Every event in Central Asia's fintech market — briefly, with a link to the source. Analysis and explainers are in our news.
By September 1, 2026, the National Anti-Fraud Center blocked fraudulent transactions worth 127 billion tenge, with over 270 participants connected to the system.
Source: kz.kursiv.mediaKazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) will build infrastructure for digital financial assets on the Solana network using custodian BitGo, Deputy Chairman of the Board Mikhail Grishko announced at the Central Asia Fintech Summit.
Source: t.me/KASEofficialGLOBEMARKETS 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_uzIn its first two months of operation, Kazakhstan's Interbank Mobile Payment System processed 20 million transactions totaling about 400 billion tenge, National Bank Chairman Timur Suleimenov said at the Central Asia Fintech Summit 2026.
Source: inbusiness.kzThe National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic has produced 20- and 50-som banknotes domestically on its own for the first time.
Source: t.me/NBKR_newsAstana International Exchange (AIX) and the Kyrgyz Stock Exchange (KSE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on September 10 at Astana Finance Days 2026.
Source: t.me/aixkzYandex Qazaqstan head Timur Shalkenov said the company does not plan to launch its own bank, but is exploring a payment organization license to streamline payouts to couriers and taxi drivers.
Source: kz.kursiv.mediaSince the July 19 launch of Kazakhstan's unified interbank QR code system, it has processed 20 million transactions worth more than 400 billion tenge, National Bank Chairman Timur Suleimenov said at the Central Asia Fintech Summit in Almaty.
Source: kapital.kzJSC Kazakhstan Sustainability Fund placed bonds on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange on September 10, raising 9.7 billion tenge at a yield to maturity of 15.40% per annum.
Source: kase.kzKazakh gold miner BASS Gold closed 2025 with a net profit of 2.9 billion tenge after posting a loss a year earlier, with revenue quadrupling to 13.2 billion tenge.
Source: t.me/KASEofficialCustomers of Kazakhstan's Halyk Bank can earn bonuses when paying via Halyk QR at other banks' payment terminals until November 30.
Source: tengrinews.kzThe Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA) has issued a decision recognizing Clearing Participation Certificates (CPCs) issued by International Trading System Limited as eligible investments under AIFC market rules.
Source: afsa.aifc.kzGross reserves of the National Bank of Kazakhstan increased by 11.4% to $70.6 billion in July, while National Fund assets grew by 3.2% to $68.2 billion, bringing the country's total international reserves to $138.8 billion by early September.
Source: afk.kzKazakh leasing operator KazAgroFinance funded agricultural machinery worth 250.5 billion tenge in the first half of 2026, doubling the 126.6 billion tenge recorded in the same period of 2025.
Source: kaf.kzThe 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_officialThe savings rate of Kazakhstani households reached 11.7% in the first quarter of 2026—the highest figure on record, the National Bank reported in its August monetary policy report.
Source: kz.kursiv.mediaThe National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic has completed its third national survey on adult financial literacy, with the overall score rising 4% since 2021 to 11.8 out of a possible 20 points.
Source: t.me/NBKR_newsUzbekistan's ANORBANK has restored international money transfer services via the Zolotaya Korona system.
Source: t.me/anorbankKazakhstan's Agency for Protection and Development of Competition has warned of a rise in fraudsters taking out loans in citizens' names using social engineering.
Source: t.me/finregkzSerbian minority shareholder Marko Blanuša has sold his 9.98% stake in Nurbank's issued common shares.
Source: kapital.kzKazakhstan's national railway company, Kazakhstan Temir Zholy, will list shares simultaneously on the Hong Kong and London Stock Exchanges, as well as on the Astana International Financial Centre's exchange.
Source: kapital.kzKazakhstani microfinance organizations posted 22.1 billion KZT in net profit in the first half of 2026—2.2 times less than in the same period of 2025.
Source: ranking.kzMoody's has assigned initial insurance financial strength ratings to Kazakhstan's Freedom Insurance and Freedom Life at Ba1 and Baa3, respectively, both with a stable outlook.
Source: ir.freedomholdingcorp.comS&P Global Ratings lowered Kazakhstan's banking system risk score from 7 to 6, citing stronger regulation and supervision.
Source: timesca.comUzbekistan is introducing a practice to retain state "special participation" during the privatization of large and strategic enterprises based on special presidential decrees.
Source: spot.uzIn July 2026, retail deposits in Kazakhstani banks grew by 1.3%, with high-yield term and savings accounts accounting for 74% of all new tenge deposits.
Source: kapital.kzThe Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market has suspended the microfinance license of Credit Partnership Shygys-Nesie LLP for three months over prudential violations.
Source: gov.kzThe Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA) and the National Bank of Georgia have signed a memorandum of understanding on mutual access and recognition in financial services.
Source: t.me/aifc_officialStarting September 9, Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) published on its website the results of an external screening of shares for compliance with Islamic investing principles.
Source: t.me/KASEofficialUzbek 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.uzIn the second quarter of 2026, Kazakhstani banks recorded growing loan demand from large and medium-sized businesses, the National Bank reported based on a survey of lending institutions.
Source: nationalbank.kzFitch Ratings has affirmed the ratings of Kazakhstan's platform Kaspi.kz and Kaspi Bank at BBB− with a stable outlook.
Source: profit.kzVenture 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/uzceinfoKazakhstani banks increased executive compensation, according to disclosures as of late summer 2026. Halyk Bank paid the largest amount at 4.5 billion tenge, followed by Bank RBK with 3.9 billion tenge and ForteBank with 1.9 billion tenge.
Source: kapital.kzOn September 10, the Kyrgyz Stock Exchange will host an auction to place 12-month state treasury bills worth 550 million soms.
Source: t.me/kse_publicinfoUzbekistan'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.uzThe Analytical Center of the Association of Financiers of Kazakhstan released an auto lending review for the first half of 2026, recording a 9% year-on-year drop in applications alongside a weighted average interest rate surge from 18.8% to 24.4%.
Source: kapital.kz
