Over the past year, banks have increased the number of ATMs and POS terminals. This is evidenced by NBU data, Interfax-Ukraine reports.
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ATMs
According to the NBU, over the year the sector increased the number of ATMs by 0.86 thousand units, to 29.14 thousand. This result was ensured by state banks: their ATM network increased by 1.02 thousand devices, to 24.01 thousand, in including Privat – by 0.47 thousand, to 17.32 thousand.
Thus, the share of state banks in the market over the past year increased from 81.3% to 82.4%, although Privat decreased from 59.6% to 59.4%.
Private Ukrainian banks in 2023 increased their ATM network by 0.45 thousand to 2.13 thousand, while banks with foreign capital reduced it by 0 60 thousand – up to 3.00 thousand
POS terminals
The network of POS terminals has been growing for a year and a half. In the fourth quarter, the growth leaders were Privatbank and private banks (+16.8 thousand and +5.4 thousand, respectively). For the second quarter in a row, foreign banks have been expanding their network. Ukrposhta and NovaPay also expanded their network of POS terminals.
The network of POS terminals grew by 101 thousand units over the year. – up to 469.4 thousand. The largest increase was recorded in Privatbank – by 67.6 thousand units, up to 290.2 thousand, in other state banks – by 16.1 thousand units, up to 91.3 thousand units . and in private – by 14.0 thousand units, up to 33.3 thousand units. Banks with foreign capital, on the contrary, reduced the number of payment terminals by 1.1 thousand units. – up to 43.5 thousand
In particular, in the fourth quarter, banks added 32.8 thousand POS terminals, including Privat – 16.8 thousand, other state banks – 4.9 thousand. , private Ukrainian banks – 5.4 thousand and banks with foreign capital – 3.3 thousand.
Thus, Privatbank was able to increase its share in the POS terminal market from 60.4 to 61 at the end of the year .8%, while other state banks in total reduced it from 20.4 to 19.4%.
