The general manager of the bank, Mariela Espino, pointed out that transactional demand through cards skyrocketed during the season.
The clientele of Banco República no longer has the same eagerness for cash to carry out their transactions.
The clients of the Bank of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay (BROU) They use less cash year after year to pay and transactional demand through debit or credit cards It skyrocketed during the current 2023-2024 season, especially in the east of the country.
In dialogue with radio Carve, the general manager of the bank, Marcela Espinoexplained that after the Covid-19 pandemic was over, BROU clients reduced their desire for cash pesos, and began to use the cards and immediate transfers.
“This is a time of year where transactional demand increases in the different payment methods,” he said. Espinowho added that the “payment of bills through the system also increased eBROU” and “the use of ATMs in the seaside strip” in the east of the country. “There is a displacement and an increase in activity in what are the vacation areas,” he added.
Espino He also pointed out that the bank It reminds its clients every summer of all the security measures to avoid inconveniences when using different payment methods.
“In previous years we had recorded a very significant increase in what had to do with the need for cash,” he pointed out. However, the leader commented that “the usual thing today to pay in any business in the spa area is the use of debit and transfers.”
BROU has 1.5 million clients
On the other hand, the general manager reported that BROU currently has about 1.5 million clients with an account. “Each account has at least one debit card associated with it,” she said. Likewise, she asserted that the number of users on eBROU is between 600,000 and 700,000.
About the use of cards, Espino He explained that debit is more used for everyday consumption, while credit cards are used in many cases to purchase other types of more important goods.
Source: Ambito
