Version ¹146 on 01/10/2016
As of October 01, 2016 actual origination of the payment cards were mainly realized by 25 banks and JSC “Kazpost”. These institutes issue and distribute payment cards of the international systems (their share consists of 97,2%) like Visa International, Master Card, American Express International and UnionPay International. Beside banks of Kazakhstan issue payment cards of the local systems like Altyn Card – JSC “Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan” and local card of Citibank Kazakhstan – JSC “Citibank Kazakhstan”.
As of October 01, 2016 banks have issued 15,4 mln. payment cards and a number of card holders reached 14,0 mln. (comparing the situation with the same date of 2015, there is a low of 8,0% and 3,8% respectively). The most widespread ones are the debit cards with the share of 80,6%, the share of credit cards - 15,7%. The share of debit cards with credit limit and share of prepaid cards is 3,0% and 0,8% respectively.
In September 2016 the volume of transactions with payment cards issued by the Kazakhstan originators was 877,5 bln. tenge (growth against September 2015 has totaled 24,7%). The number of transactions reached 27,5 mln. and increased by 21,6% versus September 2015. At that, the number of payments and amount of the cashless payments went up to 45,4% (number of transactions 10,3 mln. transactions) and 58,4% (the volume of transactions - 144,9 bln. tenge), operations with cash withdrawals 10,8% (number of transactions - 17,2 mln. transactions) and 19,6%( the volume of transactions - 732,6 bln. tenge) respectively.
The main bulk of cashless payments has been made through POS-terminals (55,6% and 60,9% out of the total number of payments and volume of cashless payments) and Internet (33,6% and 25,4% respectively). Transactions of cash withdrawals have been realized mainly through ATMs (94,7% and 84,4% out of the total number of payments and volume of cash withdrawal transactions).
More detailed data on development of the payment cards market in Kazakhstan are shown in Tables 1-6.
Table 1 |
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Specifications |
As of 01.10.15 |
As of 01.10.16 |
Total number of cards in circulation (thousand), of which: |
16 740,9 |
15 395,9 |
local systems |
895,4 |
435,3 |
international systems, of which: |
15 845,5 |
14 960,6 |
Visa International, of which: |
13 040,0 |
11 172,0 |
- debit |
9 640,6 |
8 452,3 |
- credit |
2 540,5 |
2 214,3 |
- debit cards with credit limit and prepaid |
858,9 |
505,4 |
MasterCard Worldwide, of which: |
2 429,3 |
2 745,0 |
- debit |
2 271,9 |
2 505,0 |
- credit |
65,9 |
170,2 |
- debit cards with credit limit and prepaid |
91,5 |
69,8 |
Number of card holders (thousand), of which: |
14 606,2 |
14 046,4 |
local systems |
777,2 |
368,6 |
international systems, of which: |
13 829,0 |
13 677,8 |
Visa International |
11 304,4 |
10 358,1 |
MasterCard Worldwide |
2 257,6 |
2 565,8 |
Number of used cards (thousand), of which: |
7 106,2 |
7 870,1 |
local systems |
557,6 |
263,5 |
international systems, of which: |
6 548,6 |
7 606,6 |
Visa International, of which: |
5 195,7 |
5 628,1 |
- debit |
4 187,1 |
4 365,2 |
- credit |
364,0 |
941,4 |
- debit cards with credit limit and prepaid |
644,5 |
321,4 |
MasterCard Worldwide, of which: |
1 162,9 |
1 409,5 |
- debit |
1 073,5 |
1 275,4 |
- credit |
36,8 |
102,2 |
- debit cards with credit limit and prepaid |
52,6 |
31,8 |
Number of POS - terminals (units), of which: |
71 479 |
101 931 |
commercial enterprises |
63 696 |
94 119 |
banks |
7 783 |
7 812 |
Numbers of imprinters (units), of which: |
3 |
4 |
commercial enterprises |
1 |
1 |
banks |
2 |
3 |
Number of ATM (units) , of which: |
8 925 |
9 428 |
with cash distribution function |
7 743 |
7 933 |
with cash reception and distribution functions |
1 182 |
1 495 |
Number of commercial enterprises (units) |
39 857 |
61 926 |
Number of bank’s booths (units) |
1 451 |
1 361 |
Number of payment terminals (units)[1] |
13 721 |
14 395 |
Table 2 |
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Specifications |
As of 01.10.16 |
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Total number of cards in circulation (thousand) |
Number of card holders (thousand) |
Number of used payment cards (thousand |
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debit |
credit |
others[2] |
debit |
credit |
others |
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Total, incl. |
12 408,2 |
2 412,5 |
575,2 |
14 046,4 |
6 458,0 |
1 058,8 |
353,3 |
Akmola region |
383,4 |
3,9 |
21,3 |
380,7 |
219,3 |
2,0 |
15,2 |
Aktobe region |
620,7 |
7,1 |
26,2 |
605,9 |
325,5 |
3,2 |
18,6 |
Almaty region |
616,4 |
4,3 |
32,6 |
610,3 |
339,2 |
1,8 |
19,8 |
Atyrau region |
550,1 |
8,6 |
24,7 |
534,1 |
297,1 |
4,6 |
15,3 |
East Kazakhstan reg. |
954,6 |
10,3 |
52,4 |
939,9 |
542,5 |
4,8 |
30,8 |
Jambul region |
529,9 |
3,0 |
9,7 |
505,6 |
323,9 |
1,6 |
5,6 |
West Kazakhstan reg. |
471,8 |
6,3 |
11,6 |
446,1 |
242,4 |
3,0 |
4,9 |
Karaganda region |
1 035,1 |
14,4 |
48,4 |
993,7 |
591,1 |
6,6 |
29,9 |
Kostanai region |
558,9 |
4,4 |
19,5 |
514,2 |
312,5 |
2,3 |
11,7 |
Kyzylorda region |
422,3 |
3,4 |
27,5 |
412,5 |
238,3 |
1,5 |
20,5 |
Mangistau region |
494,8 |
7,2 |
22,9 |
478,9 |
266,6 |
3,6 |
14,2 |
Pavlodar region |
607,9 |
7,8 |
27,7 |
581,6 |
330,1 |
4,2 |
15,3 |
North Kazakhstan reg. |
319,8 |
3,1 |
13,6 |
307,4 |
185,2 |
1,6 |
10,3 |
South Kazakhstan reg. |
1 193,4 |
7,3 |
65,4 |
1 166,6 |
659,9 |
2,9 |
39,0 |
Almaty city |
2 605,5 |
2 302,4 |
123,4 |
4 552,3 |
1 077,1 |
1 003,2 |
77,2 |
Astana city |
1 043,6 |
19,2 |
48,3 |
1 016,8 |
507,1 |
12,0 |
25,2 |
Table 3 |
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Specifications |
As of 01.10.16 |
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Number of POS-terminals |
Number of ATMs |
Number of commercial enterprises |
Number of bank’s booths |
Number of payment terminals |
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Total, incl. |
101 931 |
9 428 |
61 926 |
1 361 |
14 395 |
Akmola region |
2 268 |
323 |
1 256 |
46 |
450 |
Aktobe region |
3 845 |
492 |
1 940 |
106 |
774 |
Almaty region |
2 514 |
381 |
1 422 |
39 |
463 |
Atyrau region |
3 816 |
544 |
1 860 |
66 |
658 |
East Kazakhstan reg. |
6 067 |
743 |
3 319 |
114 |
1 421 |
Jambul region |
1 794 |
344 |
955 |
65 |
630 |
West Kazakhstan reg. |
3 352 |
360 |
1 892 |
71 |
619 |
Karaganda region |
8 614 |
749 |
5 549 |
110 |
1 679 |
Kostanai region |
7 751 |
378 |
5 586 |
58 |
825 |
Kyzylorda region |
1 484 |
303 |
738 |
57 |
417 |
Mangistau region |
3 081 |
532 |
1 622 |
82 |
395 |
Pavlodar region |
5 884 |
549 |
3 731 |
65 |
838 |
North Kazakhstan reg. |
2 658 |
288 |
1 427 |
40 |
617 |
South Kazakhstan reg. |
3 954 |
629 |
1 982 |
64 |
1 141 |
Almaty city |
29 557 |
1 803 |
18 778 |
224 |
2 244 |
Astana city |
15 292 |
1 010 |
9 869 |
154 |
1 224 |
Use of payment cards, issued by the banks of Kazakhstan, in and outside the country
Table 4 |
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Specifications |
September |
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Cashless payments |
Cash withdrawals |
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2015 |
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Number of transactions (thousand) of which: |
7 050,1 |
15 565,2 |
local systems |
73,3 |
800,7 |
international systems, of which: |
6 976,7 |
14 764,6 |
Visa International |
6 037,5 |
11 790,1 |
MasterCard Worldwide |
881,2 |
2 670,7 |
Volume (mln.tenge), of which; |
91 475,9 |
612 374,9 |
local systems |
3 023,1 |
24 704,0 |
international systems, of which: |
88 452,8 |
587 670,9 |
Visa International |
75 536,3 |
483 838,6 |
MasterCard Worldwide |
11 757,0 |
94 988,3 |
2016 |
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Number of transactions (thousand) of which; |
10 250,4 |
17 245,6 |
local systems |
18,7 |
311,6 |
international systems, of which: |
10 231,6 |
16 934,1 |
Visa International |
8 439,3 |
12 575,1 |
MasterCard Worldwide |
1 680,7 |
3 479,7 |
Volume (mln.tenge), of which; |
144 894,7 |
732 558,9 |
local systems |
6 245,2 |
11 243,8 |
international systems, of which: |
138 649,5 |
721 315,2 |
Visa International |
113 594,1 |
556 530,3 |
MasterCard Worldwide |
23 404,6 |
136 246,6 |
Dynamics (%) |
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Number |
45,4% |
10,8% |
local systems |
-74,5% |
-61,1% |
international systems, of which: |
46,7% |
14,7% |
Visa International |
39,8% |
6,7% |
MasterCard Worldwide |
90,7% |
30,3% |
Volume |
58,4% |
19,6% |
local systems |
106,6% |
-54,5% |
international systems, of which: |
56,7% |
22,7% |
Visa International |
50,4% |
15,0% |
MasterCard Worldwide |
99,1% |
43,4% |
Use of the payment cards issued by Kazakhstan and foreign banks, on the territory of Kazakhstan, by regions
Table 5 |
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Specifications |
September |
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Cashless payments |
Cash withdrawals |
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Number of transactions (thousand) |
Amount (mln.tenge) |
Number of transactions (thousand) |
Amount (mln.tenge) |
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Total, incl. |
8 804,0 |
115 620,6 |
17 092,9 |
723 524,0 |
Akmola region |
60,4 |
1 652,2 |
503,3 |
18 636,0 |
Aktobe region |
215,9 |
5 378,9 |
853,6 |
31 770,1 |
Almaty region |
83,6 |
2 027,7 |
757,5 |
31 248,0 |
Atyrau region |
212,5 |
4 729,2 |
839,4 |
38 551,4 |
East Kazakhstan reg. |
182,8 |
2 860,3 |
1 289,7 |
48 994,5 |
Jambul region |
77,7 |
1 352,0 |
699,6 |
27 021,4 |
West Kazakhstan reg. |
135,7 |
3 924,0 |
627,7 |
25 051,6 |
Karaganda region |
257,7 |
4 112,6 |
1 438,2 |
57 209,9 |
Kostanai region |
536,7 |
2 636,0 |
721,8 |
28 498,7 |
Kyzylorda region |
85,4 |
854,0 |
523,6 |
21 851,2 |
Mangistau region |
192,6 |
3 294,0 |
720,9 |
38 308,9 |
Pavlodar region |
160,2 |
4 252,2 |
799,4 |
31 498,8 |
North Kazakhstan reg. |
84,2 |
1 406,2 |
438,2 |
15 117,2 |
South Kazakhstan reg. |
160,7 |
5 645,1 |
1 413,8 |
60 512,5 |
Almaty city |
5 208,6 |
55 538,4 |
3 630,1 |
167 119,8 |
Astana city |
1 149,4 |
15 958,1 |
1 836,1 |
82 134,1 |
Use of the payment cards issued by Kazakhstan and foreign banks on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the context of the operation environment
Table 6 |
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Specifications |
September |
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Cashless payments |
Cash withdrawals |
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Number of transactions (thousand) |
Amount (mln.tenge) |
Number of transactions (thousand) |
Amount (mln.tenge) |
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Total, incl. |
8 804,0 |
115 620,6 |
17 092,9 |
723 524,0 |
POS - terminal |
4 902,9 |
70 952,1 |
866,8 |
109 929,6 |
ATM |
1 012,2 |
15 922,7 |
16 226,2 |
613 594,4 |
bank kiosk |
26,5 |
663,9 |
- |
- |
Internet |
2 860,9 |
28 074,9 |
- |
- |
payment terminal |
1,4 |
7,1 |
- |
- |