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Turkmenistan discloses data on number of issued bank cards

Turkmenistan Materials 13 March 2023 17:39 (UTC +04:00)
Turkmenistan discloses data on number of issued bank cards
Khayal Khatamzadeh
Khayal Khatamzadeh
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BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 13. The number of bank cards issued in Turkmenistan as of the beginning of March 2023 amounted to 5.23 million, which is slightly higher than at the beginning of February (5.2 million cards), Trend reports with reference to the Central Bank of Turkmenistan.

According to the bank, the largest number of cards was issued in the capital of the country - Ashgabat (1.79 million cards), followed by Mary (931,927 cards) and Lebap (859,137 cards) regions.

Dayhanbank State Commercial Bank issued the most cards - 1.87 million, followed by the Turkmenistan State Commercial Bank (over 1.02 million) and the Halkbank Joint-Stock Commercial Bank (604,684 cards).

Over the past four years, the number of cards issued in Turkmenistan has doubled.

The number of bank cards issued in Turkmenistan at the end of 2022 is 5.17 million, which is 8.3 percent higher than at the end of 2021 (4.77 million cards).

Turkmenistan's financial sector is constantly expanding. In particular, mobile applications are being introduced to pay for various services and goods, the number of transactions is increasing, and payment methods through bank terminals are being offered.

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