Payments and e-commerce in Slovenia

Between 2022 and 2025, the Slovene e-commerce market is forecast to grow by 6% a year [1]. In a country of just over 2 million, more than one million Slovenes already shop with e-commerce merchants [2]. More than forty percent of online shoppers in Slovenia buy from cross-border e-commerce merchants [3]. The most popular e-commerce category in Slovenia is fashion [3].

In Slovenia, consumers make more than half of digital payments using an alternative payment method, something other than a card [4]. Bank- and credit transfers are the most popular type of non-card digital payment method [4]. Popular online payment methods in Slovenia include the SEPA direct debit system and the country’s own FLIK instant-payments system, [4]. To succeed in Slovenia, merchants must offer consumers trusted, preferred local and alternative payment methods.

1. https://ecommercedb.com/en/markets/si/all
2. https://ecommercegermany.com/blog/european-ecommerce-overview-slovenia
3. https://www.mordorintelligence.com/industry-reports/slovenia-ecommerce-market
4. https://www.europeanpaymentscouncil.eu/news-insights/insight/instant-payment-environment-slovenia