In addition, according to experts, the largest number of credit cards in the regions of Russia during this period was issued in Moscow (69 thousand), the Moscow region (51.1 thousand), the Krasnodar Territory (34.9 thousand), St. Petersburg (34.6 thousand) and the Republic of Bashkortostan (33.4 thousand).
It is noted that compared to the previous month, the issuance of new credit cards increased in almost all regions of the country. At the same time, the most serious growth dynamics was demonstrated by Primorsky (+ 12.2%), Krasnoyarsk (+ 11.2%) and Perm (+ 10.8%) territories, as well as Leningrad (+ 9.9%) and Kemerovo (+ 9.9%) regions.
In Moscow and St. Petersburg, the number of issued new credit cards increased by 7.8 and 9.8%, respectively, the NBKI added.
"After a seasonal decline in the issuance of credit cards in January in February, their number predictably increased slightly," explained Alexey Volkov, marketing director of the NBKI.
However, this is still significantly less than was issued in February 2022, the expert emphasized.
"At the same time, since August 2022, the number of new credit cards issued has mainly decreased. Such dynamics is explained primarily by the fact that against the background of general uncertainty, borrowers, as a rule, choose a savings model of financial behavior and do not seek to increase their obligations, "the RT interlocutor concluded.
Earlier, the regions of Russia with the most active growth in the number of car loans for four years were named.