The National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan convened the Coordinating Council for the country’s National Financial Inclusion Strategy and reviewed implementation progress, including a status update on the strategy’s action plan for 2024 and the first nine months of 2025. The update highlighted regulatory groundwork aimed at expanding access to banking services, including measures on expanding service delivery infrastructure, remote identification, introducing open application programming interface-based banking, and enabling interoperability between bank payment cards and electronic wallets including via a unified QR code. The central bank also cited uptake metrics, including 16 million bank accounts opened by credit financial institutions (up 19.7% year on year), 9.6 million bank payment cards (up 20% versus 2024), and 16.7 million electronic wallets (up 48.5% year on year). Implementation reporting indicated that 51 action items (76%) had been completed and 16 items (24%) remained in progress; the council issued instructions on outstanding tasks and closed with an emphasis on continuing work to broaden access to financial services.
National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan 2025-11-24
National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan reports 76% completion of the National Financial Inclusion Strategy action plan
The National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan reviewed the National Financial Inclusion Strategy's progress, focusing on expanding banking access through infrastructure, remote identification, and interoperability enhancements. Key metrics showed significant growth, with 16 million bank accounts and 16.7 million electronic wallets opened. The Coordinating Council reported 76% of action items completed and emphasized ongoing efforts to improve financial service access.