Speaking at the conference Mediafax Talks about Mobile Banking, Cretu said that, although the number of Internet connections increased in 2011, only a small share of Romanians used Internet banking.
About 3% of Bulgarians used this service, while in Hungary and Poland the share is higher- 24% and 27%, respectively. Some 85% of Norwegians used internet banking in 2011.
About 47% of Romanians have access to the Internet.
According to data presented by Cretu, the Romanian e-commerce market will increase to EUR647 million in 2012 from EUR527 million in 2011, and will climb by 17% yearly to reach EUR1.14 billion by 2016.