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As of July 1, 2005, license on the issue of payment cards was given to 20 of second-tier banks and JSC «Kazpost», practically issue of payment cards realise only 19 banks. Second-tier banks issue payment cards of local systems: Altyn card – by JSC «Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan» and JSC «ATF Bank»; SmartAlemCard – by JSC «Bank TuranAlem»; DUET card – by JSC «Valut-Tranzit Bank»; cards of JSC «Caspian Bank», JSC «Citybank Kazakhstan» and JSC «Tsesnabank». Also commercial banks of Kazakhstan issue and distribute payment cards of international systems: VISA International, Europay International, American Express International and Diners Club International.

As of July 1, 2005, the number of cards, issued by banks of Kazakhstan, was 2.76 million, the number of card holders was 2.63 million (growth - by 30.8% and 27.4% respectively, in comparison with the same period of the last year)[1]. As the most widespread cards, the cards of international payment systems have the share of 86.7% and the local cards – 13.3% respectively. As of July 1, 2004 this ratio was 86.8% and 13.2% correspondingly.

In June 2005 value of transactions using payment cards issued by banks of Kazakhstan was KZT 73.7 billion (60.3% growth in comparison with the same period of the previous year). You can observe advanced growth of the value of cashless payments (by 3.5 times to KZT 5.8 billion) in comparison with growth of the value of cash withdrawal transactions (by 53.2% to KZT 67.9 billion). In June 2005 volume of transactions was KZT 4.3 million transactions (growth - by 40.6% in comparison with the same period of the last year). You can observe advanced growth of the volume of cashless payments (by 3.3 times to 476.1 thousand transactions) in comparison with growth of the volume of cash withdrawal transactions (by 31.3% to 3.9 million transactions).

More detailed data on development of Kazakhstan payment cards market are submitted in Tables 1 - 4.

Table 1

Figures

As of July
 1, 2004

As of July 
1, 2005

Total number of cards in circulation (thousand), of which:

2 110.8

2 760.7

    - local systems

278.9

367.9

    - international systems, of which:

1 831.9

2 392.8

        Visa International

1 437.6

1 923.6

        Europay International

393.9

468.7

Number of card holders (thousand), of which:

2 065.9

2 631.8

    - local systems

270.7

339.6

    -  international systems, of which:

1 795.2

2 292.2

        Visa International

1 416.6

1 828.1

        Europay International

378.2

463.8

Number of the used payment cards (thousand),of which:

1 577.1

1 649.3

    - local systems

209.3

169.5

    - international systems, of which:

1 367.8

1 479.8

        Visa International

1 115.1

1 202.9

        Europay International

252.6

276.7

Number of POS-terminals, of which:

4 134

5 152

    - at business enterprises

2 571

3 517

    - in banks

1 563

1 635

Number of imprinters, of which:

1 836

1 414

    - at business enterprises

933

697

    - in banks

903

717

Number of ATMs

983

1 432

Number of business enterprises

2 212

2 387

 

Table 2

Figures

As of July 1, 2005

Number of POS-terminals

Number of imprinters

Number of ATMs

Number of business enterprises

Total on the Republic

5 152

1 414

1 432

2 387

Akmola

138

27

39

53

Aktubinsk

238

25

78

98

Almaty

50

6

23

2

Atyrau

170

58

80

86

East Kazakhstan

405

112

112

169

Jambul

112

29

56

48

West Kazakhstan

162

26

56

53

Karaganda

430

96

166

175

Kostanai

184

32

60

55

Kyzylorda

49

16

34

20

Mangistau

201

39

102

116

Pavlodar

209

40

76

58

North Kazakhstan

89

4

41

38

South Kazakhstan

183

59

88

54

Almaty (city)

1 941

718

301

1 009

Astana (city)

591

127

120

353

Use of payment cards, issued by the banks of Kazakhstan, in and outside the territory of Kazakhstan, in June 2005 (the transactions with American Express International, Diners Club International, Visa International and Europay International payment cards that are distributed by commercial banks of Kazakhstan are not included)       

Table 3

Figures

June

Non cash payments

Withdrawals of cash

2004

Volume of payments (thousand), of which:

145.1

2 938.4

    - local systems

18.0

262.8

    - international systems, of which:

127.1

2 675.7

        Visa International

100.8

2 106.5

        Europay International

26.4

569.2

Value of payments (mln.KZT), of which:

1 666.6

44 315.3

    - local systems

7.3

4 077.9

    - international systems, of which:

1 659.3

40 237.4

        Visa International

1 385.9

32 483.3

        Europay International

273.4

7 754.1

2005

Volume of payments (thousand), of which:

476.1

3 858.5

    - local systems

77.5

327.0

    - international systems, of which:

398.6

3 531.4

        Visa International

315.5

2 864.2

        Europay International

83.1

667.2

Value of payments (mln.KZT), of which:

5 778.1

67 910.9

    - local systems

537.6

6 014.6

    - international systems, of which:

5 240.5

61 896.3

        Visa International

4 782.0

52 048.1

        Europay International

458.5

9 848.2

Dynamics in %

Volume of payments, of which:

by 3.3 times

31.3%

    - local systems

by 4.3 times

24.4%

    - international systems, of which:

by 3.1 times

32.0%

        Visa International

by 3.1 times

36.0%

        Europay International

by 3.2 times

17.2%

Value of payments, of which:

by 3.5 times

53.2%

    - local systems

by 74.0 times

47.5%

    - international systems, of which:

by 3.2 times

53.8%

        Visa International

by 3.5 times

60.2%

        Europay International

67.7%

27.0%

Use of payment cards, issued by the banks of Kazakhstan and foreign banks, in the territory of Kazakhstan, in June 2005 (the transactions with American Express International, Diners Club International, Visa International and Europay International payment cards that are distributed by commercial banks of Kazakhstan are included)

Table 4

Figures

June

Non cash payments

Withdrawals of cash

Volume of payments
(thousand)

Value of payments
(mln.KZT)

Volume of payments
(thousand)

Value of payments
 (mln.KZT)

Total on the Republic

457.2

5 384.9

3 792.1

63 058.8

Akmola

5.5

70.3

125.9

1 468.6

Aktubinsk

6.2

215.3

244.3

4 089.3

Almaty

8.2

587.0

69.4

893.0

Atyrau

4.6

303.6

201.3

4 028.7

East Kazakhstan

21.0

119.4

358.0

4 509.2

Jambul

11.3

54.7

177.6

2 204.3

West Kazakhstan

6.6

28.3

140.9

2 042.0

Karaganda

70.4

80.4

357.1

4 617.4

Kostanai

12.3

187.8

127.6

1 691.5

Kyzylorda

16.9

41.6

119.0

2 076.9

Mangistau

6.3

76.7

196.2

4 395.0

Pavlodar

11.7

409.1

246.8

3 290.4

North Kazakhstan

9.6

426.1

118.9

1 394.5

South Kazakhstan

6.

     

 

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