history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 20222.4 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. SEPA Instant only. Most countries outside the euro area run their own national instant schemes, which this figure does not include, so their share reads near zero. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 20222.5 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. SEPA Instant only. Most countries outside the euro area run their own national instant schemes, which this figure does not include, so their share reads near zero. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 20232.7 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. SEPA Instant only. Most countries outside the euro area run their own national instant schemes, which this figure does not include, so their share reads near zero. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 20233.0 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. SEPA Instant only. Most countries outside the euro area run their own national instant schemes, which this figure does not include, so their share reads near zero. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 20243.1 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. SEPA Instant only. Most countries outside the euro area run their own national instant schemes, which this figure does not include, so their share reads near zero. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 20243.4 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. SEPA Instant only. Most countries outside the euro area run their own national instant schemes, which this figure does not include, so their share reads near zero. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 20254.1 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. SEPA Instant only. Most countries outside the euro area run their own national instant schemes, which this figure does not include, so their share reads near zero. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 2025 (provisional)5.6 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. SEPA Instant only. Most countries outside the euro area run their own national instant schemes, which this figure does not include, so their share reads near zero. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
Cross-border share of credit transfers (number)7.7 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2

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Cross-border share of credit transfers (number) history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 20225.2 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 20225.5 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 20235.7 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 20236.3 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 20246.8 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 20247.2 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 20257.4 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 2025 (provisional)7.7 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
Remotely initiated share of electronic credit transfers97.4 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2

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Remotely initiated share of electronic credit transfers history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 202296.4 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 202296.5 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 202396.7 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 202396.7 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 202497.0 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 202497.1 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 202597.3 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 2025 (provisional)97.4 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
Strong customer authentication on remote credit transfers85.7 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2

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Strong customer authentication on remote credit transfers history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 202282.2 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 202282.4 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 202382.9 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 202382.6 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 202483.7 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 202484.4 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 202585.4 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 2025 (provisional)85.7 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
E-commerce credit transfers4.7 million transactions ECB series 1

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E-commerce credit transfers history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 20224.9 million transactions ECB series 1
H2 20224.9 million transactions ECB series 1
H1 20235.6 million transactions ECB series 1
H2 20235.8 million transactions ECB series 1
H1 20245.3 million transactions ECB series 1
H2 20244.9 million transactions ECB series 1
H1 20254.5 million transactions ECB series 1
H2 2025 (provisional)4.7 million transactions ECB series 1
Credit transfers via mobile payment solutions619.6 million transactions ECB series 1

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Credit transfers via mobile payment solutions history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 2022379.8 million transactions ECB series 1
H2 2022399.1 million transactions ECB series 1
H1 2023431.3 million transactions ECB series 1
H2 2023459.9 million transactions ECB series 1
H1 2024492.8 million transactions ECB series 1
H2 2024534.2 million transactions ECB series 1
H1 2025575.7 million transactions ECB series 1
H2 2025 (provisional)619.6 million transactions ECB series 1
Person-to-person mobile credit transfers100.7 million transactions ECB series 1

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Person-to-person mobile credit transfers history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 202211.5 million transactions ECB series 1
H2 202215.9 million transactions ECB series 1
H1 202320.6 million transactions ECB series 1
H2 202327.4 million transactions ECB series 1
H1 202433.0 million transactions ECB series 1
H2 202443.4 million transactions ECB series 1
H1 202554.4 million transactions ECB series 1
H2 2025 (provisional)100.7 million transactions ECB series 1
Credit transfers initiated by payment initiation services19.6 million transactions ECB series 1

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Credit transfers initiated by payment initiation services history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 202235.0 million transactions ECB series 1
H2 202236.4 million transactions ECB series 1
H1 202338.3 million transactions ECB series 1
H2 202340.4 million transactions ECB series 1
H1 202421.9 million transactions ECB series 1
H2 202419.7 million transactions ECB series 1
H1 202519.9 million transactions ECB series 1
H2 2025 (provisional)19.6 million transactions ECB series 1
Fraudulent credit transfers, value180.5 EUR million ECB series 1

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Fraudulent credit transfers, value history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 202273.1 EUR million ECB series 1
H2 202280.6 EUR million ECB series 1
H1 202372.2 EUR million ECB series 1
H2 2023107.8 EUR million ECB series 1
H1 2024106.6 EUR million ECB series 1
H2 2024109.9 EUR million ECB series 1
H1 2025126.7 EUR million ECB series 1
H2 2025 (provisional)180.5 EUR million ECB series 1
Credit transfer fraud rate0.41 basis points of value Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2

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Credit transfer fraud rate history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 20220.16 basis points of value Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 20220.18 basis points of value Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 20230.16 basis points of value Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 20230.25 basis points of value Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 20240.24 basis points of value Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 20240.24 basis points of value Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 20250.29 basis points of value Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 2025 (provisional)0.41 basis points of value Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
Credit transfers per inhabitant (ECB)98.8 transactions per inhabitant Per half-year, as published by the ECB. ECB series 1

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Credit transfers per inhabitant (ECB) history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 202276.0 transactions per inhabitant Per half-year, as published by the ECB. ECB series 1
H2 202279.0 transactions per inhabitant Per half-year, as published by the ECB. ECB series 1
H1 202382.5 transactions per inhabitant Per half-year, as published by the ECB. ECB series 1
H2 202383.1 transactions per inhabitant Per half-year, as published by the ECB. ECB series 1
H1 202486.4 transactions per inhabitant Per half-year, as published by the ECB. ECB series 1
H2 202490.3 transactions per inhabitant Per half-year, as published by the ECB. ECB series 1
H1 202594.7 transactions per inhabitant Per half-year, as published by the ECB. ECB series 1
H2 2025 (provisional)98.8 transactions per inhabitant Per half-year, as published by the ECB. ECB series 1
Average credit transfer (incl. large-value)3,696.21 EUR per transaction Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Credit transfer values include large-value interbank payments; compare countries by number of transfers, not value. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2

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Average credit transfer (incl. large-value) history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 20224,960.68 EUR per transaction Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Credit transfer values include large-value interbank payments; compare countries by number of transfers, not value. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 20224,770.39 EUR per transaction Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Credit transfer values include large-value interbank payments; compare countries by number of transfers, not value. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 20234,547.94 EUR per transaction Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Credit transfer values include large-value interbank payments; compare countries by number of transfers, not value. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 20234,436.06 EUR per transaction Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Credit transfer values include large-value interbank payments; compare countries by number of transfers, not value. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 20244,346.39 EUR per transaction Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Credit transfer values include large-value interbank payments; compare countries by number of transfers, not value. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 20244,252.22 EUR per transaction Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Credit transfer values include large-value interbank payments; compare countries by number of transfers, not value. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 20253,875.22 EUR per transaction Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Credit transfer values include large-value interbank payments; compare countries by number of transfers, not value. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 2025 (provisional)3,696.21 EUR per transaction Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Credit transfer values include large-value interbank payments; compare countries by number of transfers, not value. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
Card payments (issuer side)2,251.3 million transactions Counted on the card issuer side: payments with cards issued by payment service providers in the country, wherever the card is used. Countries that license EU-wide card issuers (for example Lithuania and Luxembourg) therefore show far more card payments than their population makes. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1

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Card payments (issuer side) history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 20221,511.3 million transactions Counted on the card issuer side: payments with cards issued by payment service providers in the country, wherever the card is used. Countries that license EU-wide card issuers (for example Lithuania and Luxembourg) therefore show far more card payments than their population makes. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H2 20221,693.5 million transactions Counted on the card issuer side: payments with cards issued by payment service providers in the country, wherever the card is used. Countries that license EU-wide card issuers (for example Lithuania and Luxembourg) therefore show far more card payments than their population makes. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H1 20231,725.4 million transactions Counted on the card issuer side: payments with cards issued by payment service providers in the country, wherever the card is used. Countries that license EU-wide card issuers (for example Lithuania and Luxembourg) therefore show far more card payments than their population makes. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H2 20231,870.5 million transactions Counted on the card issuer side: payments with cards issued by payment service providers in the country, wherever the card is used. Countries that license EU-wide card issuers (for example Lithuania and Luxembourg) therefore show far more card payments than their population makes. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H1 20241,904.4 million transactions Counted on the card issuer side: payments with cards issued by payment service providers in the country, wherever the card is used. Countries that license EU-wide card issuers (for example Lithuania and Luxembourg) therefore show far more card payments than their population makes. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H2 20242,066.8 million transactions Counted on the card issuer side: payments with cards issued by payment service providers in the country, wherever the card is used. Countries that license EU-wide card issuers (for example Lithuania and Luxembourg) therefore show far more card payments than their population makes. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H1 20252,042.6 million transactions Counted on the card issuer side: payments with cards issued by payment service providers in the country, wherever the card is used. Countries that license EU-wide card issuers (for example Lithuania and Luxembourg) therefore show far more card payments than their population makes. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H2 2025 (provisional)2,251.3 million transactions Counted on the card issuer side: payments with cards issued by payment service providers in the country, wherever the card is used. Countries that license EU-wide card issuers (for example Lithuania and Luxembourg) therefore show far more card payments than their population makes. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
Card payments, value93,660.8 EUR million Counted on the card issuer side: payments with cards issued by payment service providers in the country, wherever the card is used. Countries that license EU-wide card issuers (for example Lithuania and Luxembourg) therefore show far more card payments than their population makes. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1

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Card payments, value history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 202265,079.4 EUR million Counted on the card issuer side: payments with cards issued by payment service providers in the country, wherever the card is used. Countries that license EU-wide card issuers (for example Lithuania and Luxembourg) therefore show far more card payments than their population makes. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H2 202272,417.3 EUR million Counted on the card issuer side: payments with cards issued by payment service providers in the country, wherever the card is used. Countries that license EU-wide card issuers (for example Lithuania and Luxembourg) therefore show far more card payments than their population makes. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H1 202374,350.6 EUR million Counted on the card issuer side: payments with cards issued by payment service providers in the country, wherever the card is used. Countries that license EU-wide card issuers (for example Lithuania and Luxembourg) therefore show far more card payments than their population makes. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H2 202380,143.2 EUR million Counted on the card issuer side: payments with cards issued by payment service providers in the country, wherever the card is used. Countries that license EU-wide card issuers (for example Lithuania and Luxembourg) therefore show far more card payments than their population makes. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H1 202480,844.2 EUR million Counted on the card issuer side: payments with cards issued by payment service providers in the country, wherever the card is used. Countries that license EU-wide card issuers (for example Lithuania and Luxembourg) therefore show far more card payments than their population makes. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H2 202487,221.3 EUR million Counted on the card issuer side: payments with cards issued by payment service providers in the country, wherever the card is used. Countries that license EU-wide card issuers (for example Lithuania and Luxembourg) therefore show far more card payments than their population makes. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H1 202585,889.7 EUR million Counted on the card issuer side: payments with cards issued by payment service providers in the country, wherever the card is used. Countries that license EU-wide card issuers (for example Lithuania and Luxembourg) therefore show far more card payments than their population makes. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H2 2025 (provisional)93,660.8 EUR million Counted on the card issuer side: payments with cards issued by payment service providers in the country, wherever the card is used. Countries that license EU-wide card issuers (for example Lithuania and Luxembourg) therefore show far more card payments than their population makes. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
Average card payment41.60 EUR per transaction Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2

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Average card payment history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 202243.06 EUR per transaction Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 202242.76 EUR per transaction Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 202343.09 EUR per transaction Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 202342.85 EUR per transaction Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 202442.45 EUR per transaction Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 202442.20 EUR per transaction Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 202542.05 EUR per transaction Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 2025 (provisional)41.60 EUR per transaction Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
Contactless card payments1,279.9 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1

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Contactless card payments history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 2022730.6 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H2 2022834.3 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H1 2023873.4 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H2 2023962.3 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H1 20241,008.4 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H2 20241,130.0 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H1 20251,146.5 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H2 2025 (provisional)1,279.9 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
Contactless card payments, value34,047.3 EUR million Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1

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Contactless card payments, value history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 202216,349.1 EUR million Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H2 202217,316.7 EUR million Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H1 202319,704.4 EUR million Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H2 202322,647.9 EUR million Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H1 202424,198.0 EUR million Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H2 202428,455.9 EUR million Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H1 202529,631.0 EUR million Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H2 2025 (provisional)34,047.3 EUR million Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
Contactless share of card payments (number)56.9 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2

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Contactless share of card payments (number) history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 202248.3 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 202249.3 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 202350.6 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 202351.4 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 202453.0 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 202454.7 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 202556.1 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 2025 (provisional)56.9 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
Contactless share of card payments (value)36.4 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2

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Contactless share of card payments (value) history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 202225.1 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 202223.9 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 202326.5 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 202328.3 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 202429.9 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 202432.6 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 202534.5 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 2025 (provisional)36.4 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
NFC card payments1,245.5 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1

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NFC card payments history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 2022717.2 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H2 2022814.8 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H1 2023852.0 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H2 2023936.1 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H1 2024981.4 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H2 20241,099.2 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H1 20251,116.4 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H2 2025 (provisional)1,245.5 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
NFC share of contactless payments97.3 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2

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NFC share of contactless payments history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 202298.2 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 202297.7 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 202397.5 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 202397.3 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 202497.3 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 202497.3 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 202597.4 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 2025 (provisional)97.3 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
Remote (online) share of card payments21.4 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2

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Remote (online) share of card payments history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 202216.6 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 202216.7 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 202316.8 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 202317.5 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 202419.1 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 202419.5 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 202520.2 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 2025 (provisional)21.4 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
Card payments via mobile payment solutions77.4 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1

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Card payments via mobile payment solutions history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 202229.0 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H2 202238.5 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H1 202344.1 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H2 202339.3 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H1 202458.4 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H2 202466.9 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H1 202562.6 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H2 2025 (provisional)77.4 million transactions Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
Share of card payments at terminals abroad29.4 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2

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Share of card payments at terminals abroad history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 202218.8 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 202221.0 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 202320.6 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 202324.1 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 202423.2 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 202426.7 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 202525.9 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 2025 (provisional)29.4 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
Strong customer authentication on remote card payments71.3 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2

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Strong customer authentication on remote card payments history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 202270.4 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 202271.4 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 202376.4 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 202374.8 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 202475.3 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 202474.5 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 202573.0 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 2025 (provisional)71.3 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
Fraudulent card payments (issuer side), value29.1 EUR million Counted on the card issuer side: payments with cards issued by payment service providers in the country, wherever the card is used. Countries that license EU-wide card issuers (for example Lithuania and Luxembourg) therefore show far more card payments than their population makes. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1

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Fraudulent card payments (issuer side), value history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 202220.8 EUR million Counted on the card issuer side: payments with cards issued by payment service providers in the country, wherever the card is used. Countries that license EU-wide card issuers (for example Lithuania and Luxembourg) therefore show far more card payments than their population makes. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H2 202226.8 EUR million Counted on the card issuer side: payments with cards issued by payment service providers in the country, wherever the card is used. Countries that license EU-wide card issuers (for example Lithuania and Luxembourg) therefore show far more card payments than their population makes. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H1 202326.6 EUR million Counted on the card issuer side: payments with cards issued by payment service providers in the country, wherever the card is used. Countries that license EU-wide card issuers (for example Lithuania and Luxembourg) therefore show far more card payments than their population makes. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H2 202331.3 EUR million Counted on the card issuer side: payments with cards issued by payment service providers in the country, wherever the card is used. Countries that license EU-wide card issuers (for example Lithuania and Luxembourg) therefore show far more card payments than their population makes. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H1 202429.2 EUR million Counted on the card issuer side: payments with cards issued by payment service providers in the country, wherever the card is used. Countries that license EU-wide card issuers (for example Lithuania and Luxembourg) therefore show far more card payments than their population makes. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H2 202427.3 EUR million Counted on the card issuer side: payments with cards issued by payment service providers in the country, wherever the card is used. Countries that license EU-wide card issuers (for example Lithuania and Luxembourg) therefore show far more card payments than their population makes. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H1 202533.3 EUR million Counted on the card issuer side: payments with cards issued by payment service providers in the country, wherever the card is used. Countries that license EU-wide card issuers (for example Lithuania and Luxembourg) therefore show far more card payments than their population makes. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H2 2025 (provisional)29.1 EUR million Counted on the card issuer side: payments with cards issued by payment service providers in the country, wherever the card is used. Countries that license EU-wide card issuers (for example Lithuania and Luxembourg) therefore show far more card payments than their population makes. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
Card payment fraud rate (issuer side)3.11 basis points of value Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Counted on the card issuer side: payments with cards issued by payment service providers in the country, wherever the card is used. Countries that license EU-wide card issuers (for example Lithuania and Luxembourg) therefore show far more card payments than their population makes. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2

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Card payment fraud rate (issuer side) history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 20223.20 basis points of value Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Counted on the card issuer side: payments with cards issued by payment service providers in the country, wherever the card is used. Countries that license EU-wide card issuers (for example Lithuania and Luxembourg) therefore show far more card payments than their population makes. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 20223.70 basis points of value Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Counted on the card issuer side: payments with cards issued by payment service providers in the country, wherever the card is used. Countries that license EU-wide card issuers (for example Lithuania and Luxembourg) therefore show far more card payments than their population makes. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 20233.58 basis points of value Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Counted on the card issuer side: payments with cards issued by payment service providers in the country, wherever the card is used. Countries that license EU-wide card issuers (for example Lithuania and Luxembourg) therefore show far more card payments than their population makes. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 20233.91 basis points of value Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Counted on the card issuer side: payments with cards issued by payment service providers in the country, wherever the card is used. Countries that license EU-wide card issuers (for example Lithuania and Luxembourg) therefore show far more card payments than their population makes. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 20243.62 basis points of value Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Counted on the card issuer side: payments with cards issued by payment service providers in the country, wherever the card is used. Countries that license EU-wide card issuers (for example Lithuania and Luxembourg) therefore show far more card payments than their population makes. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 20243.13 basis points of value Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Counted on the card issuer side: payments with cards issued by payment service providers in the country, wherever the card is used. Countries that license EU-wide card issuers (for example Lithuania and Luxembourg) therefore show far more card payments than their population makes. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 20253.88 basis points of value Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Counted on the card issuer side: payments with cards issued by payment service providers in the country, wherever the card is used. Countries that license EU-wide card issuers (for example Lithuania and Luxembourg) therefore show far more card payments than their population makes. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 2025 (provisional)3.11 basis points of value Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Counted on the card issuer side: payments with cards issued by payment service providers in the country, wherever the card is used. Countries that license EU-wide card issuers (for example Lithuania and Luxembourg) therefore show far more card payments than their population makes. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
Cash withdrawals with cards72.3 million transactions ECB series 1

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Cash withdrawals with cards history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 202270.9 million transactions ECB series 1
H2 202274.2 million transactions ECB series 1
H1 202368.8 million transactions ECB series 1
H2 202373.1 million transactions ECB series 1
H1 202469.6 million transactions ECB series 1
H2 202474.0 million transactions ECB series 1
H1 202569.5 million transactions ECB series 1
H2 2025 (provisional)72.3 million transactions ECB series 1
Card cash withdrawals per 100 card payments3.2 per 100 card payments Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2

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Card cash withdrawals per 100 card payments history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 20224.7 per 100 card payments Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 20224.4 per 100 card payments Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 20234.0 per 100 card payments Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 20233.9 per 100 card payments Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 20243.7 per 100 card payments Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 20243.6 per 100 card payments Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 20253.4 per 100 card payments Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 2025 (provisional)3.2 per 100 card payments Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
Card payments per inhabitant (ECB)188.8 transactions per inhabitant Counted on the card issuer side: payments with cards issued by payment service providers in the country, wherever the card is used. Countries that license EU-wide card issuers (for example Lithuania and Luxembourg) therefore show far more card payments than their population makes. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1

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Card payments per inhabitant (ECB) history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 2022129.4 transactions per inhabitant Counted on the card issuer side: payments with cards issued by payment service providers in the country, wherever the card is used. Countries that license EU-wide card issuers (for example Lithuania and Luxembourg) therefore show far more card payments than their population makes. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H2 2022144.4 transactions per inhabitant Counted on the card issuer side: payments with cards issued by payment service providers in the country, wherever the card is used. Countries that license EU-wide card issuers (for example Lithuania and Luxembourg) therefore show far more card payments than their population makes. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H1 2023146.6 transactions per inhabitant Counted on the card issuer side: payments with cards issued by payment service providers in the country, wherever the card is used. Countries that license EU-wide card issuers (for example Lithuania and Luxembourg) therefore show far more card payments than their population makes. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H2 2023158.3 transactions per inhabitant Counted on the card issuer side: payments with cards issued by payment service providers in the country, wherever the card is used. Countries that license EU-wide card issuers (for example Lithuania and Luxembourg) therefore show far more card payments than their population makes. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H1 2024160.8 transactions per inhabitant Counted on the card issuer side: payments with cards issued by payment service providers in the country, wherever the card is used. Countries that license EU-wide card issuers (for example Lithuania and Luxembourg) therefore show far more card payments than their population makes. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H2 2024174.0 transactions per inhabitant Counted on the card issuer side: payments with cards issued by payment service providers in the country, wherever the card is used. Countries that license EU-wide card issuers (for example Lithuania and Luxembourg) therefore show far more card payments than their population makes. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H1 2025171.7 transactions per inhabitant Counted on the card issuer side: payments with cards issued by payment service providers in the country, wherever the card is used. Countries that license EU-wide card issuers (for example Lithuania and Luxembourg) therefore show far more card payments than their population makes. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
H2 2025 (provisional)188.8 transactions per inhabitant Counted on the card issuer side: payments with cards issued by payment service providers in the country, wherever the card is used. Countries that license EU-wide card issuers (for example Lithuania and Luxembourg) therefore show far more card payments than their population makes. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1
Direct debits (payer side)197.1 million transactions ECB series 1

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Direct debits (payer side) history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 2022165.7 million transactions ECB series 1
H2 2022170.0 million transactions ECB series 1
H1 2023175.1 million transactions ECB series 1
H2 2023179.6 million transactions ECB series 1
H1 2024185.8 million transactions ECB series 1
H2 2024189.9 million transactions ECB series 1
H1 2025192.7 million transactions ECB series 1
H2 2025 (provisional)197.1 million transactions ECB series 1
Direct debits (payer side), value55,182.7 EUR million ECB series 1

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Direct debits (payer side), value history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 202246,962.4 EUR million ECB series 1
H2 202246,874.5 EUR million ECB series 1
H1 202350,823.2 EUR million ECB series 1
H2 202350,385.2 EUR million ECB series 1
H1 202452,923.9 EUR million ECB series 1
H2 202452,214.6 EUR million ECB series 1
H1 202555,659.3 EUR million ECB series 1
H2 2025 (provisional)55,182.7 EUR million ECB series 1
Fraudulent direct debits (payee side), value0.2 EUR million ECB series 1

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Fraudulent direct debits (payee side), value history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 20220.0 EUR million ECB series 1
H2 20220.0 EUR million ECB series 1
H1 20230.0 EUR million ECB series 1
H2 20230.0 EUR million ECB series 1
H1 20240.0 EUR million ECB series 1
H2 20240.1 EUR million ECB series 1
H1 20250.1 EUR million ECB series 1
H2 2025 (provisional)0.2 EUR million ECB series 1
Direct debit fraud rate (payee side)0.02 basis points of value Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2

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Direct debit fraud rate (payee side) history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 20220.00 basis points of value Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 20220.00 basis points of value Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 20230.00 basis points of value Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 20230.00 basis points of value Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 20240.00 basis points of value Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 20240.01 basis points of value Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 20250.01 basis points of value Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 2025 (provisional)0.02 basis points of value Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
E-money payments30.2 million transactions ECB series 1

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E-money payments history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 202221.4 million transactions ECB series 1
H2 202221.9 million transactions ECB series 1
H1 202317.9 million transactions ECB series 1
H2 202320.4 million transactions ECB series 1
H1 202420.2 million transactions ECB series 1
H2 202422.7 million transactions ECB series 1
H1 202524.3 million transactions ECB series 1
H2 2025 (provisional)30.2 million transactions ECB series 1
E-money payments, value971.9 EUR million ECB series 1

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E-money payments, value history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 2022824.3 EUR million ECB series 1
H2 2022826.7 EUR million ECB series 1
H1 2023717.3 EUR million ECB series 1
H2 2023814.8 EUR million ECB series 1
H1 2024744.5 EUR million ECB series 1
H2 2024818.9 EUR million ECB series 1
H1 2025850.4 EUR million ECB series 1
H2 2025 (provisional)971.9 EUR million ECB series 1
E-money payment fraud rate0.00 basis points of value Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2

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E-money payment fraud rate history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 20220.01 basis points of value Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 20220.00 basis points of value Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 20230.00 basis points of value Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 20230.00 basis points of value Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 20240.00 basis points of value Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 20240.00 basis points of value Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 20250.00 basis points of value Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 2025 (provisional)0.00 basis points of value Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
Contactless-enabled share of EFTPOS terminals98.2 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2

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Contactless-enabled share of EFTPOS terminals history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 202597.8 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 2025 (provisional)98.2 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
Share of cards with a contactless functionNot published by the ECB for this country/period Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2

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Share of cards with a contactless function history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 2025Not published by the ECB for this country/period Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 2025 (provisional)Not published by the ECB for this country/period Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. Issuer-side card payments; countries licensing EU-wide issuers, including Lithuania and Luxembourg, can show unusually large figures. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
ATM cash withdrawals at home (resident cards)57.3 million transactions ECB series 1

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ATM cash withdrawals at home (resident cards) history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 202557.1 million transactions ECB series 1
H2 2025 (provisional)57.3 million transactions ECB series 1
ATM cash withdrawals at home, value12,454.7 EUR million ECB series 1

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ATM cash withdrawals at home, value history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 202512,118.2 EUR million ECB series 1
H2 2025 (provisional)12,454.7 EUR million ECB series 1
ATM cash withdrawals abroad (resident cards)0.0 million transactions ECB series 1

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ATM cash withdrawals abroad (resident cards) history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 20250.0 million transactions ECB series 1
H2 2025 (provisional)0.0 million transactions ECB series 1
Average ATM withdrawal217.53 EUR per transaction Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2

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Average ATM withdrawal history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 2025212.18 EUR per transaction Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 2025 (provisional)217.53 EUR per transaction Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
TIPS instant-settlement transactions7.6 million transactions ECB series 1

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TIPS instant-settlement transactions history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 20252.8 million transactions ECB series 1
H2 2025 (provisional)7.6 million transactions ECB series 1
TIPS instant-settlement value8,788.0 EUR million ECB series 1

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TIPS instant-settlement value history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 20252,035.9 EUR million ECB series 1
H2 2025 (provisional)8,788.0 EUR million ECB series 1
T2 (TARGET) transactions1.5 million transactions ECB series 1

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T2 (TARGET) transactions history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 20251.7 million transactions ECB series 1
H2 2025 (provisional)1.5 million transactions ECB series 1
Payments initiated by payment-initiation services267.6 million transactions ECB series 1

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Payments initiated by payment-initiation services history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 2022236.1 million transactions ECB series 1
H2 2022233.7 million transactions ECB series 1
H1 2023242.6 million transactions ECB series 1
H2 2023243.1 million transactions ECB series 1
H1 2024251.5 million transactions ECB series 1
H2 2024253.9 million transactions ECB series 1
H1 2025257.4 million transactions ECB series 1
H2 2025 (provisional)267.6 million transactions ECB series 1
Payments initiated by payment-initiation services, value1,257,137.1 EUR million ECB series 1

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Payments initiated by payment-initiation services, value history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 20221,491,296.3 EUR million ECB series 1
H2 20221,326,255.6 EUR million ECB series 1
H1 20231,202,752.2 EUR million ECB series 1
H2 20231,192,619.8 EUR million ECB series 1
H1 20241,218,173.0 EUR million ECB series 1
H2 20241,245,426.2 EUR million ECB series 1
H1 20251,277,706.8 EUR million ECB series 1
H2 2025 (provisional)1,257,137.1 EUR million ECB series 1
Strong customer authentication on remote payment-initiation payments99.5 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2

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Strong customer authentication on remote payment-initiation payments history
PeriodValue and caveat
H1 202299.9 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 202299.8 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 202399.8 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 202399.7 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 202499.7 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 202499.7 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H1 202599.7 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2
H2 2025 (provisional)99.5 % Derived by Scrolld from ECB inputs. ECB series 1 · ECB series 2