The number of terminals for non-cash payments in trade in the Vitebsk region increased by 53% in 2009

February 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 January 1, 2010, increased by 53% compared to January 1, 2009, the main department of the National Bank for the Vitebsk region informed a BELTA correspondent. Over the year, the number of terminals providing non-cash payments in trade and service organizations increased from 1734 to 2659. In general, across the region, the number of terminals increased by 37% and reached 4194. 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 10.2%. The share of non-cash payments using cards in retail trade turnover and in the volume of paid services increased, according to data as of October 1, 2009, and amounted to 4.5% and 8.6% respectively. According to the Main Department of the National Bank for the Vitebsk region, there are 883.3 thousand bank plastic cards in circulation among the region's residents, which is 33% more than at the beginning of 2009. In fact, there are 698 plastic cards per 1,000 residents. Along with the increasing number of plastic cards in circulation, the infrastructure is growing. If at the beginning of 2009 there were 24 terminals per 10,000 residents, then by the end of the year their number reached 33, the number of ATMs increased by 14%, and info kiosks by 55%. -0-