Nearly 200 transactions were processed during New Zealand’s peak second of shopping this year, down slightly from 2022.
Payment company Worldline released its annual data outlining the payments made through its network during the days leading up to Christmas.
The Friday before Christmas took out the title of the busiest shopping day of the year.
The busiest hour was between 12pm-1pm, when 626,692 transactions were processed.
The busiest minute was 12.28pm, when 10,805 transactions were processed, while the busiest second was 12.24pm on the dot, when 186 transactions were processed.