Every event in Central Asia's fintech market — briefly, with a link to the source. Analysis and explainers are in our news.
In June, S&P Global Ratings upgraded the long-term credit rating of Kazakhstan's Freedom Bank to BB- with a stable outlook, while Moody's Ratings assigned the bank a first-time Ba3 rating in March.
Source: kapital.kzSince Uzbekistan launched its IMEI registration system in 2019, it has registered more than 97.8 million mobile device codes, with collected registration fees exceeding 3 trillion soums.
Source: t.me/uzbekfintechKazakhstan's second-tier banks posted a net profit of 1.396 trillion tenge for the first seven months of 2026, down 14.9% from the same period in 2025.
Source: t.me/finmentorkzIn July, Kazakhstan's Bereke Bank lost 15.9 billion tenge in retail deposits, reducing their total volume to 862.8 billion tenge, marking the largest outflow among Kazakh banks that month.
Source: t.me/bull_bellThe Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) met with representatives of Ant Digital Technologies to discuss cooperation in digital finance and fintech.
Source: t.me/KASEofficialUzbek payment system Click has added commission-free tuition payments for state universities, e-Maktab, and school after-care programs to its app.
Source: t.me/click_uzUzbekistan's Korzinka app reported 1.1 million monthly active users.
Source: t.me/skartarissThe Kazakh currency weakened by 1.07% against the US dollar to close trading on August 27 at 464.90 tenge per dollar, with trading volume reaching $576 million.
Source: t.me/tengenomikaRespondents in the National Bank of Kazakhstan's macroeconomic survey expect the base rate to remain in double digits at least until 2028, with a median forecast of 16% for 2026.
Source: t.me/bull_bellA Pavlodar court has sentenced the organizers of the Khas financial pyramid, which defrauded 515 Kazakhstanis of 3 billion tenge by promising annual returns of 70%.
Source: kapital.kzIn July, the aggregate net profit of Kazakh banks reached 200.9 billion tenge, up 26% from June.
Source: kz.kursiv.mediaUzbek payment service Click has added a feature in its SuperApp to top up som-denominated Mastercard cards from Uzcard and Humo cards.
Source: t.me/click_uzThe Halyk Business Index, compiled by Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan and Halyk Finance, increased by 0.6 points to 103.4 in July.
Source: t.me/nb_kzIn January–June 2026, Kazakhstan's National Fund received 1.8 trillion tenge in taxes and payments from the oil sector, virtually flat compared to the same period in 2025.
Source: inbusiness.kzIn July, Kazakhstan's exchange offices sold 126.5 million tenge more in rubles than they bought, reversing the currency flow toward net sales for the first time in five months.
Source: t.me/bull_bellThe uPay.net money transfer service to cards issued by Uzbekistan's Humo and Uzcard payment systems has launched in the US, founded in New York by Uzbekistan natives Khusrav Makhmudov and Akmal Abdullaev.
Source: spot.uzNational Bank of Kazakhstan Governor Timur Suleimenov reported that inflation dropped from 12.9% in September 2025 to 10.2% in September 2026.
Source: t.me/nationalbankkzMoody's Ratings has affirmed Kazakhstan-based Eurasian Bank's long-term local and foreign currency deposit ratings at Ba2, revising the outlook from negative to stable.
Source: kapital.kzOn September 14, 2026, Kazakhstan changed the terms for subsidized mortgages at 2% and 5% annual interest, limiting the 2% rate to only eight categories of applicants on the housing waitlist: war veterans, orphaned children, individuals with Category 1 and 2 disabilities, families raising disabled children, widows, and mothers of large families with state awards.
Source: tengrinews.kzKazakh fintech Kaspi.kz, together with the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection, has launched a digital service for maternity benefit applications in its mobile app.
Source: kapital.kzAbror Mirzo Olimov, deputy chairman of the Central Bank of Uzbekistan, said the country's foreign exchange market is under no pressure and remains stable in 2026.
Source: spot.uzIn the first half of 2026, Kazakhstanis conducted 7.1 billion cashless transactions totaling 92.1 trillion tenge, up 5.1% from the same period last year, the National Bank of Kazakhstan reported.
Source: inbusiness.kzS&P Global Ratings has upgraded Kazakhstan's sovereign credit rating from "BBB-" to "BBB" with a stable outlook, marking the country's return to this tier for the first time since 2016.
Source: kapital.kzShares of Kazakhstan gold miner Solidcore have rebounded from a drop and are gaining amid rising gold prices and a weaker dollar.
Source: t.me/nb_kzAs of August 1, 2026, the year-to-date return on Kazakhstan's Unified Accumulative Pension Fund assets managed by Centras Securities reached 9.72%—the highest among asset management companies.
Source: t.me/qara_aqquNet profit across Kazakhstan's insurance sector reached 81.9 billion tenge in the first half of 2026, down 25% year-on-year, as revenue grew 22.3% while expenses climbed 29.1%.
Source: t.me/bull_bellKazakhstan Stock Exchange KASE launched trading in BlackRock's iShares China Large-Cap ETF (FXI_KZ) on KASE Global starting October 17, 2025. The fund provides access to shares in China's largest companies, including Tencent, Alibaba, Xiaomi, and China Construction Bank, and trades in USD at around $35.58.
Source: t.me/KASEofficialTerm deposits in Kazakh banks jumped fivefold since the start of the year—from 1.1 trillion to 5.6 trillion tenge, reported the Association of Financiers and Development of Kazakhstan.
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.mediaAs of August 18, 2026, total trading volume on the Toshkent Republican Stock Exchange stood at 10.80 trillion UZS ($895.15 million).
Source: t.me/uzseofficialKazakh 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.kz
