In 2023, in Italy there were 3.25 million Point of Sales (POS) terminals. This number increased steadily since 2010, when the country counted approximately 1.35 million POS terminals. The increase went hand in the hand with the growth in the number of card payments at such terminals and the overall increasing popularity of cashless solutions.
Cashless solutions increasingly popular
Cashless solutions seem to be becoming more and more widespread in Italy. As mentioned before, card payments at POS increased steadily in the last few years, reaching 3 billion in 2018. A closer look at the methods of payments shows that the highest growth was to be seen in the number of debit card transactions. This figure increased more than twofold from 2009 to 2019, when the number of debit card payments in Italy reached 2.47 billion.
The percentage changes have been calculated by Statista; The source significantly changed its database in November 2023. This may mean methodology changes, or not all EU-27 countries reporting the same figures.
Supplementary notes
The figures have been taken from several publications.
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ECB, & Statista. (July 25, 2024). Total number of POS terminals reported in Italy from 2000 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/444549/number-of-pos-terminals-italy/
ECB, und Statista. "Total number of POS terminals reported in Italy from 2000 to 2023." Chart. July 25, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/444549/number-of-pos-terminals-italy/
ECB, Statista. (2024). Total number of POS terminals reported in Italy from 2000 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/444549/number-of-pos-terminals-italy/
ECB, and Statista. "Total Number of Pos Terminals Reported in Italy from 2000 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/444549/number-of-pos-terminals-italy/
ECB & Statista, Total number of POS terminals reported in Italy from 2000 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/444549/number-of-pos-terminals-italy/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Total number of POS terminals reported in Italy from 2000 to 2023 [Graph], ECB, & Statista, July 25, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/444549/number-of-pos-terminals-italy/