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The average number of transactions per card rose from 107 in 2023 to 122 in 2024. This was largely due to the surge in debit card use, which saw an average of 134 transactions per card, up from 115
No region in Greece outstripped the EU average, with Attica recording the highest percentage of online shoppers aged 16–74 at 54.1%.
The total value of the transactions conducted with debit and credit cards in the country in the first half of 2024 rose 2% on the corresponding period of 2023
Making card payments seems to be particularly widespread and has become a systematic practice in Greek consumers' everyday life