ASTANA, Kazakhstan, December 28. The number of MasterCard Worldwide payment cards in circulation in Kazakhstan amounted to 10.444 million at the beginning of December 2023, Trend reports.
According to data from Kazakhstan's National Bank, the number of cards has increased by 2.369 million from the beginning of December 2022 (8.075 million).
Simultaneously, the use of MasterCard Worldwide cards climbed marginally. Thus, the number of cards used at the beginning of December 2023 was 2.852 million (2.821 million at the beginning of December 2022).
For the period under consideration, there were 10.115 million MasterCard Worldwide debit cards, 154,900 credit cards, and 174,200 debit cards with a credit limit and prepaid cards.
Simultaneously, 2.778 million debit cards, 42,600 credit cards, and 31,100 debit cards with a credit limit and prepaid were used.
Meanwhile, as of December 1, 2023, Kazakhstan had 74.1 million payment cards in circulation. Debit cards are the most common, accounting for 80.7 percent, while credit cards account for 16.5 percent. 2.8 percent of debit cards with credit limits and prepaid cards were used.
Kazakhstan had 64.353 million payment cards in circulation as of December 1, 2022.