Cashless payment: Girocard with record figures - contactless booms
The Girocard for cashless payment at Germany’s cash registers achieved record figures in the first half of the year
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The Girocard for cashless payment at Germany’s cash registers achieved record figures in the first half of the year. Girocard gets new features There are about 100 million Girocards in circulation in Germany. In the full year 2025, 8.3 billion Girocard transactions were counted.
Furthermore, Presumably from spring 2027, so-called in-app payments will be possible, i.e. the use of the Girocard to pay directly in the apps of merchants. In addition, it is planned for next year that the Girocard can be used instead of a credit card to book a rental car or to reserve a hotel room. Around 4.21 billion times consumers used the card as Euro card systems announced.
In addition, In June, 92 percent of all payment transactions with the Girocard were done in passing.
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The Girocard for cashless payment at Germany’s cash registers achieved record figures in the first half of the year.
reliability low1/3 sourcesGirocard gets new features There are about 100 million Girocards in circulation in Germany.
reliability low1/3 sourcesIn the full year 2025, 8.3 billion Girocard transactions were counted.
reliability low1/3 sourcesPresumably from spring 2027, so-called in-app payments will be possible, i.e. the use of the Girocard to pay directly in the apps of merchants.
reliability low1/3 sourcesIn addition, it is planned for next year that the Girocard can be used instead of a credit card to book a rental car or to reserve a hotel room.
reliability low1/3 sourcesAround 4.21 billion times consumers used the card as Euro card systems announced.
reliability low1/3 sourcesIn June, 92 percent of all payment transactions with the Girocard were done in passing.
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