Hey Payments Fanatic! Mastercard is seeing strong momentum in Kazakhstan’s shift away from cash. In January 2026 alone, 33.38 million cashless transactions were processed through the network. That is up 33.6% compared with January 2025. The value reached 795.1 billion tenge in local currency. Roughly $1.

Hey Payments Fanatic! Mastercard is seeing strong momentum in Kazakhstan’s shift away from cash. In January 2026 alone, 33.38 million cashless transactions were processed through the network. That is up 33.6% compared with January 2025. The value reached 795.1 billion tenge in local currency. Roughly $1.