Digital payment types in the Netherlands

Statistics report on which cashless payment methods and brands are used the most in the Netherlands

Digital payment types in the Netherlands

Digital payment brands preferred in the Netherlands are unlike those of the rest of Europe. How does the country deal with BNPL, crypto payments, or wallets?

This report aims to provide a comparative overview of how different cashless, or digital, payment methods within the Netherlands compare against each other. Which payment method do consumers in the country prefer to use either in POS or online shopping? Which brands do they use? And how does the Netherlands deal with potential payment disruptors, such as buy now, pay later, cryptocurrency, or real-time payments?

The main structure of this report focuses on industry-important metrics for each payment method. The metrics are as follows:

  • Adoption and/or penetration;
  • The biggest brands within certain payment methods;
  • User count and/or user demographics;
  • Value of transactions, in domestic currency and/or U.S. dollar;
  • Number of transactions per user.


With those metrics, the following payment methods are discussed:

  1. Credit cards;
  2. Debit cards;
  3. Mobile payments at POS, also called contactless or mobile proximity payments;
  4. Payments in e-commerce, with any device;
  5. Buy now, pay later (BNPL);
  6. Cryptocurrency as a payment method;
  7. Account-to-account (A2A) payments;
  8. Real-time (instant) payments;
  9. (Digital) remittances.


The report, finally, closes off with a chapter on figures that help contextualize digital payments in the country - such as the market size of e-commerce, how many people do not have access to financial services, or the size of cross-border remittances from and towards the country.

The report is designed to be comparable with other "Digital payment types" studies that cover different countries across the world.

Table of contents

Market share

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  • Premium Statistic Annual level of cash payments in the Netherlands 2005-2021
  • Premium Statistic Annual currency in circulation (CIC) to GDP ratio of the Netherlands 2001-2022
  • Premium Statistic Most used in-store (POS) payment methods in Netherlands 2017-2023, with 2027 forecast
  • Premium Forecast Payments at points of sale by type in the Netherlands 2023
  • Premium Statistic Most used e-commerce payment methods in Netherlands 2017-2023, with 2027 forecast
  • Premium Forecast Most common online payments by type in the Netherlands 2023
  • Premium Statistic Penetration of crypto as a means of payment in selected countries worldwide in 2023

Penetration

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  • Premium Forecast Penetration rate of credit cards in the Netherlands 2014-2029
  • Premium Forecast Penetration rate of debit cards in the Netherlands 2014-2029
  • Premium Statistic Quarterly adoption of mobile payments at POS in the Netherlands 2018-2023
  • Premium Forecast Mobile payments by situation in the Netherlands 2022
  • Premium Statistic Payment types accepted by all e-commerce vendors in the Netherlands in 2022 and 2024
  • Premium Statistic Annual crypto adoption development in the Netherlands 2020-2023, by metric
  • Premium Forecast Domestic and cross-border e-commerce revenue share 2023, by country
  • Premium Statistic Quarterly market share of outgoing digital remittances in the Netherlands 2016-2023

Biggest brands

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  • Premium Statistic Biggest international and domestic payment card schemes in the Netherlands 2016-2022
  • Premium Forecast Most used mobile payments by brand in the Netherlands 2023
  • Premium Forecast Most used online payments by brand in the Netherlands 2023
  • Premium Statistic Biggest buy now, pay later (BNPL) apps in Netherlands 2015-2023, based on downloads
  • Premium Statistic Biggest cryptocurrency wallets in the Netherlands 2015-2023, based on downloads
  • Premium Statistic Biggest A2A payment brands in Europe in 2023, based on monthly transaction count
  • Premium Statistic Quarterly market share of outgoing remittance brands in the UK 2011-2023

Users

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  • Basic Statistic Annual credit card and debit cards issued in the Netherlands 2000-2022
  • Premium Statistic Triennial debit card penetration in the Netherlands 2011-2024, by demographic
  • Premium Statistic Triennial credit card penetration in the Netherlands 2011-2024, by demographic
  • Premium Statistic Quarterly number of crypto users in the Netherlands 2021-2022

Transaction value

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  • Premium Statistic Annual credit card spending in the Netherlands 2012-2022, in local currency and USD
  • Basic Statistic Annual debit card spending in the Netherlands 2012-2022, in local currency and USD
  • Premium Statistic Mobile payment market size in 10 countries in Europe in 2020, with a 2025 forecast
  • Premium Statistic Annual buy now, pay later (BNPL) spending in Netherlands in 2023, with 2029 forecast
  • Premium Statistic Annual A2A payment spending with iDEAL in Netherlands 2006-2022, in euros and USD
  • Premium Statistic Annual value of outgoing and incoming remittance flow in Netherlands 2021, by country

Number of transactions

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  • Premium Statistic Annual number of credit card transactions in the Netherlands 2012-2022, per capita
  • Premium Statistic Size of a credit card transaction in Netherlands 2012-2022, in local currency and USD
  • Premium Statistic Annual number of debit card transactions in the Netherlands 2000-2022, per capita
  • Premium Statistic Size of a debit card transaction in Netherlands 2012-2022, in local currency and USD
  • Premium Statistic Annual share of contactless in total debit payments in the Netherlands 2022-2023
  • Premium Statistic Annual number of real-time payments in the Netherlands in 2022, with a 2027 forecast
  • Premium Statistic Annual number of transactions with A2A scheme iDEAL in the Netherlands 2006-2022

Miscellaneous

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  • Basic Statistic Annual number of POS terminals in the Netherlands 2000-2022
  • Premium Statistic Triennial unbanked population share in the Netherlands 2011-2024, by demographic
  • Premium Forecast Internet users in the Netherlands 2014-2029
  • Premium Forecast Mobile internet usage reach in the Netherlands 2010-2029
  • Premium Statistic Quarterly e-commerce spending in the Netherlands 2014-2023
  • Premium Statistic Main cross-border online shopping origin markets in Netherlands 2023, by market share

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