Every event in Central Asia's fintech market — briefly, with a link to the source. Analysis and explainers are in our news.
Kazakhstan's Freedom Insurance has paid out about 9.8 million tenge for the total loss of an ARC Airis 3 drone that crashed into a building in Almaty while delivering groceries.
Source: kapital.kzCombined net profit of Kazakhstan's banks fell by 16% or 269 billion tenge year-on-year to 1.398 trillion tenge in January–July 2026, marking the sharpest contraction since 2019.
Source: t.me/nb_kzIn July, Kazakhstan's banks posted a net profit of 201 billion tenge, up 26% from June when profits dropped to 159.9 billion tenge, the National Bank reported.
Source: kz.kursiv.mediaAlatau City Bank owner Vyacheslav Kim has established United Group Alatau Ltd, an intermediate holding company at the Astana International Financial Centre, through which he now owns JSC United Alatau Group, the entity controlling 100% of the bank's shares.
Source: t.me/finmentorkzKazakhstan-based Islamic lender Zaman-Bank explained that it failed to transfer 505.7 million tenge from accounts at US-sanctioned Russian banks in time due to a lack of time to open accounts at other institutions and complete required checks.
Source: t.me/bull_bellKazakhstan Housing Company has signed an agreement with Alatau City Bank to partner on the “Orda Aymaq” and “Orda Aymaq Plus” programs for housing under construction.
Source: kz.kursiv.mediaKazakh fintech bank Kaspi.kz reported its second-quarter 2026 results, showing modest net profit growth and an increased recommended dividend from 850 to 1,000 tenge per ADR.
Source: t.me/FREEDOMFINANCEKAZAKHSTANAt the end of the first half of 2026, retail deposits in Kazakhstan's second-tier banks topped 30 trillion tenge for the first time, growing by 18.5% or 4.7 trillion tenge year-on-year.
Source: ranking.kzStarting in the new school year, schools in Kazakhstan will pay for catering services only based on verified data from the Social Wallet platform, which processed 149 million free hot meals and activated 1.6 million digital vouchers during the 2025–2026 academic year.
Source: inbusiness.kzThe Project Office for Tax Code Implementation, led by Deputy Prime Minister Serik Zhumangarin, discussed a proposal from the ARDFM and the Association of Financiers of Kazakhstan to fully exempt citizens from personal income tax when banks write off bad loans, including fraudulent borrowings.
Source: kapital.kz
