By Madina Usmanova
ASTANA, Kazakhstan, July 5. The interbank
clearing system (ICS) processed 31.5 million electronic payment
messages totaling 5.8 trillion tenge (approximately $11.02 billion)
in the first five months of 2025.
The data obtained by Trend from the country’s National Bank shows that this
is 9.2 million messages and 1.3 trillion tenge (about $2.47
billion) more than in the same period of 2024, representing an
increase of 41.2 percent and 30.2 percent, respectively.
The growth in activity within the ICS highlights the demand for
a fast and accessible tool for mass and retail payments, especially
between banks and small and medium business clients.
Such dynamic growth indicates increasing trust in the system and
its key role in ensuring uninterrupted financial interaction among
market participants. It is expected that, amid further
digitalization of the economy, ICS indicators will continue to
grow, contributing to the development of the country鈥檚 financial
infrastructure.