Debit card transactions on the rise across the country

The joint value of these transactions rose in comparison to 2002 by 13% and stood at almost zł. 19.2 billion. The average value of each transaction was zł.132. The four leading debit card clearing centers, PolCard, Centrum Kart i Czeków Pekao S.A., CardPoint, and eService, have collectively serviced 122,000 debit and credit card terminals across the country. "It was a record high year," said Renata Gawkowska from PolCard, which processed over half of all transactions. The number of transactions completed online is also constantly on the rise. Throughout 2003 PolCard, eCard and CitiConnect serviced almost 287,000 transactions on the web with a total value of zł. 68.8 million. The average value of the transaction was zł. 240. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B7) A.K.