The number of payment terminals in trade in the Vitebsk region has increased by 22% since the beginning of the year

August 16, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. The number of terminals for servicing bank plastic cards at trade and service facilities in the Vitebsk region, as of July 1, 2010, increased by 22% compared to the beginning of the year, the main department of the National Bank for the Vitebsk region informed a BELTA correspondent. In six months, the number of terminals providing non-cash payments in trade and service organizations increased from 2,663 to 3,250. In general, across the region, the number of terminals increased by 14.7% and reached 4,785. The expansion of the plastic card service infrastructure has ensured an increase in non-cash payments using cards. In the total volume of card transactions, non-cash payments account for 11.6%. The share of non-cash payments using cards in retail trade turnover and in the volume of paid services 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 994.6 thousand bank plastic cards in circulation among the region's residents. In fact, there are 810 plastic cards per 1,000 residents. The infrastructure is also growing: if at the beginning of the year there were 33 terminals per 10,000 residents, then by July there were 46, the number of ATMs increased by 8.3%, and info kiosks by 11.8%. -0-