Measured in terms of transaction numbers, customers use e-payment methods in nearly every second purchase. [1] That's a figure that makes one thing very clear: people evidently also want to complete their online purchase immediately and conveniently by paying for it online. And they do so by choosing the easiest and quickest way to pay.
It would take longer for people to wait until they have received an invoice and then pay by credit transfer. That is still how just over one in four transactions are settled, but the trend is declining sharply. [2] In 2020, that figure stood at 37%.