CARDS OPERATIONS IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Đorđe Racković Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina Head of Payments Systems Department Sarajevo, October 21, 2010
CARDS IN BH MARKET 2009: out of 30 banks – 26 offered cards services Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Diners + Bam card – local debit card Bam card – issued by 8 banks in BH and funds settlement is done in the CBBH in RTGS
NUBMER OF ISSUED CARDS December 31, 2008: 1, ISSUED December 31, 2009 : 1, ISSUED In 2009, the increase by cards compared to 2008 4 banks with 1,4 mil. CARDS
VOLUME OF PAYMENTS TRANSACTIONS VIA CARDS 2009: KM 4.87 billion 2008: KM 3.76 billion 4.87 billion KM: ATM - KM 3.63 billion (74%) POS - KM 1.24 billion (26%) POS – KM 1.24 billion: Cash withdrawal: KM 0,60 billion Payments of goods and services: KM 0,64 billion
VOLUME OF PAYMENTS TRANSACIONS VIA CARDS Payments systems operations in 2009 KM 152,5 billion - KM 64,5 billion of RTGS and GC - KM 88,0 billion of interbanks ones Payments systems operations by cards KM 4,87 billion
Average value of one transaction: 2008.: KM : KM 141 (decrease by 8 KM) Average annual turn over by a card 2008: KM : KM (increase by 483 KM) AN AVERAGE TRANSACTION
CARDS ISSUED IN BH but USED UP ABROAD 2008: KM 176 million 2009: KM 210 million KM 210 million : ATM - 90 million POS - KM 120 million KM 120 million: CASH - KM 5,0 million goods and services – KM 115,0 million
CARDS ISSUED ABROAD but USED IN BH 2008: KM 564 million 2009: KM 697 million KM 697 mil : ATM - KM 472 million POS - KM 225 million KM 225 million : CASH - KM 87,0 million goods and services – KM 138,0 million Number of ATM : 2008.: 901 2009.: Number of POS: 2008.: 2009.:
Use of limit by cards (September 30, 2010) CREDIT CARDS Limit approved: KM 310,0 million Unused limit: KM 130,0 million Deferred payments cards Limit approved: KM 160,0 million Unused limit: KM 115,0 million DEBIT CARDS (?) Limit approved: KM 720,0 million Unused limit: KM 420,0 million
Đorđe Racković Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina Head of Payments Systems Department Contact: Phone: