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Kazakhstan sees increase in use of plastic cards

ICT Materials 27 September 2021 16:02 (UTC +04:00)
Kazakhstan sees increase in use of plastic cards

BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 27

By Nargiz Sadikhova - Trend:

The number of plastic cards in circulation amounted to 55.7 million cards as of September 1, 2021, in Kazakhstan, which is 30.4 percent more than as of September 1, 2020 (42.7 million cards), Trend reports with reference to Kazakhstan’s National Bank.

Of the total number of cards in circulation, 40.4 million cards were debit cards, 13.6 million cards were credit cards, and 1.6 million were other types of cards.

Furthermore, of the total number of cards in circulation, 26.6 million were used as of September 1, 2021, compared to 24.3 million cards last year, which indicates a 9.5 percent increase year-on-year.

The largest number of debit cards in circulation was registered in Almaty city (12.6 million cards). Almaty city is followed by Nur-Sultan city (3.4 million cards) and Shymkent city (2.3 million cards).

In turn, the greatest number of credit cards also was registered in Almaty city (4.4 million cards), which is followed by Shymkent (1.2 million cards) and Nur-Sultan city (1.1 million cards).

The total number of payment systems operating in Kazakhstan is 17, including those of the National Bank, systems of money transfers, and systems of plastic cards.

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