Every event in Central Asia's fintech market — briefly, with a link to the source. Analysis and explainers are in our news.
Freedom Holding Corp published Kazakhstan's services Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for September, which stood at **51.4 points** down from 51.9 in August, pointing to marginal growth in activity as momentum slowed.
Source: t.me/FREEDOMFINANCEKAZAKHSTANAccording to kapital.kz citing the Ministry of Health, **502.6 million tenge** in insurance payouts has been disbursed to patients and their families in Kazakhstan under mandatory medical malpractice liability insurance in the two years since the law took effect in October 2024.
Source: kapital.kzIn the first half of 2026, Kazakhstan's current account ran a surplus of **$2.4 billion**, reversing a $3.6 billion deficit from the same period in 2025.
Source: nationalbank.kzAccording to kapital.kz, citing the Bureau of National Statistics, annual inflation in Kazakhstan reached **9.3%** at the end of September 2026, with monthly inflation at 0.6%.
Source: kapital.kzAccording to ranking.kz, Kazakh pawnbrokers posted a combined net profit of **36.9 billion tenge** in the first half of 2026, with M-Lombard, MK-Lombard, and MK-Zoloto Lombard together accounting for 18.9 billion tenge, or 51.3% of the sector's total.
Source: ranking.kzAccording to kapital.kz, the National Bank of Kazakhstan postponed its September mirroring operations with the National Fund worth $200–300 million due to an excess supply of foreign currency in the market.
Source: kapital.kzAccording to inbusiness.kz citing the National Bank of Kazakhstan, money transfers from Kazakhstan to Russia plunged 14.3 times in August to 1.2 billion tenge, while total outbound remittances halved to 27.9 billion tenge.
Source: inbusiness.kzAccording to spot.uz, businesses at a meeting with exporters on September 29 proposed reducing the fee for cash deposits via online ATMs, which currently stands at 1% of the amount.
Source: spot.uzThe Central Depository of Armenia and ITS Central Securities Depository Limited have signed a depository cooperation agreement that will allow Armenian investors to access securities traded on the Kazakhstan stock exchange.
Source: kz.kursiv.mediaAccording to kapital.kz, Kazakhstani banks cut retail deposit interest rates in September following the National Bank's policy rate reduction to 16.25%, leaving no offers above 20% per annum on the market.
Source: kapital.kzAccording to ranking.kz, total assets in Kazakhstan's banking sector reached **75.6 trillion tenge** by August 1, 2026, up 6.9% since the beginning of the year.
Source: ranking.kzAccording to spot.uz, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree banning the export of cash rubles exceeding **1 million rubles** to Uzbekistan, EAEU countries, and several other states in the region.
Source: spot.uzAccording to spot.uz, Yangi Bank's liquidation commission has put the bank's five-story building in Tashkent up for auction again with a starting price of **120 billion soums** — 43.3 billion soums lower than in the summer.
Source: spot.uzTajikistan's Humo Bank has notified Russian clients that it will stop servicing their cards on October 1 unless they undergo biometric identification at a bank branch by September 30.
Source: 24.kgAs of August 1, 2026, retail term deposits in Kazakhstan's banks increased by **20% year-on-year**, reaching 26.8 trillion tenge, up 4.5 trillion tenge from a year earlier.
Source: ranking.kzStarting October 1, 2026, Kazakhstan will increase the maximum rate on foreign currency savings deposits with terms over 12 months from 1% to 2.5% per annum.
Source: nationalbank.kzThe Central Bank of Uzbekistan reported that the average nominal rate on loans in the national currency increased from 19.9% in July to 20.1% in August.
Source: spot.uzUzbekistan's Ipak Yuli Bank has introduced a dedicated cash settlement tariff for IT Park resident companies working with foreign clients and services.
Source: t.me/ipakyulibankuzThe Kyrgyz Stock Exchange and the Islamic Finance Association have entered into a strategic cooperation agreement to establish a specialized Islamic finance platform.
Source: kse.kgKazakhstani currency exchange offices cut net sales of cash Chinese yuan to 303 million tenge in January–July 2026, down from 559.7 million tenge in the same period of 2025.
Source: ranking.kzKazakh fintech platform Solva has raised an additional 1.18 billion tenge ($2.5 million) in equity from existing shareholder AG Holding.
Source: kapital.kzIn July 2026, Kyrgyzstan received **$279.5 million** in money transfers, with $262.1 million coming from CIS countries and $17.4 million from the rest of the world.
Source: t.me/NBKR_newsAccording to the August survey by the Central Bank of Uzbekistan, the average estimate of price growth over the past 12 months stood at **10.1%** — down 0.2 percentage points from June and an all-time low.
Source: spot.uzAs of August 1, 2026, the volume of loans issued by Kazakhstani banks to small and medium-sized businesses reached **12.4 trillion tenge**, rising by 12% since the start of the year.
Source: ranking.kzBanks in Uzbekistan issued 18.3 trillion UZS in mortgage loans in January–August 2026, up 4.9 trillion UZS from the same period in 2025.
Source: podrobno.uzThe Central Bank of Uzbekistan recorded a new low in inflation expectations among households and businesses following its August survey.
Source: spot.uzAccording to kz.kursiv.media, net profit of Kazakhstan's second-tier banks reached **1.61 trillion tenge** in January–August 2026, down 13.6% compared to the same period in 2025.
Source: kz.kursiv.mediaThe retail microloan portfolio held by Kazakh MFIs shrank by 9.81 billion tenge to 1.323 trillion tenge in July 2026, marking its first drop since the start of the year.
Source: kz.kursiv.mediaUzbekistan's National Agency for Investment Promotion has approved regulations for maintaining a rating of securities issuers based on disclosures and regulatory compliance.
Source: t.me/napp_uzThe Uzbekistan National Investment Fund (UzNIF) published its results for the first half of 2026: net asset value (NAV) reached 31.67 trillion UZS, or $2.63 billion, up 6.1% from the end of 2025.
Source: t.me/uzseofficialUzbekistan's State Assets Management Agency has fully transferred proceeds from the privatization of the Humo payment system ($65m) and the SamAuto car plant ($80m) to the state budget.
Source: spot.uzAccording to kapital.kz, Vice Minister of Finance Abzal Beisenbekuly said the agency is considering external borrowing to finance the budget deficit for 2027–2029, though the domestic market will remain the primary source.
Source: kapital.kzAccording to the @anorbank Telegram channel, a rating agency has adjusted the credit rating of Uzbekistan's digital bank ANORBANK to CCC+.
Source: t.me/anorbankAccording to kapital.kz, international rating agency AM Best upgraded the financial strength rating of Kazakhstani insurer Eurasia from B++ to A−, moving it from Good to Excellent.
Source: kapital.kzNational Bank Chairman Timur Suleimenov reported that KASE's digital platform handled 34,000 trades in Bitcoin futures ETFs worth 20.5 billion tenge and 650 trades in new ETFs tracking three crypto assets worth 1 billion tenge.
Source: profit.kzFintech holding Kaspi.kz has signed a contract to prepurchase 70% of the AI-Farabium supercomputer's resources from Kazakhstani operator Kazakhtelecom for two years, Kazakhtelecom CEO Bagdat Mussin announced at the Kazakhstan Growth Forum'26 in Almaty.
Source: kapital.kzKazakhstan's capital ranked 57th among 117 global financial centers in the 40th edition of the Global Financial Centres Index, up from 65th, with its rating rising 18 points from 684 to 702.
Source: aifc.kzDeputy Chairman of the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic A. A. Kozubekov attended the 8th central bank meeting within the OIC-COMCEC forum in Istanbul on September 13–14.
Source: nbkr.kgAccording to the Central Bank of Uzbekistan's Q2 2026 business climate survey, 65% of entrepreneurs in the Republic of Karakalpakstan and Khorezm Region reported improved operating conditions.
Source: t.me/centralbankuzbekistanInternational rating agency Fitch has revised its outlook on Uzbekistan's Ipoteka Bank OTP Group's long-term rating from "stable" to "positive", affirmed the rating at BB, and upgraded the bank's Viability Rating from b to b+.
Source: spot.uz
