Every event in Central Asia's fintech market — briefly, with a link to the source. Analysis and explainers are in our news.
Development Bank of Kazakhstan has arranged up to $700 million in financing for NC QazAvtoJol from a syndicate of commercial banks to rebuild republican highways.
Source: kdb.kzAccording to astanatimes.com, the President of Kazakhstan tasked banks with channeling accumulated financial resources into economic development through long-term investment loans.
Source: astanatimes.comAzerbaijan's PASHA Bank has rolled out POS Loan, a credit facility for sole proprietors and legal entities using the bank's POS terminals.
Source: pashabank.azUzbekistan's Kapitalbank is offering mortgage refinancing at 21% per annum with the option to extend the loan term up to 10 years.
Source: daryo.uzInternational trading hub ITS is introducing weekend securities trading in Kazakhstan for the first time, running on Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00 to 24:00 Astana time.
Source: kapital.kzThe National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic has approved the appointment of Kanybek uulu Bayastan as Managing Director and Member of the Management Board of ABank.
Source: nbkr.kgThe National Bank of Kyrgyzstan has fined six commercial banks for violating legal requirements on consumer lending and usury.
Source: t.me/NBKR_newsTajikistan and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development have signed loan and grant agreements totaling **€62.45 million** for two projects: water supply and sanitation in Kulob, and the rehabilitation of the Baldzhuvon–Sari Khosor road.
Source: khovar.tjIT company Webase presented solutions for automating cash desk workflows, clearing, and cash management in Uzbekistan's banks at Bank Solutions Day 2026.
Source: spot.uzJSCB Kapitalbank has introduced a financing program for legal entities to purchase equipment, raw materials, and goods with installment terms of up to five years, free of interest and hidden fees.
Source: gazeta.uzThe Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), together with fintech company Ailat, has added 32 foreign equities traded on NASDAQ and NYSE to its Islamic screening service, including Apple, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Alphabet, Tesla, Meta Platforms, Coca-Cola, and Chevron.
Source: t.me/KASEofficialAccording to the Telegram channel @MerkeziBank_AZ, CBA Governor Taleh Kazimov will provide information on the inflationary environment, forecasts, economic growth, balance of payments, and monetary policy.
Source: t.me/MerkeziBank_AZAccording to the @NBKR_news Telegram channel, fraudsters are posing as financial advisers and using fake certificates allegedly from the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic to convince people of their legitimacy.
Source: t.me/NBKR_newsKazakhstan's ForteBank has enabled digital tenge operations in its ForteBusiness online banking platform, according to inbusiness.kz.
Source: inbusiness.kzNational Bank of Uzbekistan has launched UnionPay MoneyExpress, allowing users to send money from their cards to UnionPay cards issued abroad.
Source: t.me/nbu_officialAccording to kapital.kz, Kazakhstan's Freedom Bank has begun issuing digital tender guarantees for businesses with zero commission.
Source: kapital.kzAs of September 1, 2026, the loan portfolio of Kazakhstan's second-tier banks reached 46.3 trillion tenge, up 13.1% year-on-year.
Source: ranking.kzJSCB Business Development Bank has launched a new banking services center in the Termez district of Uzbekistan's Surkhandarya region.
Source: podrobno.uzScammers are sending users direct messages with an app called the "new Uzbek keyboard" and asking them to install it on their phones to steal bank card details.
Source: t.me/ipakyulibankuzUzbekistan's Tenge Bank has integrated train ticket search, booking, and payment across Uzbekistan into its Tenge24 mobile app through a partnership with ioka travel.
Source: spot.uzAccording to kapital.kz, Kazakhstan's Kurultai has passed in two readings a law ratifying a protocol amending the Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union, establishing the mutual recognition of bank guarantees in public procurement across EAEU member states.
Source: kapital.kzOtbasy Bank has announced it will resume accepting applications for the Umay women's mortgage program with expanded submission channels.
Source: t.me/bull_bellThe regulator has fined a credit union in the city of Naryn **55,000 soms** for violating legislation and regulatory acts of the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic.
Source: nbkr.kgPayment system Click has enabled its partners to accept Apple Pay payments without any additional technical integration.
Source: t.me/click_uzThe National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic has suspended the licenses of foreign exchange bureaus Mir-El Capital LLC and Forex Plus LLC from October 27 to November 10, 2026, for violating legal requirements and regulatory acts.
Source: nbkr.kgKazakh startup Solomon, led by Sultonsho Nazarshoev, is developing an AI platform to automate compliance, fraud monitoring, and financial transaction investigations for banks and financial institutions.
Source: digitalbusiness.kzThe National Bank of Uzbekistan has launched Apple Pay support for its Visa and Mastercard cards. Customers can add their cards to Apple Wallet or the Milliy mobile app and make payments using iPhone and Apple Watch.
Source: t.me/nbu_officialOn October 27, Apple Pay rolled out in Uzbekistan in pilot mode with Visa and Mastercard cards from eight banks. Kapitalbank is among the first: cards can be added to Apple Wallet via the KAPITALBANK.online app.
Source: t.me/kapital24Starting October 27, 2026, the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic is putting into circulation new 2026-series **20- and 50-som** banknotes, produced in Kyrgyzstan for the first time.
Source: t.me/NBKR_newsAccording to inbusiness.kz, the Board of the National Bank of Kyrgyzstan kept the policy rate at **12.00%**.
Source: inbusiness.kzThe Batken branch of the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic has fined an individual for conducting cash foreign exchange transactions without a regulatory license.
Source: nbkr.kgThe National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic has imposed a **55,000 som** fine on a payment organization for violating statutory requirements and regulatory standards.
Source: nbkr.kgThe National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic has revoked the foreign cash exchange licenses of 12 exchange bureaus in Bishkek for violating legal requirements.
Source: t.me/NBKR_newsOn October 26, the World Savings Day information and educational campaign kicked off in Kyrgyzstan, coordinated by the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic.
Source: nbkr.kgThe Tashkent International Financial Centre (TIFC) has become a member of the World Alliance of International Financial Centers (WAIFC), which brings together international financial hubs.
Source: uzdaily.uzKyrgyzstan's mobile bank Simbank, powered by Dos Credobank, has added Apple Pay support for in-app and in-store payments.
Source: apps.apple.comANORBANK has become the first in Uzbekistan to launch the pre-issued UZCARD KIDS Moment children's card, which can be set up in a few minutes and linked to a parent's account in the bank's app.
Source: t.me/uzcardTimur Suleimenov said commercial banks do not rewrite loan agreements immediately after a base rate cut, as rates are already locked into existing client contracts.
Source: kz.kursiv.mediaNational Bank Governor Timur Suleimenov stated that the domestic financial market cannot absorb **27 trillion tenge** in pension savings, which is why the fund diversifies investments across different assets, issuers, and currencies.
Source: kz.kursiv.mediaThe EDB will set up the Central Asia and Caucasus Private Equity Fund (CACPEF) alongside China Investment Corporation, Oman Investment Authority, the Fund for Reconstruction and Development of Uzbekistan, Turkish fund OYAK, and Shenwan Hongyuan Securities.
Source: podrobno.uz
