BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 22. The total number of bank cards in circulation as of 30 June 2022, significantly increased, Trend reports citing the press service of the National Bank of Tajikistan.
According to the Bank, as of June 30, 2022, 4.2 million bank cards were in use in Tajikistan, which is an increase of 28 percent compared to the same date of last year.
The total number of digital wallets in Tajikistan in the reporting period amounted to about 5 million, which is an increase of 70 percent compared to the same period in the 2021 year.
"A total of 14.3 million transactions of non-cash payments for goods and services in the amount of 2.9 billion somoni ($284.3 million) were carried out from January through June 2022," the Bank said.
Notably, the National Bank of Tajikistan takes all necessary steps to increase the share of non-cash payments throughout the country.