Despite usage falling for the third straight month, the euro held onto its spot as the second most used legal tender in the world after the greenback, keeping ahead of currencies like the British pound and the Japanese yen.

The Chinese yuan’s share of transactions rose to the highest since January at 2.3%, even as the country grapples with an economic slump.

Use of the yen slid slightly in August to make up just 2.7% of all global payments, its lowest since May.