Instant payments increased by 19%

By the end of 2010 the market of payment services through terminals rose 19% from 649 billion to 772 billion rubles. - Estimated in the National Association of E-Commerce (NAUET). Increased by 20% and the average amount of the payment, which amounted to 132 rubles. Growth in the instant payment triggered higher prices for housing and communal services, transport tickets and due to the increased proportion of repayable loans through the terminals. However, the number of transactions almost no increase and remained at 2009 levels - 5.9 billion payments. The average commission is 6% of the amount of payments. The decline in the sector occurred in the payment service provider, whose volume has decreased from 81% to 73.5%. Association predicts that up to the 2011 market for instant payments will increase by 20% - through the terminals will be more than 925 billion rubles. "Settlements with State and governmental agencies, as well as public utilities, which are still in the Stone Age settlements in the transparency with users, will grow faster pace," - said the head of NAUET Boris Kim.