TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, April 30. Uzbekistan’s
national payment system UZCARD has partnered with Kazakhstan’s
Tenge Bank and Halyk Bank to expand card acceptance for Uzbek users
in Kazakhstan, Trend
reports via the Uzbek company.
According to the statement, the parties have signed a trilateral
memorandum of cooperation aimed at enhancing cashless payment
capabilities for UZCARD cardholders abroad, with a primary focus on
Kazakhstan.
The agreement will allow Uzbek citizens traveling to Kazakhstan
to use their domestic payment cards more seamlessly across the
country’s retail and service networks, including shops, hotels, and
restaurants, via Halyk Bank’s extensive terminal
infrastructure.
“Today, we are taking an important step toward ensuring that the
convenience of cashless payments does not stop at national borders.
The signed memorandum will enable citizens of Uzbekistan to use
their local cards, including UZCARD, in Kazakhstan as easily as
they do at home,” said Murat Koshenov, Deputy Chairman of the
Management Board at Halyk Bank.
He added that in the near future, visitors from Uzbekistan will
be able to use their payment cards across Kazakhstan without
restrictions, benefiting from a more integrated and user-friendly
payment ecosystem.
