Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: Central Bank of Russia –
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People are increasingly using biometrics and QR codes to pay for everyday purchases. The number of such transactions has increased significantly since the beginning of the year.
In total, bioacquiring was used about 60 million times in the second quarter of this year, paying for goods and services worth about 45 billion rubles. The number of payments was 1.5 times more than in the first quarter of 2025, and 11 times more than in the same period last year. The average transaction bill was 770 rubles in April-June 2025 versus 774 rubles 3 months earlier.
As for QR codes, they were used almost 990 million times from April to June to pay for purchases worth more than 1.3 trillion rubles. These figures exceed the same figures for the first quarter of 2025 by 25% in quantity and by 16% in amount.
More detailed information on the dynamics of data in the payment market can be found inBank of Russia statistics.
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