EPC, a new card for Europe DDA, the new generation card! Retallers and the CB bankcard ERIDANE: the future of networks Cartes Bancaires, challenges for 2003 CB daily transactions: record broken! The Single European Payment Area Single European Payment Area, the keys to success EPC, a collective dynamic Brief overview of card and terminal deployment in Europe For a Europe with smart cards Parallel and converging work Harmonise without "over-regulating" EMV, pilot tests build up steam 2002, a good year!

In 2002, CB bankcard activity was in line with the trend noted since the smart card was launched, that is to say, a continuous and steady increase in all areas. The first indicator, the total number of CB bankcards (45.4 million) was up last year by 4.8% over 2001. CB bankcards are increasingly used as a means of payment with an average of 125 transactions per card per year. The total number of payment and cash withdrawal transactions was up 10.4%, topping the 5 billion mark. In value, they were up by 11.6% to a total of 265.9 billion euros. The number of payments by card per year was up 5.9% from 92 to 98, the highest rise in a decade! Finally, 2002 also saw a large upswing in CB card activity abroad: the number of payments and withdrawals surged 12.9% compared with a 3.6% rise in 2001. In 2002, the number of CB bankcards rose 4.8% over 2001.       FIGURES FOR THE QUARTER 8* 2,2* 98 The number of new ATMs installed each day. In millions per hour, the number of card payments at retailers. The average number of purchases per card per year. * Calculation based on 250 working days per year, working 7.5 hours per day.   Back to top of page

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