ASTANA, Kazakhstan, December 28. The number of Visa International payment cards in circulation in Kazakhstan amounted to 37.463 million at the beginning of December 2023, Trend reports.
The number of cards has increased by 4.725 million since the beginning of December 2022 (32.738 million), according to data from Kazakhstan's National Bank.
Meanwhile, the popularity of Visa International cards has grown. As a result, the number of cards used at the start of December 2023 was 19.162 million (16.132 million at the start of December 2022).
There were 34.736 million Visa International debit cards, 857,000 credit cards, and 1.87 million debit cards with a credit limit and prepaid cards during the time period under consideration. 18.583 million debit cards, 335,000 credit cards, and 244,600 payment cards were used at the same time.
As of December 1, 2023, Kazakhstan had 74.1 million payment cards in circulation. Debit cards are the most common, accounting for 80.7 percent, while credit cards account for 16.5 percent. 2.8 percent of debit cards with credit limits and prepaid cards were used.
Kazakhstan had 64.353 million payment cards in circulation as of December 1, 2022.