Since 27 October 2026, people in Uzbekistan can pay with their phones via Apple Pay and Google Pay. Visa and Mastercard cards issued by local banks can be added to the wallet.
At launch, Apple Pay supports cards from eight banks and fintech services, while Google Pay works with cards from nine banks. Some banks have so far connected only one payment network: Visa or Mastercard.
The launch of Google Pay was announced on 19 October in Samarkand. Google Cloud representative Marcin Krasuski made the announcement at a panel on digital technologies during the C5+1 meetings of the Central Asian countries and the United States.
Cards of the national Humo and Uzcard systems are not yet connected to the services. The Central Bank said that work on this is under way but gave no timeline. For phone payments with local cards, HUMO Pay and UZCARD PAY are already available.
Digital payments and cooperation between banks and technology companies are among the topics of SGBF.
