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From 2026 ban on cash payments from €3000 onwards
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Published on: 13 June 2025
This ban will apply to the payment of goods to professional traders (such as shopkeepers). Private individuals may continue to pay amounts higher than €3000 in cash to each other. On 10 June, the Upper House approved an amendment to the “Prevention of Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism Act” (Wwft) that includes this ban. 
From 2026 ban on cash payments from €3000 onwards
- News
- Cash payments
Published on: 13 June 2025
This ban will apply to the payment of goods to professional traders (such as shopkeepers). Private individuals may continue to pay amounts higher than €3000 in cash to each other. On 10 June, the Upper House approved an amendment to the “Prevention of Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism Act” (Wwft) that includes this ban.
Facts and figures on Dutch payments
- 80% of payments at the checkout are made by debit card
of payments at the checkout are made by debit card - €129mln. cash withdrawals in 2024
cash withdrawals in 2024 - nearly 1 in 5 cash register payments were made in cash
nearly 1 in 5 cash register payments were made in cash - 440000 440,000 payment terminals in 2024
440,000 payment terminals in 2024
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