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Israeli Debit Card Daily Spending Surpasses 1.7 Billion Shekels for First Time
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First reported by Calcalist · 14 minutes ago
What happened
In June 2026, Israeli debit card spending reached a record 51.529 billion shekels, with daily averages surpassing 1.7 billion shekels for the first time. Online purchases also exceeded one billion shekels daily, reflecting significant growth compared to the previous year, despite economic restrictions in 2025.
- 01June 2026 debit card spending totaled 51.529 billion shekels, up 23.6% from June 2025.
- 02Daily average debit card spending hit 1.718 billion shekels, a new record.
- 03Online daily purchases exceeded one billion shekels for the first time in June 2026.
- 04June 2025 spending was impacted by a 13-day economic restriction during Operation "With the Lion".
- 05The spending increase between June 2025 and June 2026 is over 9.835 billion shekels.
- 06Shva manages Israel's national payment systems for credit cards and ATMs.
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