Eurasian Payments Report Part 3 – Acceptance Networks 2025

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3. Acceptance Networks This chapter examines card acquiring, POS acceptance and ATM acceptance across Russia and the Eurasian region, reviewing selected comparative POS terminal and ATM statistics from an acquirer perspective. National central bank statistics are the primary source for the Eurasian states, supplemented in respect of Russian figures by the BIS. In addition, the […]

Eurasian Payments Report Part 2 – Cards Overview 2025

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2. Cards Overview The cards overview section of the Eurasian Digital & Card Payment Yearbook 2024-2025 is composed of comparative statistics from the issuer bank point of view reviewing the latest available card data from 2019 to end-2023. National Central Bank statistics are the primary source for the Eurasian states, supplemented with respect to Russian […]

Eurasian Payments Report Part 1 – Eurasian Overview 2025

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1. Eurasian Overview Banking sectors in Europe and the formerly state-owned Eurasian banks have completely different historic roots. In addition, their transformation has followed separate strategies. This overview section illustrates the evolution of the Eurasian banking sector to date. Regional Integration – Eurasian Economic Union The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) was formally launched on January […]