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Cyprus Lending Surge In September 2025 Highlights Robust Market Expansion

Robust Increase In New Loans

New loan figures reported for Cyprus in September 2025 reached an impressive €447.9 million, up from €245.5 million in August, according to data from the Central Bank of Cyprus. This significant rise underscores a pronounced boost in lending activity, predominantly geared toward business financing.

Segment-Specific Growth And Dynamics

The detailed statistics reveal that net new loans to non-financial companies totaled €309.4 million. Within this segment, loans up to €1 million accounted for €62.7 million, while larger loans exceeding €1 million reached €246.7 million. Housing loans also witnessed a notable increase, climbing to €112.9 million from €96.3 million in the previous month. Meanwhile, consumer loans experienced a marginal upward adjustment, moving from €20.4 million in August to €21.2 million. Overall, the aggregate of new loans—including debt restructurings—soared to €770.5 million compared to €420.4 million the prior month.

Shifting Interest Rate Trends

Interest rate movements further illuminate current market dynamics. In the lending segment, consumer loan rates declined from 7.09% to 6.46%, while housing loan rates eased from 3.91% to 3.63%. Conversely, rates for small enterprises edged upward from 4.19% to 4.32%, and loans exceeding €1 million saw a reduction from 4.30% to 3.79%.

On the deposit front, the average fixed deposit interest rate for households experienced a slight increase from 1.08% to 1.10%, with non-financial companies recording an improvement from 1.15% to 1.24%.

Comparative Insights With The Eurozone

When benchmarked against other Eurozone member states, Cyprus’s loan interest rates remain closely aligned with the European average: household loans stand at 3.93% compared to 3.91%, and business loans are reported at 4.22% versus 3.80%. However, deposit interest rates in Cyprus remain substantially lower, with households earning just 0.78% compared to 1.74% across the Eurozone, and non-financial companies receiving 1.08% as opposed to 1.94%.

The evolving lending landscape in Cyprus reflects broader economic trends and underscores the resilience of the market, as financial institutions adjust to shifting demand and interest rate environments. These developments will be critical to watch as they continue to influence both business financing and consumer deposit markets in the region.

payabl. Launches Click To Pay With Visa To Help Merchants Improve Checkout Conversion And Reduce Fraud

payabl. has launched Click to Pay with Visa, a new card payment experience designed to help merchants reduce checkout friction, improve authorisation rates, and deliver a faster, more secure online payment journey.

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Click to Pay replaces manual card number entry with a token-based checkout experience. Once a customer’s card is enrolled, they can complete purchases in just a few clicks, without re-entering card details. The result is a faster checkout that mirrors the ease of contactless payments in-store, while maintaining strong security standards.

For merchants, the impact is measurable. According to Visa, Click to Pay can deliver up to a 11% uplift in authorisation rates compared to manual card entry, alongside significant fraud reduction through network tokenisation. Faster checkout also helps reduce cart abandonment, particularly on mobile, where typing card details remains a major source of friction.

“With online checkout, every extra step costs conversion,” said Breno Oliveira, Chief Product Officer at payabl. “Visa Click to Pay removes one of the biggest points of friction at the moment of purchase. It helps merchants approve more legitimate transactions, reduce fraud exposure, and give customers the experience they already expect.” 

Visa Click to Pay is available through payabl. checkout, enabling merchants to activate the service without additional integration complexity. The solution works across devices and supports existing security flows, including 3D Secure where required.

“Consumers have come to expect a highly personalised, intuitive, and seamless payment experience, whether they’re buying a coffee, shopping online, or applying for a loan. Visa Click to Pay aims to meet these expectations by removing the need to manually enter card details, thus enhancing both security and the consumer experience in online card payments. With the support of network tokens, Visa Click to Pay enabled a more secure and smoother transaction process, available in many countries around the world. According to European VisaNet data, Visa Click to Pay may allow a 4.5% uplift in merchant sales, meaning a possible annual increase of €51 bn in SMB eCommerce sales in the UK and EU,” said Michael Ioannides, Country Manager, Visa Cyprus.

The launch forms part of payabl.’s broader focus on checkout optimisation, helping merchants improve conversion, approvals, and payment reliability at scale. Click to Pay with Visa is now live for eligible merchants across Europe. 

Checkout expectations are rising across Europe 

Insights from payabl.’s State of European Checkouts report underline why frictionless checkout experiences are becoming a commercial priority. The research found that consumers cite speed (46%), convenience (44%), and security (41%) as the top reasons for choosing a payment method. More than half of consumers (53%) are open to switching to newer payment methods and nearly half (48%) are open to one-click checkouts, provided the solution is backed by a trusted brand such as Visa.

“Checkout is no longer just the final step of a transaction,” said Oliveira. “It is a critical part of the overall customer experience. Our research shows that 43% of European consumers will not return to a site after a poor checkout experience. For merchants across the UK and Europe, that translates directly into lost customers and lost revenue.”

The launch forms part of payabl.’s broader focus on checkout optimisation, helping merchants improve conversion, approvals, and payment reliability at scale. Click to Pay with Visa is now live for eligible merchants across Europe.

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