At the end of 2023, the volume of transactions carried out through the National Payment System of the Republic of Abkhazia amounted to 34.8 billion rubles, which is 15% (4.6 billion rubles) higher than in 2022. In the structure of completed transactions, APRA cards account for 14.2 billion rubles, MIR cards – 11.6 billion rubles, and 9 billion rubles. to MPS cards.
The volume of transactions for payment by bank cards in trade and service enterprises of the Republic of Abkhazia in 2023 increased by 33% and amounted to 12.5 billion rubles. In the republic, MIR cards were used to pay for a total of 6.1 billion rubles, with MPS cards for the amount of 5.6 billion rubles, and for 868 million rubles. citizens of Abkhazia made cashless payments using APRA cards.
The volume of transactions using APRA cards outside Abkhazia is growing every year. In 2023, transactions totaling RUB 118 million were made in the payment infrastructure of partner payment systems, an increase of about 40% compared to last year.
The volume of cross-border transfers (P2P) from Russian bank cards to APRA World cards increased by more than RUB 100 million compared to 2022 and amounted to 251 million rubles. The volume of transfers through the Contact system also increased - from 29.8 million rubles in 2022 up to 45 million rubles in 2023.