08 April 2020
Rating of non-cash payments in cities and regions 1Q20
The share of non-cash sales in 1Q20, in our estimation, amounted to 53.1%.
Compared to 1Q19, the share of non-cash turnover grew by 3.6 pp.
In 54 regions, card purchases accounted for more than half of total expenditures.
In five regions in 1Q20, the share of card purchases already exceeded 60%.
In most expenditure categories, the share of non-cash sales is above 60%.
In February-March, the growth in the share of non-cash payments accelerated due to the coronavirus epidemic: in March, the percentage of card payments in expenditures was 0.8 pp higher than expected.
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