Sudden events related to the COVID-19 pandemic have greatly affected people's lives. Isolation and restrictions taken as government measures to stop the spread of the corona virus are responsible for a permanent change in consumer habits in the Republic of Croatia. The world recorded the biggest drop in the number of cash transactions and a large increase in electronic payments. This graduate thesis presents a broader picture of the impact of the pandemic on the choice of payment methods for residents of the Republic of Croatia. The paper defines the tools with which it is possible to conclude payment transactions, their advantages, disadvantages and development over time, and analyzes the new project of the European Union for the introduction of the digital euro. The methods used for the purposes of the research are a survey conducted on 234 respondents and a time series analysis in the period before and after the pandemic. Based on the collected data, a significant change in the choice of payment method can be concluded before and after the pandemic. The results of the research prove that users prefer electronic payment to cash after the pandemic period in which they personally witnessed the simplicity, speed and security that electronic payment and biometric protection bring them.