Debit Card Transaction Value Reaches Rp 637.51 Trillion in September 2021

Bank Indonesia (BI) recorded debit card transaction values of Rp 637.51 trillion in September 2021. This figure represents a 3.95% increase from the previous month's Rp 613.27 trillion and an 11.85% increase compared to September 2020, which recorded Rp 570 trillion.

This increase in transaction value occurred across three categories. First, the value of shopping transactions increased by 14.32%, from Rp 24.01 trillion in August 2021 to Rp 27.45 trillion the following month.

Second, the value of intra-bank transfer transactions increased by 1.13%, from Rp 238.70 trillion to Rp 241.40 trillion. Third, the value of inter-bank transfer transactions increased by 19.96%, from Rp 96.40 trillion to Rp 115.65 trillion.

Meanwhile, the value of cash transactions using debit cards was recorded at Rp 252.99 trillion, a decrease of 0.45% from August 2021's Rp 254.15 trillion.

The volume of debit card transactions totaled 607.79 million in September 2021, a 2.23% increase from the 594.28 million transactions in August 2021.

Specifically, the volume of shopping transactions increased by 10.94% to 66.09 million transactions. The volume of intra-bank transactions increased by 1.67% to 151.79 million transactions.

The volume of inter-bank transfer transactions also increased by 14.12% to 54.39 million transactions. Meanwhile, the volume of cash transactions decreased slightly by 0.66% to 335.53 million transactions.