{"id":1976,"date":"2017-12-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-12-05T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/?p=1976"},"modified":"2026-08-07T01:03:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T23:03:39","slug":"6-billion-paid-electronically-run-up-sinterklaas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/news\/6-billion-paid-electronically-run-up-sinterklaas\/","title":{"rendered":"\u20ac6 billion paid electronically in run-up to Sinterklaas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-intro-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Between Black Friday on 24 November and Sinterklaas on 5 December, consumers in the Netherlands spent around \u20ac6 billion using debit cards, credit cards and iDEAL in nearly 170 million transactions. These estimates by the Dutch Payments Association are based on reports from transaction processor equensWorldline and credit card issuer International Card Services (ICS).<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/shutterstock_512031937.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sinterklaas in a red miter bends in surprise over a laptop with a blank white screen, sitting at a red tablecloth.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/shutterstock_512031937.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/shutterstock_512031937-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/shutterstock_512031937-768x561.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/shutterstock_512031775-610x407-1.jpg\" alt=\"Sinterklaas taps on a tablet against a white background.\" class=\"wp-image-1978\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/shutterstock_512031775-610x407-1.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/10\/shutterstock_512031775-610x407-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Between Black Friday and Sinterklaas, consumers spent 9 per cent more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pin.nl\/actueel\/nieuws\/geschatte-42-miljard-euro-uitgegeven-pinpas-en-creditkaart-aanloop-naar-sinterklaas\/\">by debit card and credit card at points of sale (in Dutch) <span class=\"icon inline-block ml-1 w-[0.875em]\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" fill=\"#000000\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 256\"><path d=\"M228,104a12,12,0,0,1-24,0V69l-59.51,59.51a12,12,0,0,1-17-17L187,52H152a12,12,0,0,1,0-24h64a12,12,0,0,1,12,12Zm-44,24a12,12,0,0,0-12,12v64H52V84h64a12,12,0,0,0,0-24H48A20,20,0,0,0,28,80V208a20,20,0,0,0,20,20H176a20,20,0,0,0,20-20V140A12,12,0,0,0,184,128Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a> than in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The increase in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ideal.nl\/actueel\/nieuws\/voorafgaand-aan-sinterklaas-bijna-helft-meer-online-besteed-dan-vorig-jaar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">online spending by iDEAL and credit card (in Dutch)<span class=\"sr-only\">(opens in new window)<\/span> <span class=\"icon inline-block ml-1 w-[0.875em]\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" fill=\"#000000\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 256\"><path d=\"M228,104a12,12,0,0,1-24,0V69l-59.51,59.51a12,12,0,0,1-17-17L187,52H152a12,12,0,0,1,0-24h64a12,12,0,0,1,12,12Zm-44,24a12,12,0,0,0-12,12v64H52V84h64a12,12,0,0,0,0-24H48A20,20,0,0,0,28,80V208a20,20,0,0,0,20,20H176a20,20,0,0,0,20-20V140A12,12,0,0,0,184,128Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a> was much greater still: 45 per cent more than in the same period last year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dutch consumers spent around \u20ac6 billion electronically between Black Friday and Sinterklaas, with online spending up 45% on the same period in 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1977,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"btv_subject_tax":[16,17],"class_list":["post-1976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","btv_subject_tax-card-payments","btv_subject_tax-online-payments"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin  - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>\u20ac6 billion paid electronically in run-up to Sinterklaas - Dutch Payments Association<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Tussen Black Friday en Sinterklaas is er 6 miljard euro elektronisch afgerekend. 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