The volume of non-cash payments in May grew to 55.5% of all operations from 50.3% in January, and their number increased to 87% from 82.4%, the press service of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) reported on its Facebook page.
“During the quarantine, non-cash payments proved their safety and convenience. Therefore, the choice of Ukrainians in favor of cashless payments is obvious,” the press service of the central bank said.
The regulator will publish statistics on the state of the card market on a monthly basis, due to the fact that since the beginning of the year banks have begun to provide the regulator with statistical information with appropriate reporting intervals. (Open4Business/Business World Magazine)