Editing Economy of Turkmenistan (section)

====Credit and debit cards====
Several types of national plastic cards are used in Turkmenistan: Milli Kart, Altyn Asyr, Turkmen Kart.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://centralasia.news/23884-turkmenistan-prodolzhit-razvivat-sferu-beznalichnyh-raschetov-i-internet-bankinga.html | title=Туркменистан нарастил объёмы безналичных расчётов и интернет-банкинга » Новости Центральной Азии }}</ref>  The number of bank cards issued in Turkmenistan for 2023 amounted to over 5 million 177 thousand units, according to the Central Bank of Turkmenistan.<ref>[https://turkmenportal.com/blog/56538/banki-turkmenistana-vypustili-bolee-5-millionov-plastikovyh-kart-na-yanvar-2023-goda]</ref> [[Debit card cashback|Cashback]] services are provided by Halkbank, Daykhanbank, Rysgal Bank, Senagat Bank, Turkmenbashi Bank, Turkmenistan Bank, Turkmen-Turkish Joint-Stock Commercial Bank. Cashback amounts range from 2% to 3%.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://sng.today/ashkhabad/31851-v-turkmenistane-vyrosli-obemy-beznalichnyh-raschetov-i-internet-bankinga.html | title=В Туркменистане выросли объёмы безналичных расчётов и интернет-банкинга » "СНГ СЕГОДНЯ" - последние новости стран СНГ читайте на SNG.TODAY }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://centralasia.news/23884-turkmenistan-prodolzhit-razvivat-sferu-beznalichnyh-raschetov-i-internet-bankinga.html | title=Туркменистан нарастил объёмы безналичных расчётов и интернет-банкинга » Новости Центральной Азии }}</ref> In Turkmenistan, the card can be used to pay not only for purchases in a store, but also for the services of healthcare institutions, utility bills and services of all types of communications and the Internet, railway, bus and air tickets. In 2019, [[contactless payment]] technology was introduced in the country for the first time.<ref>[https://turkmenportal.com/blog/21886/beskontaktnuyu-sistemu-mastercard-zapuskaet-turkmenistan]</ref>

The number of [[Automated teller machine|ATM]]s in 2023 in the country was 2,144 devices with 42,131 bank payment terminals. The number of users of the Internet Bank service reached 932,730 people with the Mobile Bank service reaching 60,654. 

Turkmen banks have the ability to issue new [[Visa Inc.|Visa]], [[MasterCard]] and [[Maestro]] cards. Using MasterCard and VISA plastic cards supported by international payment systems, citizens of Turkmenistan can make non-cash payments and withdraw funds from ATMs in foreign countries.<ref>[https://tfeb.gov.tm/page/46]</ref>