On the whole 8,0 mln. transactions to the amount of 52 372.0 bln. KZT (or 359.7 bln. US dollars) were conducted through payment systems of Kazakhstan (Interbank System of Money Transfer and Interbank Clearing System) in II quarter of 2011. As compared to II quarter of 2010 number of payments in payment systems increased by 2.7% (by 206.3 thousand transactions), while decreased amount of payments by 9.0% (by 4 342.7 bln. KZT).

Interbank System of Money Transfer (ISMT)

Number of participants as of 1 July 2011 made up 50[1], including: 39 second-tier banks and JSC “Development Bank of Kazakhstan”; the Committee of the Treasury of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan; 6 organizations carrying out certain kinds of bank operations (JSC “Kazpost”, JSC “Central depositary trust company”, JSC “Kazakhstan stock exchange”,  Kazakhstan interbank settlement centre, Clearing house of KISC); State center on pension payment; the Interstate Bank and Eurasian Development Bank; the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

In II quarter of 2011 3.1 mln. transactions to the amount of 51 409.4bln. KZT (353.1 bln. US dollars) were conducted through ISMT.

As compared to similar period of last year number of payments increased by 1.0% (by 30.0 thousand transactions), while amount of payments increased by 8.9% (by 4 220.4 bln. KZT).  

 

On an average 48.6 thousand transactions to the amount of 816.0 bln. KZT passed through ISMT per day in II quarter of 2011 which is more than the level of the similar period of 2010 in respect of quantity by 1.0% (by 0.5 thousand transactions) and more in respect of amount by 8.9% (by 67.0 bln. KZT). At that the average amount of one payment document in ISMT during II quarter of 2011 made up 16.8 mln. KZT and increased as compared to II quarter of 2010 by 7.9% (by 1.2 mln. KZT).

At that through ISMT, system-significant payment system of the country, during II quarter of 2011 98,2% of total value of non-cash payments in the country and 38,5% of their total quantity were processed, which gives evidence of fulfillment by ISMT of intended purpose in conducting the most large-size and high-priority payments.     

Interbank Clearing System.

Number of participants in the Interbank Clearing System as of 1 July 2011 made up 39, among them 33 second-tier banks, the Committee of the Treasury of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 3 accounts for the State center on pension payment, JSC “Kazpost”.  

Flows of retail payments during II quarter of 2011 made up 4.9 mln. documents to the amount of 962.6 bln. KZT (6.6 bln. USD). As compared to II quarter of 2010 volume of documents in clearing system increased by 3.7% (by 176.2 thousand documents), while value of payments increased by 14.6% (by 122.3 bln. KZT).

 

On an average 77.6 thousand documents to the amount of 15.3 bln. KZT passed through  clearing system per day, which is more than the level of the similar period of 2010 in respect of quantity of payments by 3.7% (by 2.8 thousand transactions) and more in respect of amount of payments by 14.6% (by 1.9 bln. KZT). At that the average amount of one payment in Interbank Clearing System made up 197.0 thousand KZT which is more as compared to II quarter of 2010 by 10.4% (by 18.6 thousand KZT).

Moreover, in the Interbank Clearing System designed for conducting payments not being high-priority and not exceeding amount of 5 mln. KZT, there were carried out 61,5% of total quantity of non-cash payments in the country and 1,8% of their total value, which also gives evidence of fulfillment by clearing system of it intended purpose in conducting significant quantity of payments to small amounts.