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Uzbekistan: Apple Pay rollout

This dossier follows Apple Pay's arrival in Uzbekistan and support for locally issued bank cards, distinguishing card activation from merchants' acceptance of payments.

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A phone held near a payment reader.
Apple Pay transaction in San Francisco in June 2015. Archive illustration, not in Uzbekistan. Mybloodtypeiscoffee, CC BY 4.0. — Mybloodtypeiscoffee / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ — 15 juin 2015, sans modification.

Where things stand

On 27 October 2026, Mastercard announced Apple Pay for cards from six partner banks in Uzbekistan. Local reporting describes cards being added to digital wallets; support does not extend to every card.

Reported information

Apple Pay reaches customers of Uzbek banks

Apple Pay became available in Uzbekistan on 27 October 2026 for cards issued by participating banks. Mastercard announced the service with six local partners, while reporting described the first card activations.

A phone held near a payment reader.
Apple Pay transaction in San Francisco in June 2015. Archive illustration, not in Uzbekistan. Mybloodtypeiscoffee, CC BY 4.0. — Mybloodtypeiscoffee / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ — 15 juin 2015, sans modification.

Mastercard named Kapitalbank, National Bank of Uzbekistan, TBC Bank, Ipak Yuli Bank, Orient Finance Bank and Octobank as partners. Holders of supported cards can add them to Apple Wallet and pay with a compatible device.

The launch does not mean every card issued in the country works with Apple Pay. KontekstMedia reported that domestic networks Uzcard and Humo were not supported at launch.

Presidential administration chief Saida Mirziyoyeva welcomed the availability of Apple Pay and Google Pay, Interfax reported. It noted that Google Pay had already been announced the previous week.

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