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Number of MasterCard payment cards increases in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan Materials 30 January 2024 17:47 (UTC +04:00)
Madina Usmanova
Madina Usmanova
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ASTANA, Kazakhstan, January 30. The number of MasterCard Worldwide payment cards in circulation in Kazakhstan amounted to 10.7 million at the beginning of January 2024, Trend reports.

According to data from Kazakhstan's National Bank, the number of cards has increased by 2.7 million since the beginning of January 2023 (about 8 million).

Simultaneously, the use of MasterCard Worldwide cards also climbed. Thus, the number of cards used at the beginning of January 2024 was 2.88 million (2.71 million at the beginning of January 2023).

For the period under consideration, there were 10.3 million MasterCard Worldwide debit cards, 156,400 credit cards, and 173,200 debit cards with a credit limit and prepaid cards.

In addition, 2.8 million debit cards, 47,400 credit cards, and 32,200 debit cards with a credit limit and prepaid were used.

As of January 1, 2024, Kazakhstan had 74.5 million payment cards in circulation. Debit cards account for 80.8 percent of all payment cards in the country, while credit cards account for 16.4 percent. Debit cards with credit limits and prepaid cards account for 2.8 percent of the total.

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