St nicholas purchases lead to 500-millionth iDeal payment

Partly due to the peak around online purchases from Sinterklaascadeaus records Currence Thursday is expected to be the 500 millionth iDeal payment. A quarter of the purchases for the devil is now online.

The monthly use of iDeal is with 12 million, 20 percent higher than a year ago. Two years ago, it was the milestone of 250 million transactions achieved and Thursday and expected to Currence, which is responsible for iDeal, that the 500 millionth payment is registered, where the st nicholas purchases until a final run lead. Between the 125-millionth and the 250 millionth iDeal payment was six years old.

Almost half of the people choose according to a study by Currence for the internet to make purchases for the devil to do to the crowds in the city to escape, while 38 percent especially long queues at tills wants to avoid, and 26 percent no parking problems and wants.

Wednesday gave the Thuiswinkel organization all web shops expect that the average sales of the weeks for the holidays 47 percent higher than the sales in the rest of the year. Last year it was 42 per cent. Almost a third of the shops is expected that customers in the future, more money to spend on christmas than to Sinterklaascadeaus.