The number of terminals for non-cash payments in trade in the Vitebsk region has increased by 35% 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 has increased by 35% since the beginning of the current year, BELTA was informed by the Main Department of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus for the Vitebsk region. Compared to January 1, 2009, the number of terminals providing non-cash payments in trade and service organizations increased from 1734 to 2343 (as of October 1, 2009). In general, across the region, the number of terminals increased by 22% and reached 3748. The expansion of the plastic card service infrastructure has affected the growth of non-cash payments using cards. In the total volume of card transactions, non-cash payments account for 9.7%. The share of non-cash payments using cards in retail trade turnover increased from 3% at the beginning of the year to 4.5% as of October 1, and in the volume of paid services, it grew from 7% to 8.6%. According to the Main Department of the National Bank for the Vitebsk region, there are 790 thousand bank plastic cards in circulation among the region's residents. In fact, there are 625 plastic cards per 1,000 residents, and one terminal serves almost 400 residents. -0-