Digital payments in Greece: One decade of rapid expansion
Nancy Roussia2025-12-18T08:40:07+00:00In Greece, the period 2015-2024 saw the second fastest growth in card usage in the EU-27. The share of cash use in the economy as a whole has declined, but the degree of use of electronic payments varies across transaction categories, even for those where targeted incentives have been implemented. Reinforcing the findings of previous studies, the analysis highlights the continuing impact of payment card use on improving tax compliance, with no let-up after the pandemic and especially after the inter-connection between POS terminals and the tax authorities in 2024, as well as on the increase in tax revenues [...]
