Tbilisi (GBC) - According to the interactive statistics of the National Bank of Georgia (NBG), visitors’ card transactions from Georgia exceeded 1.5 billion GEL in January-February.
90% of the volume and 98% of the number of transactions accounts for cashless payments. Out of 9 million, 8.8 million payment operations are performed through POS terminals and the Internet.
As of the January-February, the largest number of payments made outside the country through POS terminals are made in Turkey/Italy/France.
Israel remains in the TOP 10, with a portfolio of up to 5 million. To note, remittances from the country have not stopped, despite the acute geopolitical situation there. Military operations in Palestine are still ongoing. In January, up to $18 million was transferred from Israel, and in February, transfers exceeded $20 million.
Payments outside the country, with POS terminals (MLN GEL)
|
2m/2024 |
2023 |
2022 |
Turkey |
36.2 |
277.3 |
206.7 |
Italy |
35.7 |
196.6 |
108.5 |
France |
34.9 |
188.8 |
107.8 |
Spain |
31.1 |
178,5 |
97.6 |
Germany |
27.2 |
158.7 |
100.8 |
USA |
23.5 |
152.2 |
155.7 |
Austria |
9.5 |
52.0 |
29.2 |
Ukraine |
8.5 |
27.6 |
150.7 |
Poland |
5.9 |
54.7 |
29.9 |
Israel |
4.5 |
41.6 |
32.9 |
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