Research shows that people and businesses in Estonia have a high opinion of the payment solutions available
Tiina Soosalu, Eesti Pank expert on developing payments Martti Näksi, Head of the Cash Handling...

One in six card payments is made using a smartphone or smartwatch
Residents of Estonia mainly use the two million bankcards that have been issued by banks in Estonia...

The volume of e-commerce transactions has leapt up during the pandemic
E-purchases by residents of Estonia averaged 6 million euros a month in the fourth quarter of 20211,...

Contactless payments and online purchases became normal during the pandemic
Residents of Estonia made more than a million card payments a day in points of sale in Estonia...

Use of cash remains common in the euro area, but contactless payments have become more popular during the pandemic
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The end of the emergency situation saw Estonians go shopping, as card payments were up 6% in the third quarter
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Ninety per cent of domestic payments reach the recipient in just a few seconds
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The emergency situation led people in Estonia to use contactless payments more in the second quarter
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Residents of Estonia managed to go shopping more often in May
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The emergency situation has left clear traces in how residents of Estonia behave when making purchases and handling cash
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Bank services and card payments have worked without any hitches during the state of emergency
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Most payments in Estonia are made in real time
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Contactless payments have not led to any increase in fraud
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Estonian residents did more online shopping than before
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Access to cash in rural regions has improved
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One card payment in ten is contactless
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Estonians are making more card payments in Latvia
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Estonia stands out in Europe for its use of bankcards
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Card transactions are driving the growth in the number of payments
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More and more payments are being made in Estonia with contactless cards
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The number of e-commerce purchases in the second quarter was almost 25% higher than a year ago
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Payments in real time are becoming more popular in Europe
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Contactless payments are becoming more and more common
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Estonia stands out in Europe and the wider world for its use of cashless payments
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Estonian residents are using their bank cards more and more abroad
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Over 70,000 online purchases a day are made in Estonia
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The number of cashless payments increased by 5%
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The habits of Estonian households in using bankcards or cash have not changed significantly
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More and more payments are made in Estonia, but the amounts have decreased
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Bank cards issued in Estonia were used in 184 countries in the first quarter of the year
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