Card usage statistics for November 2021 have emerged. In the statements made by the Interbank Card Center, it was stated that 181.3 billion TL was spent using cards in November. 55 billion TL of this was internet expenditures.
Interbank Card Center (BKM), November 2021 data explained. The data disclosed revealed the number of bank, credit or prepaid cards in Turkey and the extent to which these cards are used. BKM’s data, card usage in Turkey rise to an unprecedented level it reveals.
According to the data announced by BKM, the number of active credit cards used in Turkey as of the end of November 83.4 million. While there are 148.6 million debit cards, the number of prepaid cards is 55.7 million. When these figures are compared to November 2020, it is understood that there is an increase of 11 percent in credit cards, 4 percent in debit cards and 33 percent in prepaid cards. Thus, the total number of cards used in Turkey, 287.7 million was recorded as.
We spent 181.3 billion TL with cards in November 2021
BKM’s November 2021 data revealed a striking fact about Turkey. So much so that this year to pay by card they got used to it. So much so that in November 2021, we spent 181.3 billion TL using debit, credit or prepaid cards. This amount is 66 percent more than November 2020. The sad part of this statistic is, in credit card use that we have reached record levels. So much so that 148.9 billion TL of 181.3 billion TL goes to credit cards. by borrowing was spent. Our expenditures without borrowing, that is, debit card expenditures, were recorded as 29 billion TL.
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The use of cards is especially concentrated on spending over the internet. So much so that our spending on the internet in November 2021, Over 55 billion TL. This means that 1 TL of every 3 TL spent with the card in November 2021 was made online. This amount is 90 percent more than November 2020. The habits that started to change, especially with the coronavirus pandemic, will continue at the end of 2021. continues looks like.
Meanwhile, the citizens of the November campaigns revealed that they were interested in discounts. Because BKM data, 11 November 2021 and 26 November 2021It revealed that the expenditures made in . reached the high level of November. The reason for such a situation was that e-commerce platforms in Turkey had launched a campaign on the specified dates.
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