Alternative payment methods rival credit cards in European B2C E-Commerce “Europe Online Payment Methods: Second Half 2015” is the title of the new report by Germany-based secondary market research specialist yStats.com. The report reveals the varying payment method preferences of online shoppers across Europe and highlights new market developments. As yStats.com’s CEO and Founder, Yücel Yelken, points out, “While credit card is a major online payment method across the globe, in Europe its dominance is challenged by alternative payment methods, both in emerging and advanced B2C E-Commerce markets”. Read more here: https://www.ystats.com/alternative-payment-methods-rival-credit-cards-in-european-b2c-e-commerce/ Find the report here: https://www.ystats.com/product/europe-online-payment-methods-second-half-2015/

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Hamburg, February 5nd
, 2016
Alternative payment methods rival credit cards in European B2C E-Commerce, according to
yStats.com
“Europe Online Payment Methods: Second Half 2015” is the title of the new report by Germany-based secondary
market research specialist yStats.com. The report reveals the varying payment method preferences of online shoppers across
Europe and highlights new market developments. As yStats.com’s CEO and Founder, Yücel Yelken, points out, “While credit
card is a major online payment method across the globe, in Europe its dominance is challenged by alternative payment
methods, both in emerging and advanced B2C E-Commerce markets”.
Online payment methods continue to evolve as B2C E-Commerce markets grow across Europe. One of the findings of the
report by yStats.com is that alternative payment methods rank high in online shoppers’ preferences in these regions. Though in
countries such as the UK and France, around half of online shoppers chose to use credit card to pay for purchases online in 2015,
both among advanced and emerging European markets there are countries where credit cards rank below alternative payment
methods.
This trend is especially evident in Eastern Europe, as yStats.com’s report shows. In Russia, cash on delivery still holds strong
positions, but non-cash payment methods have gained in share of online shoppers, while cash on delivery was losing percentage
points over the past years. Also in the Czech Republic and Romania cash on delivery was the payment method most used by online
shoppers last year. However, in Poland, bank transfer ranked higher, while in Turkey and Greece credit card accounted for the
majority of online transactions.
Among the advanced markets of Western Europe, there are also exceptions to the dominance of credit cards in online
payments, according to yStats.com’s findings. In Germany, for example, invoice was preferred by more than three quarters of online
shoppers, closely followed by PayPal, and in the Netherlands, local banking method iDEAL remains in the lead, accounting for more
than half of online purchases made in the first half of 2015.
Online retailers, payment providers and banks strive to satisfy online shoppers’ preferences and offer the most convenient
and secure methods, yStats.com’s report reveals. For example, Amazon launched the Amazon Pay Monthly scheme in the UK, while

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in Germany multiple banks and other financial institutions cooperated for the launch of the new Paydirect method. More launches
are expected to come as competition intensifies in the growing online payment landscape in Europe.
For further information, see: https://www.ystats.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/20160203_Europe-Online-Payment-Methods_Second-Half-
2015.pdf
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About yStats.com
Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, yStats.com is one of the world's leading secondary market research companies. We
are committed to providing the most up-to-date and objective data on Global B2C E-Commerce and Online Payment markets to sector-leading
companies worldwide.
Our multilingual staff researches, gathers, filters and translates information from thousands of reputable sources to synthesize accurate and
timely reports in our areas of expertise, covering more than 100 countries and all global regions. Our market reports focus predominantly on
online retail and payments, but also cover a broad range of related topics including M-Commerce, Cross-Border E-Commerce, E-Commerce
Delivery, Online Gaming and many others. In addition to our wide selection of market reports, we also provide custom market research services.
We are proud to cooperate with companies like Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters. Given our numerous citations in leading media sources and
journals worldwide, including Forbes and the Wall Street Journal, we are considered one of the most highly-reputed international secondary
market research companies with an expertise in the areas of B2C E-Commerce and Online Payment.