In January–September 2026, the volume of cashless transactions made abroad using Kazakhstani payment cards reached 3.8 trillion tenge, up 13.3% year-on-year.
The total turnover of all transactions using Kazakhstani cards outside the country stood at 4 trillion tenge, a 10.5% increase compared to the same period in 2025. Cash withdrawals dropped by 18.9% to 262.4 billion tenge, pushing the share of cashless payments in total foreign turnover from 91.1% to 93.5%.
Remote transactions continue to consolidate their lead in cross-border spending. Payments made via the internet and mobile phones reached 2.3 trillion tenge, rising 25.6% year-on-year to account for 61.3% of all cross-border cashless payments. POS-terminal spending slipped by 1% to 1.3 trillion tenge.