Common Republican Processing Centre JSC (Uzbekistan)

Common Republican Processing Centre JSC — widely known by the brand UZCARD — is Uzbekistan’s principal national payment processing organization, providing acquiring services, electronic payment processing, card issuance and a range of payments infrastructure that connects banks, payment organizations and other market participants. The company operates the national card scheme and supplies technical and processing services that underpin retail and card-based payments across the country. Headquartered in Tashkent, CRPC (UZCARD) was established in the mid-2000s and has played a central role in modernising Uzbekistan’s payments ecosystem — launching services such as contactless card issuance and instant card production for banks and undergoing governance and ownership changes as the market and state policy evolve. It combines operational processing, network services and product development while coordinating with banks and regulators to expand electronic payments nationwide.