The number of bank cards in circulation in Uzbekistan reached 75.7 million as of August 1, 2026, the Central Bank's press service reported.
According to the regulator, that figure stood at 68.3 million at the start of the year. Over the seven-month period, 7.4 million new cards were issued, marking a 10.9 percent increase.
The number of points of sale devices installed nationwide rose over the same period from 430,800 to 453,500 — an increase of 22,700 terminals, or 5.3 percent. The network of ATMs and self-service kiosks expanded even faster, growing 17.3 percent, from 40,100 to 47,000 units.
Revenue processed through POS devices totaled 387.4 trillion soums between January and July 2026. By comparison, that figure stood at 460.3 trillion soums for the whole of 2025.
The Central Bank noted that while the number of cards in circulation grew by 10.9 percent, POS turnover rose by a much sharper 44.3 percent — a sign, it said, that each card is being used more actively. Average monthly revenue per card climbed from 562,000 soums to 731,000 soums.
"This shows that cashless payments are becoming more deeply embedded in everyday consumer habits," the Central Bank said in its statement.
The figures follow an earlier report that migrant workers abroad sent home $9.3 billion to Uzbekistan in the first half of 2026, with $4.8 billion of that total — 51.7 percent — transferred directly to individuals' bank cards through peer-to-peer (P2P) transfers.
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