In 2022, there were 237 million transactions conducted with point of sale (PoS) payments acquirers in Saudi Arabia. This was more than double the volume of the previous year, and the biggest single year total in the four year period between 2018 and 2022. Apart from 2018 when the number of transactions were 48,000, every subsequent year recorded significant increases with transactions totaling in the millions.
Total number of transactions with point of sale (PoS) payments acquirers in Saudi Arabia from 2018 to 2022
(in millions)
Payment acquirers help businesses integrate with local payment networks, in this case MADA. Thus, merchants are able to accept payments through a variety of facilities such as PoS payment systems, online payment gateways, ATM withdrawals, and more.
Note: Figures for 2018 have been rounded.
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Saudi Central Bank. (September 4, 2023). Total number of transactions with point of sale (PoS) payments acquirers in Saudi Arabia from 2018 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1425606/saudi-arabia-number-transactions-pos-payments-acquirers/
Saudi Central Bank. "Total number of transactions with point of sale (PoS) payments acquirers in Saudi Arabia from 2018 to 2022 (in millions)." Chart. September 4, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1425606/saudi-arabia-number-transactions-pos-payments-acquirers/
Saudi Central Bank. (2023). Total number of transactions with point of sale (PoS) payments acquirers in Saudi Arabia from 2018 to 2022 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1425606/saudi-arabia-number-transactions-pos-payments-acquirers/
Saudi Central Bank. "Total Number of Transactions with Point of Sale (Pos) Payments Acquirers in Saudi Arabia from 2018 to 2022 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1425606/saudi-arabia-number-transactions-pos-payments-acquirers/
Saudi Central Bank, Total number of transactions with point of sale (PoS) payments acquirers in Saudi Arabia from 2018 to 2022 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1425606/saudi-arabia-number-transactions-pos-payments-acquirers/ (last visited December 31, 2024)
Total number of transactions with point of sale (PoS) payments acquirers in Saudi Arabia from 2018 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph], Saudi Central Bank, September 4, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1425606/saudi-arabia-number-transactions-pos-payments-acquirers/
