ASTANA, Kazakhstan, February 28. The number of Visa International payment cards in circulation in Kazakhstan amounted to 37.7 million at the beginning of February 2024, Trend reports.
The number of cards has increased by 4 million since the beginning of February 2023 (33.7 million), according to data from Kazakhstan's National Bank.
At the same time, the usage of Visa International payment cards also continued to grow. Thus, the number of cards used at the start of February 2024 exceeded 19 million (16.3 million at the start of February 2023).
There were 35 million Visa International debit cards, 734,900 credit cards, and 1.94 million debit cards with a credit limit and prepaid cards during the time period under consideration. About 18.5 million debit cards, 286,500 credit cards, and 256,800 payment cards were used at the same time.
As of February 1, 2024, Kazakhstan had 75.3 million payment cards in circulation. Debit cards account for 81 percent of all payment cards in the country, while credit cards account for 16.2 percent. Debit cards with credit limits and prepaid cards account for 2.8 percent of the total.
