Every event in Central Asia's fintech market — briefly, with a link to the source. Analysis and explainers are in our news.
According to astanatimes.com, the President of Kazakhstan tasked banks with channeling accumulated financial resources into economic development through long-term investment loans.
Source: astanatimes.comUzbekistan's Kapitalbank is offering mortgage refinancing at 21% per annum with the option to extend the loan term up to 10 years.
Source: daryo.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.uzAccording 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.uzOtbasy Bank has announced it will resume accepting applications for the Umay women's mortgage program with expanded submission channels.
Source: t.me/bull_bellStarting 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_newsANORBANK 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.mediaAccording to kapital.kz, Otbasy Bank plans to start accepting applications for the Umai women's mortgage program in early November for a second tranche of **20 billion tenge** approved by the Asian Development Bank.
Source: kapital.kzAccording to kapital.kz, about 200,000 of the more than one million Kazakhstanis on the subsidized housing waitlist could be removed for failing to meet eligibility criteria.
Source: kapital.kzAccording to kapital.kz, Otbasy Bank will change how it calculates the maximum loan origination fee starting October 31, 2026.
Source: kapital.kzHalyk Bank has announced the closure of more than 35,000 current accounts belonging to sole proprietors and legal entities that have shown no activity for over a year.
Source: profit.kzThe Kazakh agency reminded that loan and microcredit deferrals are granted automatically for the entire period of mandatory military service and 60 calendar days after its completion.
Source: t.me/finregkzGlobal Finance has once again included Tajikistan's Bank Eskhata in its annual World's Safest Banks ranking.
Source: t.me/bank_eskhataAccording to kapital.kz, former deputy governor of the National Bank Yeszhan Birtanov has been appointed a director of Tansar Islamic Bank Ltd, a new Islamic bank registered on October 16, 2026, at the Astana International Financial Centre.
Source: kapital.kzIpoteka Bank (OTP Group) has begun factoring in informal sources of income when approving mortgage loans for individuals in Uzbekistan's primary housing market.
Source: ipotekabank.uzAccording to kapital.kz, Otbasy Bank launched a new lending mechanism under the Nauryz program on October 15, allowing borrowers to secure an interim loan and purchase an apartment without meeting a minimum rating score or holding deposit funds for six months.
Source: kapital.kzFinancial group Solva posted 3 bln tenge in net profit for the first nine months of 2026 and paid 8.84 bln tenge to external lenders.
Source: kapital.kzAccording to tengrinews.kz, the Asian Development Bank has approved a second tranche of **20 billion tenge** for Otbasy Bank's Umay women's mortgage program.
Source: tengrinews.kzThe Association of Financiers of Kazakhstan published a lending review: in the first eight months of 2026, corporate loan disbursements rose 19.6% to **15.8 trillion tenge**, while the share of companies planning to take out a loan remained virtually unchanged after nine months at 14.7%.
Source: kapital.kzHome Credit Bank informed customers that all systems are operating normally and apologized for any temporary inconvenience.
Source: t.me/HomeCreditBankKzAccording to kapital.kz, Otbasy Bank has amended its charter to expand into Islamic banking, with its shareholder, Baiterek National Managing Holding, approving the decision.
Source: kapital.kzThe World Bank reported that Kyrgyzstan's construction loan portfolio more than doubled year-over-year as of June 2026.
Source: tazabek.kgOtbasy Bank has cancelled overdue statuses and late fees that hit customers due to technical glitches on October 8, when loan payments failed to process on time.
Source: kz.kursiv.mediaUzbekistan's Tenge Bank has updated its universal service agreement for individuals on the ATB platform, effective October 9, 2026.
Source: tengebank.uzUzbek lender ANORBANK has received shareholder approval for an additional share issue worth **100 billion UZS** to attract investment under its capital strengthening plan.
Source: t.me/anorbankKazakhstan’s Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market has extended its distressed mortgage refinancing program by one year and expanded eligibility to include socially vulnerable borrowers who took out loans between 2021 and 2024.
Source: tengrinews.kzBank CenterCredit announced that the #BusinessCredit corporate card does not count toward the four-card limit per customer.
Source: bcc.kzKazakhstan's Otbasy Bank has temporarily stopped issuing loans to pay off mortgage debt at other banks and financial institutions through October 23, 2026.
Source: inbusiness.kzOn October 7, 2026, Kazakhstan's Bereke Bank obtained universal banking license No. 1.1.914.151, authorizing it to issue interbank loans, guarantees, and sureties.
Source: gov.kzNational Bank of Uzbekistan has started issuing online microloans through the Milliy app for NBU payroll clients and public sector employees.
Source: t.me/nbu_officialStarting October 1, 2026, Kazakhstan raised the recommended maximum rate on foreign currency savings deposits with terms over 12 months from 1% to **2.5% per annum**.
Source: kapital.kzIn August 2026, assets of Kazakhstan's Islamic banks reached **315.3 billion tenge** compared to 9.6 billion tenge in August 2010, yet their share in the banking sector remains at 0.42%.
Source: ranking.kzAltyn Bank has introduced its new "Altyn Uya" mortgage program featuring a fixed rate between 7% and 16% per annum and a down payment starting at 20% of the property value.
Source: kapital.kzStarting November 27, 2026, Halyk Bank will raise the fee for transfers by phone number to cards of other Kazakh banks from 200 to **250 tenge**.
Source: digitalbusiness.kzUzbekistan's Biznesni Rivojlantirish Banki has launched the Business 24/7 digital platform for legal entities and sole proprietors, enabling round-the-clock banking operations without visiting a branch.
Source: daryo.uzJSC Halyk Finance executed a technical unit split on October 5, 2026, across three interval mutual funds: Dollar Bonds (1:1000 split), Global Equities (1:100), and Bolashaq – Shares of the Future (1:10).
Source: halykfinance.kz
