Increasing popularity of biometric and QR code payments
People have begun to use biometrics and QR codes to pay for everyday purchases more frequently. The number of such operations has increased considerably since the beginning of the year.
In total, in 2025 Q2, biometrics were used about 60 million times to pay for goods and services worth about ₽45 billion. The number of payments was 1.5 times more than in 2025 Q1, and 11 times more year on year. The average amount of transactions equalled ₽770 in April—June 2025 vs ₽774 three months earlier.
As for QR codes, they were used almost 990 million times to pay for purchases worth over ₽1.3 trillion between April and June, exceeding the same figures for 2025 Q1 by 25% and 16%, respectively.
More details on data dynamics in the payment services market are available in the Bank of Russia statistics.