Compared to Europe and the MEA (Middle-east and Africa) regions, Belgian customers made relatively more use of debit cards for e-commerce payments, accounting for 30 percent of the market share. In particular, for online shopping in Belgium, as of 2018, Bancontact was the most important. Bancontact a payment scheme from Brussels that, like PayPal, is responsible for the processing of electronic payments but specifically targets the Belgian market.
Distribution of payment methods used for e-commerce in Belgium in 2020, compared to Europe and the MEA
(Middle East and Africa)
The source mentions the numbers have been compiled "using a mixture of primary and secondary data sources. Primary refers to our own surveys and commissioned research; whereas secondary refers to authoritative third-party vendor data, and other publicly available data." No specifics, however, are given.
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Worldpay. (January 29, 2021). Distribution of payment methods used for e-commerce in Belgium in 2020, compared to Europe and the MEA (Middle East and Africa) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/816580/comparison-between-belgium-and-the-emea-on-e-commerce-payment-methods/
Worldpay. "Distribution of payment methods used for e-commerce in Belgium in 2020, compared to Europe and the MEA (Middle East and Africa)." Chart. January 29, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/816580/comparison-between-belgium-and-the-emea-on-e-commerce-payment-methods/
Worldpay. (2021). Distribution of payment methods used for e-commerce in Belgium in 2020, compared to Europe and the MEA (Middle East and Africa). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/816580/comparison-between-belgium-and-the-emea-on-e-commerce-payment-methods/
Worldpay. "Distribution of Payment Methods Used for E-commerce in Belgium in 2020, Compared to Europe and The Mea (Middle East and Africa)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/816580/comparison-between-belgium-and-the-emea-on-e-commerce-payment-methods/
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