{"id":1958,"date":"2018-02-05T20:48:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-05T19:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/?p=1958"},"modified":"2026-08-07T04:15:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T02:15:30","slug":"from-cash-to-cards-how-debit-card-payments-overtook-cash-in-the-netherlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/news\/from-cash-to-cards-how-debit-card-payments-overtook-cash-in-the-netherlands\/","title":{"rendered":"From cash to cards: how debit card payments overtook cash in the Netherlands"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"743\" src=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/shutterstock_527197528contant-geld.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Scattered euro notes in various denominations with a pile of euro coins above them on a white background.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/shutterstock_527197528contant-geld.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/shutterstock_527197528contant-geld-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/shutterstock_527197528contant-geld-768x571.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Dutch Payments Association, in cooperation with De Nederlandsche Bank, has published an Occasional Study examining changes in Dutch point-of-sale payments over the past seven years. 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