Survey: Card Payment Trumps Cash

Banknotes, coins, credit card or payment app? Consumers have a choice at the checkout – but a payment method is increasingly gaining ground.

Consumers now almost always have a choice at the cash register. According to a survey, the debit card now replaces cash as the most used means of payment in Europe. Three years ago this looked even different. In Germany, the preference for banknotes and coins is particularly declining.

Trend reversal at the checkout: Europeans are increasingly switching from cash to card payments. May 21, 2025, 7:36 a.m. A recent survey shows that debit cards are increasingly replacing cash as the preferred payment method in Europe. Despite the growing popularity of card payments and payment apps, cash remains. According to a new survey, debit cards have overtaken cash as the most commonly used payment method in Europe: 40 percent of responden…

Bills, coins, credit card, or payment app? Consumers have a choice at the checkout – but one payment method is increasingly gaining ground.