Digital payments are growing in the interior of the country

He Key system Last year, it had significant growth in the interior of the country, with more than 36 million transactions at direct ATMs, Telered reported.

In addition, 26 million payments were made in stores. The provinces with the highest growth were Chiriquí, Coclé, Colón, Darién and Veraguasin connection with these transactions.

general level, in economic terms, the increase was greater than 10%, going from $10,600 million (2021) to $11,723 million in electronic and digital transactions in Clave system channels.

Last year there were more than 238 million transactions40 million more than in 2021, according to data from Telered, the service operator.

Another innovative mechanism, such as implementation ACH Expresswhich enables digital interaction between local banks, closed in 2022, with more than 225 thousand accumulated transactions for more than $27 million.

Alexander Acosta, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Teleredstated that they seek to generate greater competitiveness through new means of payment and consumption models that accelerate resources in various economic sectors.

And in order to achieve that goal, recently met in Herrera and Chiriquí with representatives of 11 financial institutions, such as banks and cooperatives, in order to consider the possibilities that enable the stimulation of economic growth in the interior.

In the same way, the tools to continue replacing cash management with electronic payments, the growth of sectors where user spending models are changing and the advantages of interbank transfers via electronic wallets.