The number of terminals for cashless payments in trade in the Vitebsk region has increased by 40.8% since the beginning of the year

November 11, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. The number of terminals for servicing bank plastic cards at trade and service facilities in the Vitebsk region, as of October 1, increased by 40.8% compared to January 1, 2010, the main department of the National Bank for the Vitebsk region informed a BELTA correspondent. Since the beginning of the year, the number of terminals providing non-cash payments in trade and service organizations has increased from 2,663 to 3,749. In general, across the region, the number of terminals has increased by 27.2% and reached 5,305. The expansion of the plastic card servicing infrastructure has contributed to the growth of non-cash payments using cards. In the total volume of card transactions, non-cash payments account for 11.9%. The share of non-cash payments using cards in retail trade turnover and in the volume of paid services has increased and, as of July 1, amounted to 7.2% and 10.2%, respectively. According to the Main Department of the National Bank for the Vitebsk region, there are more than 1 million bank plastic cards in circulation among the region's residents. In fact, there are 846 plastic cards per thousand residents. Along with the increasing number of plastic cards in circulation, the infrastructure is growing. If at the beginning of this year there were 33 terminals per 10,000 residents, then by October there were 51, the number of ATMs increased by 12.5%, and info kiosks by 17.6%. -0-