
Number of payments in the Euro Area 2016, by method
This statistic displays the number of payments made in the Euro area in 2016, by method used. As of 2016 cash is still the most widely used payment instrument, with approximately 124 billion cash transactions occurring at the point of sale (POS) in 2016. 'Other' payment methods which included instruments such as checks, direct debits, credit transfers, mobile payments and other instruments used by households at POS, amounted to approximately three billion transactions in 2016, across the Euro area.