Every event in Central Asia's fintech market — briefly, with a link to the source. Analysis and explainers are in our news.
International 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.uzUzbekistan's Tenge Bank has begun issuing loans to sole proprietors through its mobile app with no branch visits or paper document submissions required.
Source: t.me/TengebankuzUzbek delivery service Uzum Tezkor has opened up its couriers and infrastructure to restaurants and Uzum Market sellers for their own logistics needs.
Source: spot.uzJSCB Kapitalbank will transfer corporate customer accounts from its Digital Branch (MFO 01184) to a single branch (MFO 01158) from September 19 to 20 as part of banking process centralization.
Source: kapitalbank.uzUzbekistan's Ipoteka Bank OTP Group has begun considering self-employment income alongside official salaries when assessing borrower creditworthiness.
Source: spot.uzGLOBEMARKETS LLC has reissued its license for professional securities market activities as an investment intermediary due to a change of registered address.
Source: t.me/napp_uzThe National Bank of Uzbekistan has enabled companies to open unallocated metal accounts and invest in gold and silver online via its iBank platform.
Source: t.me/nbu_officialUzbekistan's ANORBANK has restored international money transfer services via the Zolotaya Korona system.
Source: t.me/anorbankUzbekistan is introducing a practice to retain state "special participation" during the privatization of large and strategic enterprises based on special presidential decrees.
Source: spot.uzUzbek payment service Paynet has launched an installment payment service with zero down payment through its Paynet Nasiya product.
Source: paynet.uzBuyers of assets on the balance sheets of state-owned and mixed-ownership banks in Uzbekistan will receive property and land tax relief for 12 months from full payment until January 1, 2030.
Source: spot.uzVenture fund Imkon Ventures has invested $20,000 in Dcard, a startup that aggregates loyalty programs and brand discounts into a single app.
Source: t.me/uzbekfintechRaiffeisen Bank, an Austrian bank, has begun trading government securities on the trading platform of the Uzbek Republican Currency Exchange (UZCE).
Source: t.me/uzceinfoRaiffeisen Bank has launched operations with government securities on the UzRVB trading platform following the bank's integration into Uzbekistan's financial market infrastructure.
Source: t.me/uzceinfoUzbekistan's Kapitalbank, together with the company Hamroh, has launched the Business Lady loan program for women entrepreneurs with an interest rate of 20% per annum and an amount of up to 10 billion soums.
Source: kapitalbank.uzOn September 4, the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan approved a resolution on payouts to citizens and organizations that report violations of licensing and permit requirements, setting the reward at 10% of the fine imposed on the violator.
Source: spot.uzPayment system Paynet has expanded its network of agent locations to 7,000 across Uzbekistan, offering payment processing, account top-ups, and money transfers.
Source: paynet.uzFrom January to July 2026, the total outstanding loan balance of Uzbekistan's banking system increased from 604.0 trillion UZS to 644.6 trillion UZS, or by 6.7%.
Source: t.me/centralbankuzbekistanUzbekistan's payment service promotes going cashless through brand communications
Source: t.me/click_uzAccording to the Central Bank of Uzbekistan, deposits in the banking system reached 482.7 trillion soums as of August 1, 2026, rising 34% year-on-year, or by more than 122 trillion soums.
Source: uzdaily.uzUzbekistan's ATTO app has added a feature allowing passengers to pay bus fares using a smartphone QR code.
Source: t.me/attouzUzbekistan's Tenge Bank has added payments via the Unified QR code, in effect across the country since July 1, 2026, to its Tenge24 mobile app.
Source: t.me/TengebankuzUzbekistan generated 44 out of 58 venture deals across the CIS, driven by local funds Yoshlar Ventures, Aloqa Ventures, IT Park Ventures, and Imkon Ventures.
Source: t.me/uzbekfintechThe financial services market in Uzbekistan reached 125.8 trillion soums in January–July 2026.
Source: t.me/FinTechRetailWinvestment Consult LLC voluntarily ceased its professional activity as an investment consultant in Uzbekistan's securities market on September 2, 2026.
Source: t.me/napp_uzThe President of Uzbekistan issued a decree on the customs development strategy until 2030, which includes raising the undeclared foreign currency export limit from the current 100 million soums to the equivalent of $10,000.
Source: spot.uzThe Uzbek payment system is preparing a joint project with Kazakhstan's largest bank
Source: humocard.uzSince 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/uzbekfintechUzbek 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/skartarissUzbekistan's JSCB Kapitalbank will hold a maintenance window on September 5–6 to migrate customer accounts from its Tashkent city branch and Chorsu branch from MFO codes 00445 and 01033 to a single MFO code, 01158.
Source: kapitalbank.uzUzbek 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_uzUzbek startup Speko, which develops voice AI infrastructure, has joined the Y Combinator summer batch.
Source: t.me/itpark_uzUzbekistan's TBC Bank and national payment system UZCARD signed a strategic partnership memorandum to issue TBC Salom UZCARD bank cards.
Source: t.me/uzbekfintechThe 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.uzAbror 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.uzThe Central Bank of Uzbekistan published a list of banks whose branches will open over the weekend of August 22 and 23 for currency exchange and money transfers.
Source: spot.uzHUMO and APEX Bank have launched an option allowing customers to pick the last eight digits of their debit card numbers from available combinations during issuance.
Source: t.me/humoofficialIn the first half of 2026, total remittances to Uzbekistan reached $9.3 billion, up 13% year-on-year, with inflows from EU countries rising 27% to $319 million and from the UK surging 62% to $144 million.
Source: spot.uzAs 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/uzseofficial
