The total amount of e-money transactions made in the European Union from 2010 to 2019 has changed dramatically over time: an increase in the use of e-money as a payment method took place during the presented period. Approximately 2.1 billion e-money purchases were made in the EU in 2014 which increased to over 4 billion in 2018. In 2019, the number of e-money transactions amounted to around 4,6 billion. In particular Luxembourg sees a big amount of e-money transactions.
Number of e-money payment transactions with e-money issued by resident PSPs in the European Union from 2000 to 2020
(in millions)
Due to Brexit, the source from 2020 onwards removed all figures that cover the United Kingdom
Supplementary notes
The figures have been taken from several publications.
As defined by the source, e-money is "electronic store of monetary value on a technical device that maybe be widely used for making payments to entities other than the e-money issuer. E-money products can be hardware-based (ex. chip card) or software-based."
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ECB. (July 23, 2021). Number of e-money payment transactions with e-money issued by resident PSPs in the European Union from 2000 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 04, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/443399/electronic-money-payment-in-european-union/
ECB. "Number of e-money payment transactions with e-money issued by resident PSPs in the European Union from 2000 to 2020 (in millions)." Chart. July 23, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 04, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/443399/electronic-money-payment-in-european-union/
ECB. (2021). Number of e-money payment transactions with e-money issued by resident PSPs in the European Union from 2000 to 2020 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 04, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/443399/electronic-money-payment-in-european-union/
ECB. "Number of E-money Payment Transactions with E-money Issued by Resident Psps in The European Union from 2000 to 2020 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/443399/electronic-money-payment-in-european-union/
ECB, Number of e-money payment transactions with e-money issued by resident PSPs in the European Union from 2000 to 2020 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/443399/electronic-money-payment-in-european-union/ (last visited July 04, 2022)
