ASTANA, Kazakhstan, April 30. The number of Visa International payment cards in circulation in Kazakhstan amounted to 37.8 million at the beginning of April 2024, Trend reports.
The number of cards has increased by 3.7 million since the beginning of April 2023 (34 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 April 2024 exceeded 19.25 million (16.9 million at the start of April 2023).
In general, the number of Visa debit cards by April 1, 2024, was 35 million; credit cards - 686,000; and debit cards with a credit limit and prepaid - 2.03 million. About 18.7 million debit cards, 270,600 credit cards, and 283,100 payment cards were used at the same time.
As of April 1, 2024, Kazakhstan had 75.8 million payment cards in circulation. Debit cards account for 80.9 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 2.9 percent of the total.
