Owners of Visa cards issued in Romania spent approximately EUR48 per transaction during the summer, while over one third of the payments have a value of less than EUR10, according to Visa Europe data on card payments abroad between June-August 2015.
This summer, Romanians’ card payments abroad increased by nearly 30%, while their value also rose by 20%.
Most of the card payments made by Romanians this summer were in France, Italy, Hungary, Great Britain, Bulgaria, Germany, Spain, Austria, Sweden and Belgium.
Payments with Visa cards issued in Romania have registered double-digit annual increases in all these countries, but Germany registered the highest growth, of 45%, compared with June-August 2014.
Most of the Visa card payments abroad (30%) were related to accommodation, car rental services, fuel payment, 22% of the payments were made in supermarkets and food stores, while 19% of the payments were carried out in restaurants, entertainment locations and for tourist attractions.