Thousands of payments per second: Bank of Russia statistics
In 2025 Q3, the number of cashless transactions to pay for goods and services rose by 13% year on year. People have been using various tools, while banks have been expanding their network of payment terminals across Russia.
Over July–September 2025, cashless payments for goods and services numbered 243 million per day, i.e. over 2,800 transactions per second. The percentage of card payments has been growing more slowly than that of payments via other cashless methods. Specifically, individuals used biometric payment facilities, QR-codes, and other non-card instruments to pay for 14% of all purchases, which is a 4.5 pp increase year on year.
Concurrently, banks deployed more payment terminals. As of 1 October 2025, their number in retail outlets across Russia was up by more than 500,000 as compared to 1 October 2024.
More details on data dynamics in the payment services market are available in the Bank of Russia materials.