DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, August 17. The number of payment cards issued by banks in Tajikistan totaled 5.878 million as of the end of June 2023, which represents a 2.5 percent increase compared to 5.732 million cards in May 2023, Trend reports.
According to the National bank of Tajikistan, the number of other payment cards also increased reaching 760,641, which is a 0.6-percent rise compared to the end of May 2023, when the count was 755,753 cards.
The number of bank payment cardholders by the end of June stood at 5.579 million individuals in the month under review, which is a 2.9 percent rise from the 5.417 million individuals recorded at the end of May 2023.
Furthermore, in one month, the number of cash issuing offices increased by 5.7 percent, rising from 2,644 offices in May to 2,797 offices by the end of June.
The number of POS terminals in Tajikistan reached 4,637 units by the end of June 2023, this figure is 485 higher than in May of the current year (4,152 terminals).
Meanwhile, the number of payment cards issued by banks in Tajikistan reached 5.060 million by the end of 2022, increasing 45.4 percent compared to 3.479 million cards at the end of 2021.