{"id":2426,"date":"2013-12-21T16:24:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-21T15:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/?p=2426"},"modified":"2026-08-07T03:36:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T01:36:16","slug":"ten-million-card-payments-saturday-before-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/news\/ten-million-card-payments-saturday-before-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"More than 10 million card payments on Saturday before Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-intro-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">People in the Netherlands made more than 10 million card payments with debit and credit cards on Saturday, four days before Christmas, the Dutch Payments Association announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The total was a few hundred thousand card payments lower than on the Saturday before Christmas last year. However, last year only two days remained for Christmas shopping after Saturday, compared with three this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Dutch Payments Association recorded more than 10.3 million card payments at the largest processors up to 5 pm on Saturday. The busiest period was between 2:30 and 3 pm, when 457 transactions were made per second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Association expects the one billionth debit card transaction in the supermarket sector to take place in the coming days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">* Editor\u2019s note: the one billionth debit card transaction took place on Monday 23 December at a DEEN supermarket on Rijnstraat in Amsterdam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/posts\" class=\"align\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sr-only\">A list of articles<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"space-y-4 @container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"items-stretch grid-cols-1 gap-8  lg:grid-cols-3 lg:text-zoom-lg:grid-cols-2 hidden @4xl:grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"@container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post\" class=\"group relative flex h-full bg-ocean-50 flex-col hover:bg-ocean-100 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https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/woman-paying-in-cash-banknotesshutterstock_615632546-800x-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col p-6 grow @4xl:p-10 gap-4 @5xl:gap-8 @5xl:justify-between w-full\">\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 @4xl:gap-4\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"order-2 font-normal break-words text-md @md:text-lg @4xl:text-xl group-hover:underline group-focus-within:underline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/news\/cash-accepted-points-of-sale\/\" class=\"absolute-link underline-fade-in\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCash accepted at 96% of points of sale\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"order-1 flex flex-wrap items-center gap-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2\" aria-label=\"Posted in 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group-hover:image:scale-105 group-focus-within:image:scale-105 image:transition-transform\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/Digital-euro-received-2160115957-1000x666-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/Digital-euro-received-2160115957-1000x666-3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/Digital-euro-received-2160115957-1000x666-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/Digital-euro-received-2160115957-1000x666-3-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col p-6 grow @4xl:p-10 gap-4 @5xl:gap-8 @5xl:justify-between w-full\">\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/nieuwe-eurobiljetten-1024x275.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/nieuwe-eurobiljetten-300x81.png 300w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/nieuwe-eurobiljetten-768x206.png 768w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/nieuwe-eurobiljetten-1536x412.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/nieuwe-eurobiljetten.png 1538w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col p-6 grow @4xl:p-10 gap-4 @5xl:gap-8 @5xl:justify-between w-full\">\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 @4xl:gap-4\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"order-2 font-normal break-words text-md @md:text-lg @4xl:text-xl group-hover:underline group-focus-within:underline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/news\/vote-on-the-design-of-new-euro-banknotes\/\" class=\"absolute-link underline-fade-in\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tVote on the Design of New Euro Banknotes\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"order-1 flex flex-wrap items-center gap-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2\" aria-label=\"Posted in category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"text-sm relative font-bold \">\n\t\t\t\t\tNews\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"text-sm relative font-bold \">\n\t\t\t\t\tCash payments\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Published on:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-bold\" datetime=\"2026-08-04\">4 August 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/woman-paying-in-cash-banknotesshutterstock_615632546-800x.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/woman-paying-in-cash-banknotesshutterstock_615632546-800x-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/woman-paying-in-cash-banknotesshutterstock_615632546-800x-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col p-4 @lg:p-6 grow \">\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 @6xl:gap-4\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"order-2 font-normal max-w-full break-words text-md @md:text-lg group-hover:underline group-focus-within:underline \">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/news\/cash-accepted-points-of-sale\/\" class=\"absolute-link underline-fade-in\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCash accepted at 96% of points of sale\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"order-1 flex flex-wrap items-center gap-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2\" aria-label=\"Posted in category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"text-sm relative font-bold \">\n\t\t\t\t\tNews\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"text-sm relative font-bold \">\n\t\t\t\t\tCash payments\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Published on:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-bold\" datetime=\"2026-08-06\">6 August 2026<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"@container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post\" class=\"group relative flex h-full bg-ocean-50 flex-row hover:bg-ocean-100 focus-within:bg-ocean-100 transition-colors\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image:w-full image:aspect-video image:object-cover shrink-0 m-4 mr-0 @lg:m-6 @lg:max-w-[164px] @lg:mr-0 w-1\/4 overflow-hidden group-hover:image:scale-105 group-focus-within:image:scale-105 image:transition-transform \">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/Digital-euro-received-2160115957-1000x666-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/Digital-euro-received-2160115957-1000x666-3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/Digital-euro-received-2160115957-1000x666-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/Digital-euro-received-2160115957-1000x666-3-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col p-4 @lg:p-6 grow \">\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 @6xl:gap-4\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"order-2 font-normal max-w-full break-words text-md @md:text-lg group-hover:underline group-focus-within:underline \">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/news\/eu-trilogue-digital-euro-begins\/\" class=\"absolute-link underline-fade-in\">\n\t\t\t\t\tEU trilogue on the digital euro begins\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"order-1 flex flex-wrap items-center gap-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2\" aria-label=\"Posted in category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"text-sm relative font-bold \">\n\t\t\t\t\tNews\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"text-sm relative font-bold \">\n\t\t\t\t\tEuropean legislation\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Published on:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-bold\" datetime=\"2026-08-05\">5 August 2026<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"@container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post\" class=\"group relative flex h-full bg-ocean-50 flex-row hover:bg-ocean-100 focus-within:bg-ocean-100 transition-colors\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image:w-full image:aspect-video image:object-cover shrink-0 m-4 mr-0 @lg:m-6 @lg:max-w-[164px] @lg:mr-0 w-1\/4 overflow-hidden group-hover:image:scale-105 group-focus-within:image:scale-105 image:transition-transform \">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"275\" src=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/nieuwe-eurobiljetten-1024x275.png\" 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