Euro area consumers' payment behaviour and banking digitalisation

Justus Meyer and Federica Teppa

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Abstract: This paper contributes to understanding consumers' payment behaviour and digitalisation in personal finances. We study individuals' payment choices, the availability of cashless payments in everyday situations and the use of banking apps in the euro area. Using the European Central Bank (ECB) Consumer Expectations Survey (CES), we find that most people prefer to use only one payment instrument, mostly cash, partly due to supply constraints in accepting non-cash payments. We also find substantial cross-country heterogeneity. Our results highlight the prominent role of demographic factors in choosing non-cash payment options and app-based tools in managing personal finances. While mobile banking is already popular among euro area consumers, using smart (device) payment methods remains very limited.

Keywords: Consumer Payment Behaviour; Banking Digitalisation; Consumer Expectations Survey (CES) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C13 D12 O33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-03
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-ban, nep-eec, nep-mon, nep-pay and nep-reg
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