On an annual basis, the value of bank card transactions increased by 7.9% in August and the number of transactions was up by 6.9%, data from the central bank showed.
The number of bank cards in use in Macedonia totalled 1.47 million in August, up 0.6% from the previous month and 0.2% higher than a year earlier.
Details follow:
Aug'12 | July'12 | Aug'11 | |
Total cards | 1,470,311 | 1,461,543 | 1,466,902 |
-Debit | 1,126,531 | 1,117,834 | 1,102,880 |
-Credit | 287,628 | 287,132 | 299,573 |
-Cash function | 56,152 | 56,577 | 64,449 |
-Combined | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Transactions | 3,065,657 | 3,106,314 | 2,866,616 |
Value of transactions (mln denars) | 9,911 | 10,311 | 9,185 |
POS terminals | 26,498 | 26,622 | 25,822 |
ATMs | 876 | 876 | 875 |
American Express, DinersClub, MasterCard and VISA are among the card brands accepted in Macedonia.
(1 euro=61.5094 Macedonian denars)