Card payments (issuer side)

Card payments (issuer side): Card payments (issuer side), H2 2025 (provisional) — Card payments (issuer side): France leads at 11,431.8 million transactions. 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.

Card payments (issuer side)

ECB published series: ECB:PCP:H.{area}.W0.W0.CP0.1._T._T.PCS_ALL._Z._X._Z.N.PN

Card payments (issuer side) — H2 2025 (provisional)
AreaValue and caveatRank
France11,431.8 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 11 of 25
Germany7,492.0 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 12 of 25
Spain6,831.3 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 13 of 25
Poland5,518.4 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 14 of 25
Italy5,099.7 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 15 of 25
Netherlands3,495.7 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 16 of 25
Belgium2,251.3 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 17 of 25
Lithuania1,818.8 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 18 of 25
Romania1,761.2 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 19 of 25
Czechia1,743.4 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 110 of 25
Ireland1,731.6 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 111 of 25
Portugal1,577.1 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 112 of 25
Finland1,347.1 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 113 of 25
Greece1,286.7 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 114 of 25
Hungary1,094.9 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 115 of 25
Austria1,084.6 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 116 of 25
Slovakia638.9 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 117 of 25
Croatia429.4 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 118 of 25
Bulgaria355.7 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 119 of 25
Luxembourg300.4 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 120 of 25
Latvia289.0 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 121 of 25
Estonia269.7 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 122 of 25
Slovenia229.5 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 123 of 25
Cyprus131.4 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 124 of 25
Malta75.6 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 125 of 25
Euro area47,811.7 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 1ECB aggregate — unranked
European Union58,285.4 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 1ECB aggregate — unranked

History by country and ECB aggregate

Card payments (issuer side) — H1 2022
AreaValue and caveatRank
France8,473.5 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 11 of 24
Germany4,720.5 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 12 of 24
Spain4,266.4 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 13 of 24
Italy2,834.0 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 14 of 24
Netherlands2,770.0 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 15 of 24
Belgium1,511.3 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 16 of 24
Portugal1,079.5 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 17 of 24
Czechia1,038.0 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 18 of 24
Finland1,012.3 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 19 of 24
Ireland972.8 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 110 of 24
Lithuania918.3 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 111 of 24
Greece826.7 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 112 of 24
Romania792.0 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 113 of 24
Hungary741.4 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 114 of 24
Austria689.9 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 115 of 24
Slovakia404.5 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 116 of 24
Croatia264.5 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 117 of 24
Latvia208.9 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 118 of 24
Estonia203.7 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 119 of 24
Bulgaria172.4 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 120 of 24
Luxembourg151.0 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 121 of 24
Slovenia145.7 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 122 of 24
Cyprus79.3 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 123 of 24
Malta34.7 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 124 of 24
PolandNot published by the ECB for this country/period 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 1Unranked
Euro area31,567.6 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 1ECB aggregate — unranked
Card payments (issuer side) — H2 2022
AreaValue and caveatRank
France9,345.0 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 11 of 24
Germany5,427.6 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 12 of 24
Spain4,844.2 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 13 of 24
Italy3,305.5 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 14 of 24
Netherlands3,096.2 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 15 of 24
Belgium1,693.5 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 16 of 24
Portugal1,226.7 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 17 of 24
Ireland1,219.1 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 18 of 24
Czechia1,186.9 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 19 of 24
Lithuania1,176.8 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 110 of 24
Finland1,134.1 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 111 of 24
Greece943.9 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 112 of 24
Romania909.8 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 113 of 24
Hungary842.4 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 114 of 24
Austria773.2 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 115 of 24
Slovakia468.1 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 116 of 24
Croatia295.4 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 117 of 24
Latvia236.4 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 118 of 24
Estonia225.5 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 119 of 24
Bulgaria203.1 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 120 of 24
Luxembourg172.8 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 121 of 24
Slovenia165.8 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 122 of 24
Cyprus94.9 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 123 of 24
Malta43.9 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 124 of 24
PolandNot published by the ECB for this country/period 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 1Unranked
Euro area35,888.5 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 1ECB aggregate — unranked
Card payments (issuer side) — H1 2023
AreaValue and caveatRank
France9,339.5 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 11 of 25
Germany5,630.4 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 12 of 25
Spain4,913.7 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 13 of 25
Poland4,539.0 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 14 of 25
Italy3,415.2 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 15 of 25
Netherlands3,068.5 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 16 of 25
Belgium1,725.4 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 17 of 25
Slovakia1,315.6 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 18 of 25
Czechia1,226.2 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 19 of 25
Portugal1,214.4 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 110 of 25
Lithuania1,204.1 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 111 of 25
Ireland1,187.8 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 112 of 25
Finland1,115.8 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 113 of 25
Romania969.2 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 114 of 25
Greece962.5 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 115 of 25
Hungary854.3 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 116 of 25
Austria794.5 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 117 of 25
Croatia319.5 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 118 of 25
Latvia240.4 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 119 of 25
Bulgaria230.1 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 120 of 25
Estonia224.0 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 121 of 25
Luxembourg177.8 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 122 of 25
Slovenia169.0 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 123 of 25
Cyprus100.3 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 124 of 25
Malta48.1 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 125 of 25
Euro area37,166.4 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 1ECB aggregate — unranked
Card payments (issuer side) — H2 2023
AreaValue and caveatRank
France10,074.4 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 11 of 25
Germany6,167.6 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 12 of 25
Spain5,474.7 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 13 of 25
Poland4,942.1 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 14 of 25
Italy3,814.8 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 15 of 25
Netherlands3,250.9 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 16 of 25
Belgium1,870.5 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 17 of 25
Ireland1,425.6 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 18 of 25
Slovakia1,367.6 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 19 of 25
Czechia1,362.1 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 110 of 25
Portugal1,319.9 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 111 of 25
Lithuania1,302.9 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 112 of 25
Finland1,225.0 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 113 of 25
Romania1,098.3 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 114 of 25
Greece1,040.5 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 115 of 25
Hungary934.5 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 116 of 25
Austria878.6 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 117 of 25
Croatia345.4 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 118 of 25
Latvia255.0 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 119 of 25
Bulgaria248.5 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 120 of 25
Estonia236.8 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 121 of 25
Luxembourg202.4 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 122 of 25
Slovenia184.5 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 123 of 25
Cyprus110.9 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 124 of 25
Malta57.7 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 125 of 25
Euro area40,605.7 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 1ECB aggregate — unranked
Card payments (issuer side) — H1 2024
AreaValue and caveatRank
France10,046.7 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 11 of 25
Germany6,167.8 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 12 of 25
Spain5,562.6 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 13 of 25
Poland5,209.6 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 14 of 25
Italy3,952.3 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 15 of 25
Netherlands3,209.0 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 16 of 25
Belgium1,904.4 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 17 of 25
Portugal1,492.2 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 18 of 25
Ireland1,421.1 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 19 of 25
Czechia1,416.5 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 110 of 25
Lithuania1,379.0 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 111 of 25
Finland1,172.8 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 112 of 25
Romania1,172.6 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 113 of 25
Greece1,083.9 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 114 of 25
Hungary951.5 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 115 of 25
Austria899.9 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 116 of 25
Slovakia530.5 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 117 of 25
Croatia354.6 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 118 of 25
Bulgaria269.0 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 119 of 25
Latvia257.7 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 120 of 25
Estonia234.7 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 121 of 25
Luxembourg209.2 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 122 of 25
Slovenia189.5 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 123 of 25
Cyprus110.4 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 124 of 25
Malta58.3 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 125 of 25
Euro area40,236.4 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 1ECB aggregate — unranked
Card payments (issuer side) — H2 2024
AreaValue and caveatRank
France10,809.8 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 11 of 25
Germany6,905.7 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 12 of 25
Spain6,133.5 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 13 of 25
Poland5,250.2 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 14 of 25
Italy4,463.2 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 15 of 25
Netherlands3,381.7 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 16 of 25
Belgium2,066.8 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 17 of 25
Lithuania1,702.9 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 18 of 25
Portugal1,663.7 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 19 of 25
Ireland1,584.2 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 110 of 25
Czechia1,564.4 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 111 of 25
Romania1,291.2 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 112 of 25
Finland1,281.7 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 113 of 25
Greece1,200.3 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 114 of 25
Hungary1,021.4 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 115 of 25
Austria992.6 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 116 of 25
Slovakia588.7 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 117 of 25
Croatia387.7 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 118 of 25
Bulgaria301.4 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 119 of 25
Latvia274.3 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 120 of 25
Estonia256.0 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 121 of 25
Luxembourg240.9 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 122 of 25
Slovenia206.4 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 123 of 25
Cyprus120.2 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 124 of 25
Malta61.6 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 125 of 25
Euro area44,322.0 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 1ECB aggregate — unranked
Card payments (issuer side) — H1 2025
AreaValue and caveatRank
France10,610.9 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 11 of 25
Germany7,040.7 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 12 of 25
Spain6,178.4 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 13 of 25
Poland5,213.0 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 14 of 25
Italy4,473.9 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 15 of 25
Netherlands3,293.6 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 16 of 25
Belgium2,042.6 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 17 of 25
Lithuania1,664.1 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 18 of 25
Czechia1,583.9 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 19 of 25
Ireland1,570.2 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 110 of 25
Romania1,515.7 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 111 of 25
Portugal1,483.9 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 112 of 25
Finland1,224.3 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 113 of 25
Greece1,186.4 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 114 of 25
Hungary1,011.2 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 115 of 25
Austria997.8 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 116 of 25
Slovakia579.0 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 117 of 25
Croatia391.6 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 118 of 25
Bulgaria318.9 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 119 of 25
Latvia270.3 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 120 of 25
Estonia250.8 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 121 of 25
Luxembourg242.4 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 122 of 25
Slovenia209.2 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 123 of 25
Cyprus119.4 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 124 of 25
Malta67.3 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 125 of 25
Euro area43,896.9 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 1ECB aggregate — unranked
European Union53,539.7 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 1ECB aggregate — unranked
Card payments (issuer side) — H2 2025 (provisional)
AreaValue and caveatRank
France11,431.8 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 11 of 25
Germany7,492.0 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 12 of 25
Spain6,831.3 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 13 of 25
Poland5,518.4 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 14 of 25
Italy5,099.7 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 15 of 25
Netherlands3,495.7 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 16 of 25
Belgium2,251.3 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 17 of 25
Lithuania1,818.8 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 18 of 25
Romania1,761.2 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 19 of 25
Czechia1,743.4 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 110 of 25
Ireland1,731.6 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 111 of 25
Portugal1,577.1 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 112 of 25
Finland1,347.1 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 113 of 25
Greece1,286.7 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 114 of 25
Hungary1,094.9 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 115 of 25
Austria1,084.6 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 116 of 25
Slovakia638.9 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 117 of 25
Croatia429.4 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 118 of 25
Bulgaria355.7 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 119 of 25
Luxembourg300.4 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 120 of 25
Latvia289.0 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 121 of 25
Estonia269.7 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 122 of 25
Slovenia229.5 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 123 of 25
Cyprus131.4 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 124 of 25
Malta75.6 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 125 of 25
Euro area47,811.7 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 1ECB aggregate — unranked
European Union58,285.4 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 1ECB aggregate — unranked