Day: March 19, 2025

In 2024, Austrians made ten percent more payments with Visa cards than in the previous year.Despite the popularity of cash, many see the future of payment as digital: Visa, the global payment giant, reported record-breaking growth figures for Austria in 2024. Consumers are increasingly turning to cards—whether in supermarkets, online stores, restaurants, or even when skiing.Despite their desire to keep cash, Austrians are in a digital payment fever: the number of payment transactions with Visa cards rose by a whopping ten percent last year, while payment volumes increased by eight…

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New deposit rules: Since February, extended deposit obligations for plastic and glass bottles have been in force in Austria. What is affected, and what remains deposit-free? Since this year, a one-way deposit system has been in place for most plastic bottles and cans in Austria. And as if that wasn’t change enough, the deposit on some glass bottles was also increased at the beginning of February. The new one-way deposit regulation applies to all plastic bottles and cans with a volume between 0.1 and 3 liters. A deposit of 25…

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