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Record Christmas rush for card payments

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On Tuesday 23 December, two days before Christmas, the Netherlands recorded its busiest ever day for card payments at the point of sale. Approximately 14,560,000 debit and credit card transactions were made. The previous record was set a year earlier, on Monday 23 December 2013, with approximately 13,270,000 card payments.

Hand holds blue debit card with chip above card reader of POS terminal for electronic payment.

From the Saturday before Christmas to Christmas Day, approximately the following numbers of debit and credit card transactions were recorded in 2014 and 2013:

Numbers of debit and credit card transactions

Sat 20 Dec 12,560,000 Sat 21 Dec 12,860,000
Sun 21 Dec 5,330,000 Sun 22 Dec 5,460,000
Mon 22 Dec 11,410,000 – –
Tue 23 Dec 14,560,000 Mon 23 Dec 13,270,000
Wed 24 Dec to 5 pm 13,290,000 Tue 24 Dec to 5 pm 12,120,000

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