Turkish online credit card payments surge in May
ISTANBUL - Anadolu Agency
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Online payments accounted for 15 percent of total card payments in May, the BKM noted.
The total value of debit and credit card payments stood at 57.8 billion liras (some $16.3 billion) in May, marking an increase of 14 percent compared to the same period of last year, the center stated.
Credit card payments were worth 51.8 billion liras (approximately $14.7 billion) and accounted for almost 90 percent of total card payments, while the value of debit card payments was only six billion liras (some $1.7 billion).
Public payments, such as taxes and fines, led online payments at around 1.3 billion liras (some $368 million) and a share of 15 percent.
Air travel saw with 1.13 billion liras (around $320 million) in online card payments -- a share of 13 percent.
Electronics were next with 1.15 billion liras (approximately $326 million) and a share of 12 percent. Travel agency payments were 928 million liras (some $263 million) and the service sector saw 679 million liras (around $192 million), a share of 8 percent.