BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 31. A total of 1.9 million transactions worth 36.8 trillion soums ($3.2 billion) were carried out through the instant payment system of the Central Bank of Uzbekistan (CBU) in February 2023, Trend reports via the Central Bank of Uzbekistan (CBU).
According to CBU, Uzbekistan’s Qishloq qurilish bank ranked first in terms of the number of transactions carried out through the instant payment system – 475,154 worth 2.04 trillion soums ($178.1 million).
Uzum bank ranks second in this indicator with 272,988 transactions, and the country’s Aloqabank closes the top 3 with 243,440 transactions.
CBU notes that among 33 banks operating in the country, Uzbekistan's Invest bank recorded the lowest number of transactions – 15 worth 91.2 million soums ($7,969).
Furthermore, in January 2023, a total of 1.4 million transactions worth 36.8 trillion soums ($3.1 billion) were carried out through the instant payment system of the Uzbek Central Bank.