The value of cash withdrawals made with the bank cards edged down 2% to HUF 2.368 tln.
The bank cards were used to make HUF 669 bln of purchases abroad, climbing 20% from the same period a year earlier.
The number of brick-and-mortar businesses with POS terminals in Hungary stood at 151,600 at the end of September, up 7% from 12 months earlier. The number of online businesses with POS terminals rose 19% to 48,372.
The number of ATMs in the country inched up 1% to 4,860.
The value of transactions made using mobile bank cards jumped 50% to HUF 711 bln in Q3.
Bank transfers made using Hungary's instant payment system increased by 6% to HUF 12.417 tln.
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