MasterCard: 85% of Poles manage a bank account

Currently there are 85 percent of Polish citizens who have a bank account, according to the latest survey by the financial services company MasterCard. Poland is one of the leading European countries in terms of using electronic payments - 83 percent of Poles manage this method of purchasing, whereas the average number for Europe stands at 69 percent. Also 61 percent of Polish citizens use debit cards, a report found. MasterCard is an American multinational financial services corporation headquartered in New York.