ASTANA, Kazakhstan, September 4. Over the second quarter of 2025, the volume of transactions using electronic money issued by Kazakhstani issuers in the country amounted to 60.9 million transactions totaling 321.1 billion tenge (approximately $609.1 million).
The data obtained by Trend from the country's National Bank indicates that compared to the same period in 2024, the number of transactions and the amount increased by 9.1 percent and 21.4 percent, respectively.
The volume of transactions using electronic money in favor of individual entrepreneurs and legal entities as of July 1, 2025, in Kazakhstan amounted to 247.7 billion tenge (approximately $470.6 million), an increase of 21.8 percent compared to Q2 2024; and in favor of individuals, 73.4 billion tenge (approximately $139.5 million), an increase of 20 percent.
Overall, these figures underscore a positive shift toward digital payments in Kazakhstan, reflecting broader global trends of financial digitization. The strong growth trajectory suggests that electronic money is becoming a more integral part of Kazakhstan’s economic transactions, potentially leading to increased financial inclusion, greater transparency, and efficiency in the national payment ecosystem
