{"id":847,"date":"2023-07-12T16:35:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T14:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/?p=847"},"modified":"2026-08-06T15:49:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T13:49:35","slug":"half-billion-debit-card-payments-one-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/news\/half-billion-debit-card-payments-one-month\/","title":{"rendered":"More than half a billion debit card payments in one month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-intro-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">A new debit card payment record was set in June: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pin.nl\/actueel\/kerncijfers\/\">more than half a billion debit card payments in one month <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>. The total rose from 496 million payments in May to 505 million in June. The value of debit card payments at the point of sale was \u20ac12.8 billion in both months.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/Contactloos_betalen_mobiel_horeca_4J2A0516_1000x666.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Smiling man makes contactless payment with smartphone at coffee bar, while barista prepares drinks in the background.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/Contactloos_betalen_mobiel_horeca_4J2A0516_1000x666.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/Contactloos_betalen_mobiel_horeca_4J2A0516_1000x666-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/Contactloos_betalen_mobiel_horeca_4J2A0516_1000x666-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/Contactloos_betalen_mobiel_horeca_4J2A0516_1000x666-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nine out of ten debit card payments are now contactless. Four out of ten contactless payments are cardless and made with a smartphone or smartwatch. Some new mobile payment terminals, such as terminals on retailers\u2019 smartphones, support contactless payments only. A debit card cannot be inserted into these terminals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Contactless payments are not only quick and easy; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pin.nl\/consument\/contactloos-betalen-met-betaalpas-of-mobiele-telefoon\/veiligheid-contactloos-betalen\/\">they are also secure <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>. For contactless payments of up to and including \u20ac50, customers usually do not have to enter a PIN. This gives pickpockets and fraudsters less opportunity <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pin.nl\/consument\/veiligheid\/pincode\/\">to secretly observe the PIN <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>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A record 505 million debit card payments were made in June 2023, with nine out of ten payments now contactless.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":848,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"btv_subject_tax":[16],"class_list":["post-847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","btv_subject_tax-card-payments"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin  - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Nieuw pinrecord: Meer dan 500 miljoen betalingen - Dutch Payments Association<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Meer dan 505 miljoen pinbetalingen in juni! 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