Last year, the number of payment cards in circulation in the banking system increased by 206,000 to 13,257,000.

"APA-Economics" reports with reference to the Central Bank of Azerbaijan that this is 20.1% more than in 2021.

According to information, the increase in payment cards was 18.7% for debit cards and 29.4% for credit cards.

Compared to the corresponding period of last year, the number of salary cards is 144 thousand, credit cards are 414 thousand, and other cards are 1.6 million.

number has increased.

The increase of payment cards has had a positive effect on the volume of non-cash payments.

Thus, the volume of non-cash transactions within the country has increased by 2 times compared to the corresponding period of last year.