ASTANA, Kazakhstan, November 1. The number of ATMs in Kazakhstan amounted to 12,625 as of October 1, 2023 (an increase of 1.4 percent compared to October 1, 2022), Trend reports.
The data of the Central Bank of Kazakhstan shows that the most ATMs are located in the city of Almaty (2,273), in Astana - (1,440) and in the Karaganda region (909).
Of these, 4,922 are with the function of issuing cash, and 7,703 are with the function of issuing and accepting cash.
The number of POS-terminals (point of sale) installed in trade and services facilities in Kazakhstan amounted to 983,419 (an increase of 31.3 percent compared to October 1, 2022).
Of these, 975,265 were installed at trading enterprises, and 8,154 at banks.
The largest number of POS-terminals are in the city of Almaty (233,569), Astana (115,808) and Shymkent (75,320).
Kazakhstan's banks and Kazpost JSC carried out transactions in the amount of 1.11 billion documents using the different payment tools in September 2023. In general, the amount of these transactions amounted to 73.7 trillion tenge (about $156.6 billion).
Money cards and money orders are still the most prevalent payment methods in Kazakhstan. The usage of this payment tool mostly for small-amount payments and transfers characterizes a high share of payment cards in terms of number, but a low share in terms of transaction volume.
Checks and electronic payment instruments were the least often used payment methods during this time period. The distinctiveness of these instruments accounts for a modest proportion of their total quantity and volume of use.