Over 37 mln payment cards in Poland in Q1

The number of payment cards in Poland reached 37.7 million at the end of Q1, Poland’s Central Bank (NBP) informed. Overall, 29.1 million debit cards and 6 million credit cards have been issued, resulting in 2.3 percent growth q/q. The value of transactions carried out with payment cards grew to PLN 144.1 billion (7.3 percent drop q/q), while the average transaction amounted to PLN 140. Overall, in Q1, there were 1.02 billion credit card transactions in Poland (2 percent q/q drop).