The National Bank disclosed the overall performance of the payment card market in Ukraine for the third quarter of 2013. According to banking analysts, the published data indicate continued growth in all components of the payment card market, the Information-Analytical Bulletin of the cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine informs.

During Q III 2013, the number of member banks of the payment card system grew from 141 to 143.
At the same time, the growth of using payment cards at least once in the past 90 days was observed. The number of such cards increased over the last three months from 30.8 million to 33.9 million.
Banks continue to invest its own funds in the payment card infrastructure. In Q III, the number of ATMs grew by 485, from the beginning of the year by 2,757.

Compared with the second quarter of 2013, card payment capabilities at trade and service sectors have grown. The number of companies that have payment terminals has increased by 7,094. Their total number, as of 10.01.2013,  reached 106,083. The total number of payment terminals is 165,593, an increase over the last quarter by 10,600, and since the beginning of 2013 - by 31,600.

As of October 1, 2013, for 100,000 payment card holders there are 79 ATMs, 338 trading terminal and 59 bank terminals.

The popularity of payment card transactions is also growing. For the third quarter, the number of such transactions has exceeded 354 million. (Against 321 million during the second quarter, in 2012 – 1,073 million). The total volume of transactions in monetary terms in the third quarter, against the second quarter, is up 14% to UAH 244.6 billion.

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