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As of February 1, 2005, license on the issue of payment cards was given to 21 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 OJSC «Valut-Tranzit Bank»; cards of JSC «Caspian Bank», CJSC «Citybank Kazakhstan» and JSC «Tsesnabank», as well as international system cards - VISA International and Europay International.  Also commercial banks of Kazakhstan distribute payment cards of international systems: American Express International – by JSC «Kazkommertsbank», JSC «ATF Bank», JSC «Bank TuranAlem», JSC «Temirbank», JSC «Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan», OJSC «Bank CenterCredit», OJSC «Nurbank», OJSC «Texakabank»; Diners Club International – by JSC «Kazkommertsbank» and Europay International – by OJSC SB «Alfa-bank».

As of February 1, 2005, the number of cards, issued by banks of Kazakhstan, was 2.42 million, the number of card holders was 2.33 million (growth - by 28.0% and 25.6% respectively, in comparison with relevant figures of the last year)[1]. As the most widespread cards, the cards of international payment systems have the share of 87.6% and the local cards - 12.4% respectively. As of February 1, 2004 this ratio was 85.8% and 14.2% correspondingly.

In January 2005 value of transactions using payment cards issued by banks of Kazakhstan was KZT 44.6 billion (40.1% growth in comparison with the same period of the previous year). You can observe advanced growth of the value of cashless payments (by 2.7 times to KZT 3.9 billion) in comparison with growth of the value of cash withdrawal transactions (by 33.9% to KZT 40.6 billion). In January 2005 volume of transactions was KZT 2.5 million transactions (growth - by 25.6% in comparison with relevant numbers of the last year). You can observe advanced growth of the volume of cashless payments (by 2.8 times to 267.8 thousand transactions) in comparison with growth of the volume of cash withdrawal transactions (by 17.8% to 2.2 million transactions).

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

Table 1

Figures

As of February 
 1, 2004

As of February
1, 2005

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

1 889.1

2 418.6

    - local systems

268.8

299.1

    - international systems, of which:

1 620.3

2 119.5

        Visa International

1 322.3

1 686.4

        Europay International

297.6

432.7

Number of card holders (thousand), of which:

1 854.5

2 330.0

    - local systems

262.3

287.4

    -  international systems, of which:

1 592.3

2 042.6

        Visa International

1 299.7

1 618.1

        Europay International

292.2

424.2

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

1 304.4

1 068.2

    - local systems

192.9

113.4

    - international systems, of which:

1 111.4

954.8

        Visa International

923.3

757.4

        Europay International

187.9

197.3

Number of POS-terminals, of which:

4 202

4 194

    - at business enterprises

2 517

2 684

    - in banks

1 685

1 510

Number of imprinters, of which:

2 051

1 496

    - at business enterprises

1 144

767

    - in banks

907

729

Number of ATMs

877

1 152

Number of business enterprises

2 151

2 321

 

Table 2

Figures

As of February 1, 2005

Number of POS-terminals

Number of imprinters

Number of ATMs

Number of business enterprises

Total on the Republic

4 194

1 496

1 152

2 321

Akmola

109

29

27

47

Aktubinsk

200

32

62

68

Almaty

32

6

16

0

Atyrau

145

60

68

64

East Kazakhstan

301

138

97

106

Jambul

89

32

41

41

West Kazakhstan

105

29

46

37

Karaganda

407

95

131

169

Kostanai

130

32

35

33

Kyzylorda

32

14

26

12

Mangistau

140

37

77

76

Pavlodar

172

39

60

34

North Kazakhstan

70

5

34

28

South Kazakhstan

132

58

66

39

Almaty (city)

1 674

767

271

1 294

Astana (city)

456

123

95

273

 

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

   Table 3

Figures

January

Non cash payments

Withdrawals of cash

2004

Volume of payments (thousand), of which:

96.1

1 888.9

    - local systems

10.4

209.4

    - international systems, of which:

85.8

1 679.5

        Visa International

68.6

1 382.5

        Europay International

17.2

296.9

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

1 478.4

30 352.6

    - local systems

9.9

3 079.9

    - international systems, of which:

1 468.5

27 272.7

        Visa International

1 209.8

22 809.1

        Europay International

258.7

4 463.6

2005

Volume of payments (thousand), of which:

267.8

2 225.5

    - local systems

22.3

162.7

    - international systems, of which:

245.5

2 062.9

        Visa International

198.1

1 644.8

        Europay International

47.4

418.1

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

3 948.5

40 637.0

    - local systems

450.5

3 275.4

    - international systems, of which:

3 498.0

37 361.6

        Visa International

3 156.0

31 358.8

        Europay International

342.0

6 002.8

Dynamics in %

Volume of payments, of which:

by 2.8 times

17.8%

    - local systems

by 2.2 times

-22.3%

    - international systems, of which:

by 2.9 times

22.8%

        Visa International

by 2.9 times

19.0%

        Europay International

by 2.8 times

40.8%

Value of payments, of which:

by 2.7 times

33.9%

    - local systems

by 45.5 times

6.3%

    - international systems, of which:

by 2.4 times

37.0%

        Visa International

by 2.6 times

37.5%

        Europay International

32.2%

34.5%

 

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

   Table 4

Figures

January

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

250.6

3 308.1

2 171.5

36 881.2

Akmola

2.2

15.9

59.9

684.6

Aktubinsk

2.1

65.8

145.2

2 797.3

Almaty

3.6

381.1

33.0

381.5

Atyrau

1.8

150.0

130.9

2 636.0

East Kazakhstan

4.5

38.5

221.2

2 753.1

Jambul

3.1

1.8

93.7

1 095.9

West Kazakhstan

0.9

17.8

75.0

1 102.5

Karaganda

17.0

28.0

189.0

2 207.5

Kostanai

1.8

42.8

59.0

891.6

Kyzylorda

1.0

10.7

52.2

888.0

Mangistau

4.4

25.1

148.5

3 352.8

Pavlodar

5.2

34.5

161.1

1 959.4

North Kazakhstan

1.5

545.1

62.0

679.9

South Kazakhstan

1.2

28.1

   

 

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